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Lewis Carroll and the real Alice : l'auteur et la vraie Alice (6e)

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AnglaisFrançais
He was born in 1832.Il est né en 1832.
a maths teacherun professeur de maths
a pen nameun pseudonyme
He told a story.Il a raconté une histoire.
a boat tripune promenade en barque
The book came out in 1865.Le livre est paru en 1865.

Lewis Carroll est le pseudonyme de Charles Dodgson (1832-1898), professeur de mathématiques à Christ Church, un collège d'Oxford. Le 4 juillet 1862, lors d'une promenade en barque sur la rivière, il invente une histoire pour les trois sœurs Liddell, dont Alice, 10 ans. Elle lui demande de l'écrire : le livre paraît en 1865, illustré par John Tenniel. Au prétérit : tell → told, write → wrote, come → came.

Mise en situation : l'exposé

Teacher : Who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
Qui a écrit Alice au pays des merveilles ?
Lina : Lewis Carroll. But it was a pen name. His real name was Charles Dodgson.
Lewis Carroll. Mais c'était un pseudonyme. Son vrai nom était Charles Dodgson.
Teacher : What was his job?
Quel était son métier ?
Tom : He was a maths teacher in Oxford.
Il était professeur de maths à Oxford.
Teacher : And was Alice a real girl?
Et Alice était-elle une vraie petite fille ?
Lina : Yes! Her name was Alice Liddell. He told her the story on a boat trip in 1862, and the book came out in 1865.
Oui ! Elle s'appelait Alice Liddell. Il lui a raconté l'histoire pendant une promenade en barque en 1862, et le livre est paru en 1865.

À retenir

  • Lewis Carroll = Charles Dodgson (1832-1898), a maths teacher, Oxford, a pen name.
  • Prétérit : was born, told (tell), wrote (write), came out (come) ; Alice Liddell, 1862, 1865.

Exercice 1 : Lewis Carroll : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Le vrai nom de Lewis Carroll :
    1. Charles Darwin
    2. Charles Dodgson
    3. Charles Dickens
  2. Il enseignait...
    1. les mathématiques
    2. la musique
    3. le français
  3. Il vivait à...
    1. Liverpool
    2. Glasgow
    3. Oxford
  4. « un pseudonyme »
    1. a pen name
    2. a nickname of pen
    3. a pen friend
  5. La promenade en barque a eu lieu en...
    1. 1762
    2. 1962
    3. 1862
  6. Le livre est paru en...
    1. 1885
    2. 1845
    3. 1865
  7. Prétérit de tell :
    1. telled
    2. tolled
    3. told
  8. Prétérit de write :
    1. wrote
    2. written
    3. writed
  9. La vraie Alice s'appelait Alice...
    1. Liddell
    2. Lewis
    3. Little
  10. Les dessins du livre sont de...
    1. John Lennon
    2. Lewis Carroll lui-même
    3. John Tenniel

Exercice 2 : Lewis Carroll : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. He was .......................... in 1832.
  2. Lewis Carroll was a pen .......................... .
  3. He was a maths .......................... .
  4. He .......................... Alice a story. (tell)
  5. He .......................... the story down. (write)
  6. The book .......................... out in 1865. (come)
  7. It was a boat .......................... .
  8. Alice was a real .......................... .
  9. Who .......................... Alice in Wonderland?
  10. His real name .......................... Charles Dodgson.

Exercice 3 : Lewis Carroll : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande qui a écrit le livre.
    1. Who writed Alice in Wonderland?
    2. Who did wrote Alice in Wonderland?
    3. Who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
  2. C'était un pseudonyme.
    1. It was a pen name.
    2. It was a pen friend.
    3. It were a pen name.
  3. Son vrai nom était Charles Dodgson.
    1. His real name was Charles Dodgson.
    2. His real name is Charles Dodgson yesterday.
    3. Her real name was Charles Dodgson.
  4. Le prof demande son métier.
    1. What was his job?
    2. What was her job?
    3. What did his job?
  5. Il était professeur de maths.
    1. He was a maths teacher.
    2. He was a maths teaching.
    3. He were a maths teacher.
  6. Le prof demande si Alice a existé.
    1. Was Alice a real girl?
    2. Were Alice a real girl?
    3. Did Alice a real girl?
  7. Il lui a raconté l'histoire en barque.
    1. He told her the story on a boat trip.
    2. He told to her the story in a boat trip.
    3. He telled her the story on a boat trip.
  8. Le livre est paru en 1865.
    1. The book came out in 1865.
    2. The book came out on 1865.
    3. The book come out in 1865.
  9. Alice lui a demandé d'écrire l'histoire.
    1. Alice asked him write it down.
    2. Alice asked to him to write it.
    3. Alice asked him to write it down.
  10. Tu as adoré ce livre.
    1. I love this book yesterday!
    2. I loved this book!
    3. I loved this books!

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) Charles Dodgson · 2. a) les mathématiques · 3. c) Oxford · 4. a) a pen name · 5. c) 1862 · 6. c) 1865 · 7. c) told · 8. a) wrote · 9. a) Liddell · 10. c) John Tenniel

Exercice 2

1. born · 2. name · 3. teacher · 4. told · 5. wrote · 6. came · 7. trip · 8. girl · 9. wrote · 10. was

Exercice 3

1. c) Who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? · 2. a) It was a pen name. · 3. a) His real name was Charles Dodgson. · 4. a) What was his job? · 5. a) He was a maths teacher. · 6. a) Was Alice a real girl? · 7. a) He told her the story on a boat trip. · 8. a) The book came out in 1865. · 9. c) Alice asked him to write it down. · 10. b) I loved this book!