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It was a dark and stormy night : raconter une histoire qui fait peur (5e)

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It was a dark and stormy night.C'était une nuit sombre et orageuse.
I was walking home when I heard...Je rentrais à pied quand j'ai entendu...
Suddenly / All of a suddenSoudain / Tout à coup
a shadowune ombre
to shiver / to tremblefrissonner / trembler
My heart was beating fast.Mon cœur battait vite.

Pour une histoire qui fait peur : le prétérit en -ing pose le décor (The wind was howling, I was walking...), le prétérit simple raconte l'action soudaine (...when I saw a shadow). Les mots suddenly, then, at that moment créent le suspense.

Mise en situation : la veillée

Hugo : OK, listen. It was a dark and stormy night. I was walking home alone...
Bon, écoutez. C'était une nuit sombre et orageuse. Je rentrais seul à pied...
Clara : And then?
Et ensuite ?
Hugo : The wind was howling and my heart was beating fast. Suddenly, I saw a shadow behind me!
Le vent hurlait et mon cœur battait vite. Soudain, j'ai vu une ombre derrière moi !
Clara : What was it?
C'était quoi ?
Hugo : I turned around very slowly... and it was my neighbour's cat!
Je me suis retourné très lentement... et c'était le chat du voisin !
Clara : Ha ha! You really scared me!
Ha ha ! Tu m'as vraiment fait peur !

À retenir

  • Prétérit en -ing (décor) + prétérit simple (action) : I was walking when I saw...
  • suddenly, all of a sudden, then, at that moment, a shadow, to shiver.

Exercice 1 : Raconter une histoire qui fait peur : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « C'était une nuit sombre et orageuse. »
    1. It were a dark and stormy night.
    2. It was a dark and stormy night.
    3. It was a dark and storm night.
  2. « Je rentrais à pied quand j'ai entendu un cri. »
    1. I walked home when I was hearing a scream.
    2. I was walk home when I heard a scream.
    3. I was walking home when I heard a scream.
  3. « Soudain »
    1. Suddenlly
    2. Suddenly
    3. Sudden of
  4. « une ombre »
    1. a shower
    2. a shallow
    3. a shadow
  5. « frissonner »
    1. to shiver
    2. to shave
    3. to shine
  6. « Mon cœur battait vite. »
    1. My heart was beat fast.
    2. My heart was beating fast.
    3. My hurt was beating fast.
  7. Le décor de l'histoire se met au...
    1. prétérit en -ing
    2. présent simple
    3. futur
  8. « Le vent hurlait. »
    1. The wind is howling yesterday.
    2. The wind was howling.
    3. The wind howled was.
  9. « Je me suis retourné lentement. »
    1. I was turn around slowly.
    2. I turned around slow.
    3. I turned around slowly.
  10. « Tout à coup »
    1. All of a sudden
    2. All of sudden
    3. At a sudden

Exercice 2 : Raconter une histoire qui fait peur : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. It was a dark and .......................... night.
  2. I was .......................... home alone. (walk)
  3. The wind was .......................... . (howl)
  4. .......................... , I saw a shadow. (soudain)
  5. I .......................... a shadow behind me. (see)
  6. My heart was .......................... fast. (beat)
  7. I turned around very .......................... . (lentement)
  8. I was walking .......................... I heard a noise.
  9. I was .......................... . (frissonner)
  10. It was my neighbour's .......................... !

Exercice 3 : Raconter une histoire qui fait peur : mise en situation

  1. Hugo commence son histoire.
    1. It was a dark and stormy night.
    2. It was a darkly and stormy night.
    3. It is a dark and stormy night yesterday.
  2. Il rentrait seul à pied.
    1. I was walking home alone.
    2. I was walk home alone.
    3. I walked home alone was.
  3. Clara demande la suite.
    1. And after of?
    2. And then?
    3. And than?
  4. Le vent hurlait.
    1. The wind were howling.
    2. The wind was howling.
    3. The wind was holing.
  5. Soudain, il a vu une ombre.
    1. Suddenly, I seen a shadow!
    2. Suddenly, I saw a shadow!
    3. Suddenly, I was see a shadow!
  6. Clara demande ce que c'était.
    1. What was it?
    2. What were it?
    3. What it was?
  7. Il s'est retourné très lentement.
    1. I turned around very slow.
    2. I turn around very slowly yesterday.
    3. I turned around very slowly.
  8. C'était le chat du voisin.
    1. It was the cat my neighbour!
    2. It was my neighbour's cat!
    3. It was my neighbours cat of!
  9. Il t'a vraiment fait peur.
    1. You really scared me!
    2. You really scary me!
    3. You real scared me!
  10. Tu frissonnais en écoutant.
    1. I was shiver while listening.
    2. I shivered while I was listen.
    3. I was shivering while I was listening.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) It was a dark and stormy night. · 2. c) I was walking home when I heard a scream. · 3. b) Suddenly · 4. c) a shadow · 5. a) to shiver · 6. b) My heart was beating fast. · 7. a) prétérit en -ing · 8. b) The wind was howling. · 9. c) I turned around slowly. · 10. a) All of a sudden

Exercice 2

1. stormy · 2. walking · 3. howling · 4. Suddenly · 5. saw · 6. beating · 7. slowly · 8. when · 9. shivering · 10. cat

Exercice 3

1. a) It was a dark and stormy night. · 2. a) I was walking home alone. · 3. b) And then? · 4. b) The wind was howling. · 5. b) Suddenly, I saw a shadow! · 6. a) What was it? · 7. c) I turned around very slowly. · 8. b) It was my neighbour's cat! · 9. a) You really scared me! · 10. c) I was shivering while I was listening.