Les catastrophes naturelles en anglais : tempêtes, séismes, inondations
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Les catastrophes
| Anglais | Français |
|---|---|
| an earthquake | un tremblement de terre, un séisme |
| a flood | une inondation |
| a hurricane / a storm | un ouragan / une tempête |
| a tornado | une tornade |
| a wildfire / a forest fire | un feu de forêt |
| a tsunami | un tsunami, un raz-de-marée |
| a volcano / to erupt | un volcan / entrer en éruption |
| a drought | une sécheresse |
| an avalanche | une avalanche |
| a heatwave | une canicule |
Raconter les dégâts
| En anglais | En français |
|---|---|
| The town was destroyed / damaged. | La ville a été détruite / endommagée. |
| Many houses were flooded. | Beaucoup de maisons ont été inondées. |
| Thousands of people were evacuated. | Des milliers de personnes ont été évacuées. |
| Nobody was injured. | Personne n'a été blessé. |
| The rescue teams helped the victims. | Les secours ont aidé les victimes. |
Pour raconter, on utilise souvent le passif au prétérit : was / were + participe passé.
Les consignes de sécurité
| En anglais | En français |
|---|---|
| During an earthquake, hide under a table. | Pendant un séisme, cache-toi sous une table. |
| Stay away from the windows. | Éloigne-toi des fenêtres. |
| Follow the instructions of the emergency services. | Suis les consignes des secours. |
| Go to higher ground in case of a flood. | Monte en hauteur en cas d'inondation. |
Mise en situation : au journal télévisé
À retenir
- earthquake, flood, hurricane, storm, tornado, wildfire, tsunami, volcano, drought.
- was / were destroyed, damaged, flooded, evacuated, injured.
- rescue teams, victims, emergency services.
- Hide under a table ; stay away from the windows ; go to higher ground.
Exercice 1 : Les catastrophes naturelles : exercice 1 (QCM)
- « un tremblement de terre »
- an earthquake
- an earthtremble
- a ground shake of
- « une inondation »
- a flow
- a flood
- an inundation of
- « un ouragan »
- a huricane
- an ouragan
- a hurricane
- « une sécheresse »
- a drought
- a dryness of
- a drying
- « un feu de forêt »
- a wildfire
- a forest burning of
- a woodfire
- « entrer en éruption »
- to eruption
- to erupt
- to explode out
- « une canicule »
- a canicule
- a heatwave
- a hot wave of
- « évacué »
- evacued
- evacuated
- evacuate
- « Personne n'a été blessé. »
- Nobody was injured.
- Nobody wasn't injured.
- Anybody was injured.
- « les secours »
- the rescue teams
- the help teams of
- the saving people
Exercice 2 : Les catastrophes naturelles : exercice 2 (à compléter)
- An .......................... shook the city. (séisme)
- Many houses were .......................... . (inondées)
- The .......................... destroyed the coast. (ouragan)
- Thousands of people were .......................... . (évacuées)
- Nobody was .......................... . (blessé)
- The volcano .......................... last night. (est entré en éruption)
- There was a terrible .......................... in Africa. (sécheresse)
- During an earthquake, hide .......................... a table.
- Stay .......................... from the windows.
- The rescue .......................... helped the victims.
Exercice 3 : Les catastrophes naturelles : mise en situation
- Tu annonces qu'un séisme a frappé le Japon.
- A ground shake hit Japan.
- An earthquake hit Japan.
- An earthquake has hit Japan yesterday.
- Tu dis que beaucoup de maisons ont été inondées.
- Many houses flooded of.
- Many houses were flooded.
- Many houses was flooded.
- Tu dis que des milliers de personnes ont été évacuées.
- Thousand people were evacued.
- Thousands of people evacuated themselves.
- Thousands of people were evacuated.
- Tu dis que personne n'a été blessé.
- Nobody wasn't injured.
- Nobody was injured.
- Anybody was hurt.
- Tu demandes s'il y a eu des blessés.
- Was anyone injured?
- Did anyone injured?
- Was someone injured of?
- Tu donnes la consigne : se cacher sous une table.
- Hide under a table!
- Hide you under a table!
- Hide below of a table!
- Tu conseilles de s'éloigner des fenêtres.
- Stay far of the windows.
- Stay away from the windows.
- Go out of the windows.
- Tu dis qu'il y a une canicule en ce moment.
- It's a hot wave now of.
- There's a heatwave at the moment.
- There's a canicule at the moment.
- Tu dis que le volcan est entré en éruption.
- The volcano erupted.
- The volcano made eruption.
- The volcano eruptioned.
- Tu dis que les secours ont aidé les victimes.
- The help teams aided victims of.
- The rescue teams helped the victims.
- The rescue teams helped to the victims.
Corrigé
Exercice 1
1. a) an earthquake · 2. b) a flood · 3. c) a hurricane · 4. a) a drought · 5. a) a wildfire · 6. b) to erupt · 7. b) a heatwave · 8. b) evacuated · 9. a) Nobody was injured. · 10. a) the rescue teams
Exercice 2
1. earthquake · 2. flooded · 3. hurricane · 4. evacuated · 5. injured · 6. erupted · 7. drought · 8. under · 9. away · 10. teams
Exercice 3
1. b) An earthquake hit Japan. · 2. b) Many houses were flooded. · 3. c) Thousands of people were evacuated. · 4. b) Nobody was injured. · 5. a) Was anyone injured? · 6. a) Hide under a table! · 7. b) Stay away from the windows. · 8. b) There's a heatwave at the moment. · 9. a) The volcano erupted. · 10. b) The rescue teams helped the victims.