Fiche à imprimer : Lewes, the bonfire capital : la plus grande fête du feu (3e)

Anglais	Français
a procession / a parade	un défilé, une procession
burning torches	des torches enflammées
a bonfire society	une association de Bonfire Night
to commemorate	commémorer
The parade is held every year.	Le défilé a lieu chaque année.
It's the biggest celebration in the country.	C'est la plus grande fête du pays.

À Lewes, petite ville du Sussex, Bonfire Night est la plus spectaculaire du pays. Plusieurs bonfire societies défilent en costumes avec des milliers de torches enflammées, devant des dizaines de milliers de spectateurs. On y commémore aussi dix-sept martyrs protestants brûlés dans la ville au XVIe siècle, sous la reine Marie Ire. Le passif sert à décrire la fête : The torches are carried by..., The parade is held...

Mise en situation : le reportage

Journalist : We're in Lewes, the bonfire capital of Britain. Tonight, thousands of torches are carried through the streets.

Nous sommes à Lewes, la capitale des feux de joie de Grande-Bretagne. Ce soir, des milliers de torches sont portées dans les rues.

Member : There are several bonfire societies in the town. Each society has its own costumes and its own bonfire.

Il y a plusieurs associations dans la ville. Chacune a ses propres costumes et son propre feu.

Journalist : Why is it so important here?

Pourquoi est-ce si important ici ?

Member : It's not only about Guy Fawkes. We also commemorate seventeen Protestant martyrs who were burnt here in the 1550s.

Ce n'est pas seulement Guy Fawkes. Nous commémorons aussi dix-sept martyrs protestants qui ont été brûlés ici dans les années 1550.

Journalist : How many people come to watch?

Combien de gens viennent regarder ?

Member : Tens of thousands! It's the biggest Bonfire Night celebration in the country. The town is closed to cars all evening.

Des dizaines de milliers ! C'est la plus grande fête de Bonfire Night du pays. La ville est fermée aux voitures toute la soirée.

À retenir

a procession, burning torches, a bonfire society, martyrs, to commemorate.
Passif : are carried, is held, were burnt, is closed ; superlatif : the biggest.

Exercice 1 : La fête de Lewes : exercice 1 (QCM)

Lewes se trouve dans le...
1. Yorkshire
2. Kent du Nord
3. Sussex
« des torches enflammées »
1. fire lamps
2. burning torches
3. burned torch of
« commémorer »
1. to memorate
2. to commemorize
3. to commemorate
« Le défilé a lieu chaque année. »
1. The parade is held every year.
2. The parade holds every year.
3. The parade is hold every year.
« Ils ont été brûlés. »
1. They burnt.
2. They was burnt.
3. They were burnt.
Combien de martyrs ?
1. 17
2. 7
3. 70
« des dizaines de milliers »
1. tens of thousands
2. ten of thousand
3. tens thousands of
« la plus grande fête »
1. the most big celebration
2. the biggest celebration
3. the bigger celebration
Pendant la fête, la ville est fermée...
1. aux enfants
2. aux touristes
3. aux voitures
« une association »
1. a society
2. a socialty
3. a sociable

Exercice 2 : La fête de Lewes : exercice 2 (à compléter)

Thousands of torches are .......................... through the streets.
Each society has its own .......................... .
We also .......................... seventeen martyrs.
They were .......................... here in the 1550s.
It's the .......................... celebration in the country. (big)
The town is .......................... to cars.
Tens of .......................... of people come.
The parade is .......................... every year. (hold)
Lewes is the bonfire .......................... of Britain.
Why is it so .......................... here?

Exercice 3 : La fête de Lewes : mise en situation

Le journaliste présente Lewes.
1. We are in Lewes, the bonfire capitol of Britain.
2. We're at Lewes, the bonfire capital of Britain.
3. We're in Lewes, the bonfire capital of Britain.
Des milliers de torches sont portées.
1. Thousands of torches carried through the streets.
2. Thousands of torches are carried through the streets.
3. Thousand of torches are carry through the streets.
Chaque association a ses costumes.
1. Each society has its own costumes.
2. Each society has it's own costumes.
3. Each society have its own costumes.
Le journaliste demande pourquoi c'est important.
1. Why is it so important here?
2. Why is it so importance here?
3. Why it is so important here?
On commémore des martyrs.
1. We also commemorate seventy Protestant martyrs.
2. We also commemorates seventeen Protestant martyrs.
3. We also commemorate seventeen Protestant martyrs.
Ils ont été brûlés ici.
1. They was burnt here in the 1550s.
2. They burnt here in the 1550s.
3. They were burnt here in the 1550s.
Le journaliste demande combien de gens viennent.
1. How many people comes to watch?
2. How many people come to watch?
3. How much people come to watch?
Des dizaines de milliers !
1. Tens of thousands!
2. Ten thousands of!
3. Tens thousand!
C'est la plus grande fête du pays.
1. It's the most big celebration in the country.
2. It's the biggest celebration in the country.
3. It's the bigger celebration of the country.
La ville est fermée aux voitures.
1. The town is close to cars.
2. The town is closed to cars.
3. The town closes to cars.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) Sussex · 2. b) burning torches · 3. c) to commemorate · 4. a) The parade is held every year. · 5. c) They were burnt. · 6. a) 17 · 7. a) tens of thousands · 8. b) the biggest celebration · 9. c) aux voitures · 10. a) a society

Exercice 2

1. carried · 2. costumes · 3. commemorate · 4. burnt · 5. biggest · 6. closed · 7. thousands · 8. held · 9. capital · 10. important

Exercice 3

1. c) We're in Lewes, the bonfire capital of Britain. · 2. b) Thousands of torches are carried through the streets. · 3. a) Each society has its own costumes. · 4. a) Why is it so important here? · 5. c) We also commemorate seventeen Protestant martyrs. · 6. c) They were burnt here in the 1550s. · 7. b) How many people come to watch? · 8. a) Tens of thousands! · 9. b) It's the biggest celebration in the country. · 10. b) The town is closed to cars.