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Great explorers : les grands explorateurs (4e)

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AnglaisFrançais
an explorer / to exploreun explorateur / explorer
an expeditionune expédition
to discover / a discoverydécouvrir / une découverte
to reachatteindre
the South Pole / the North Polele pôle Sud / le pôle Nord
to climb Mount Everestgravir l'Everest

Quelques explorateurs célèbres : James Cook (Australie, 1770), Ernest Shackleton (Antarctique, 1914), Edmund Hillary et Tenzing Norgay (premiers au sommet de l'Everest, 1953). Pour raconter : prétérit (he sailed, he reached, he discovered).

Mise en situation : le quiz

Teacher : Who reached the top of Everest first?
Qui a atteint le sommet de l'Everest en premier ?
Leo : Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, in 1953!
Edmund Hillary et Tenzing Norgay, en 1953 !
Teacher : Correct! And who sailed to Australia in 1770?
Exact ! Et qui a navigué jusqu'en Australie en 1770 ?
Mia : Captain James Cook!
Le capitaine James Cook !
Teacher : Well done. What happened to Shackleton's ship?
Bravo. Qu'est-il arrivé au navire de Shackleton ?
Leo : It got stuck in the ice, but all his men survived!
Il a été pris dans les glaces, mais tous ses hommes ont survécu !

À retenir

  • an explorer, an expedition, to discover, to reach, to climb.
  • Cook (1770), Shackleton (1914), Hillary and Tenzing (Everest, 1953).

Exercice 1 : Les grands explorateurs : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « atteindre »
    1. to rich
    2. to teach
    3. to reach
  2. « une découverte »
    1. a discovery
    2. a discoverer
    3. a discover
  3. « gravir »
    1. to clean
    2. to climb
    3. to climbing of
  4. Premiers au sommet de l'Everest :
    1. Armstrong and Aldrin
    2. Cook and Shackleton
    3. Hillary and Tenzing
  5. En quelle année ?
    1. 1953
    2. 1914
    3. 1770
  6. Cook a navigué jusqu'en...
    1. Australie
    2. Antarctique
    3. Islande
  7. Le navire de Shackleton...
    1. a été pris dans les glaces
    2. a coulé en mer du Nord
    3. est arrivé en Inde
  8. « survivre »
    1. to surf
    2. to survive
    3. to serve
  9. « le pôle Sud »
    1. the South Pole
    2. the South Pool
    3. the Pole South
  10. « une expédition »
    1. an expedition of
    2. an expedition
    3. a expedition

Exercice 2 : Les grands explorateurs : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. They .......................... the top of Everest. (atteindre)
  2. Cook .......................... to Australia. (naviguer)
  3. The ship got .......................... in the ice.
  4. All his men .......................... .
  5. He wanted to .......................... the world.
  6. It was a long .......................... .
  7. They .......................... Mount Everest.
  8. The South .......................... .
  9. What a great .......................... !
  10. Who reached the top .......................... ?

Exercice 3 : Les grands explorateurs : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande qui a atteint l'Everest en premier.
    1. Who reached first the top of Everest?
    2. Who reached the top of Everest first?
    3. Who did reach the top of Everest first?
  2. Hillary et Tenzing en 1953.
    1. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, on 1953!
    2. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, at 1953!
    3. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, in 1953!
  3. Le prof dit « exact ».
    1. Correct!
    2. Right of!
    3. Corrected!
  4. Cook a navigué jusqu'en Australie.
    1. Captain Cook sailed to Australia.
    2. Captain Cook sailed at Australia.
    3. Captain Cook sail to Australia.
  5. Le navire a été pris dans les glaces.
    1. It was stucking in the ice.
    2. It got stuck in the ice.
    3. It got stick in the ice.
  6. Tous ses hommes ont survécu.
    1. All her men survived!
    2. All his mans survived!
    3. All his men survived!
  7. Tu admires leur courage.
    1. They were such brave!
    2. They were so brave!
    3. They was so brave!
  8. Il faisait −40 °C.
    1. It was minus forty degrees.
    2. It were minus forty degree.
    3. It was less forty degrees.
  9. Tu aimerais explorer l'Antarctique.
    1. I'd love explore Antarctica.
    2. I'd love to explore Antarctica.
    3. I love to exploring Antarctica.
  10. C'était une expédition dangereuse.
    1. It was a danger expedition.
    2. It was a dangerously expedition.
    3. It was a dangerous expedition.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) to reach · 2. a) a discovery · 3. b) to climb · 4. c) Hillary and Tenzing · 5. a) 1953 · 6. a) Australie · 7. a) a été pris dans les glaces · 8. b) to survive · 9. a) the South Pole · 10. b) an expedition

Exercice 2

1. reached · 2. sailed · 3. stuck · 4. survived · 5. explore · 6. expedition · 7. climbed · 8. Pole · 9. discovery · 10. first

Exercice 3

1. b) Who reached the top of Everest first? · 2. c) Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, in 1953! · 3. a) Correct! · 4. a) Captain Cook sailed to Australia. · 5. b) It got stuck in the ice. · 6. c) All his men survived! · 7. b) They were so brave! · 8. a) It was minus forty degrees. · 9. b) I'd love to explore Antarctica. · 10. c) It was a dangerous expedition.