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Mr Watson, come here! L'invention du téléphone (CM1)

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an inventor / an inventionun inventeur / une invention
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh.Alexander Graham Bell est né à Édimbourg.
the first phone call (1876)le premier appel téléphonique
Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you!Monsieur Watson, venez ici, je veux vous voir !
Can you hear me?Tu m'entends ?
Phones have changed a lot!Les téléphones ont beaucoup changé !

Alexander Graham Bell, né à Édimbourg (Écosse) en 1847, s'installe en Amérique où il enseigne aux enfants sourds. En 1876, il dépose le brevet du téléphone et passe le premier appel à son assistant dans la pièce voisine : Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you! D'autres inventeurs travaillaient sur la même idée à la même époque. Aujourd'hui, nos téléphones tiennent dans la poche !

Mise en situation : l'exposé

Ruby : My presentation is about the telephone. It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
Mon exposé parle du téléphone. Il a été inventé par Alexander Graham Bell.
Teacher : Where was he from?
D'où venait-il ?
Ruby : He was born in Edinburgh, in Scotland, but he moved to North America.
Il est né à Édimbourg, en Écosse, mais il est parti en Amérique du Nord.
Sam : What were the first words on the phone?
Quels ont été les premiers mots au téléphone ?
Ruby : Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you! Watson was in the next room.
Monsieur Watson, venez ici, je veux vous voir ! Watson était dans la pièce d'à côté.
Sam : Ha ha! And now we can call people on the other side of the world!
Ha ha ! Et maintenant, on peut appeler des gens à l'autre bout du monde !

À retenir

  • an inventor, an invention, a telephone, a call, a patent, deaf, the next room.
  • was born, moved, invented, said (prétérit) ; was invented by... ; then and now.

Exercice 1 : L'invention du téléphone : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Le téléphone a été inventé en...
    1. 1876
    2. 1976
    3. 1776
  2. Bell est né à...
    1. Londres
    2. Paris
    3. Édimbourg
  3. « un inventeur »
    1. an investor
    2. an inventor
    3. an invention
  4. « Il a été inventé par Bell. »
    1. It was invented by Bell.
    2. It was invent by Bell.
    3. It invented was by Bell.
  5. Premiers mots au téléphone :
    1. Mr Watson, come here!
    2. Can you hear me, London?
    3. Hello, is it me?
  6. Bell enseignait aux enfants...
    1. musiciens
    2. pirates
    3. sourds
  7. « Tu m'entends ? »
    1. Do you can hear me?
    2. Can you hear me?
    3. Can you here me?
  8. « la pièce d'à côté »
    1. the next room
    2. the near room of
    3. the next roof
  9. « Il est parti en Amérique. »
    1. He moved at America.
    2. He moved to America.
    3. He move to America yesterday.
  10. « à l'autre bout du monde »
    1. in the other side of world
    2. on the another side of the world
    3. on the other side of the world

Exercice 2 : L'invention du téléphone : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. It was .......................... by Alexander Graham Bell.
  2. He was .......................... in Edinburgh.
  3. He .......................... to North America. (move)
  4. Mr Watson, come here, I want to .......................... you!
  5. Watson was in the next .......................... .
  6. Can you .......................... me?
  7. Phones have .......................... a lot!
  8. Where was he .......................... ?
  9. He was a great .......................... .
  10. the first phone ..........................

Exercice 3 : L'invention du téléphone : mise en situation

  1. Il a été inventé par Bell.
    1. It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
    2. It was invent by Alexander Graham Bell.
    3. It invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
  2. D'où venait-il ?
    1. Where was he from?
    2. Where he was from?
    3. Where were he from?
  3. Il est né à Édimbourg.
    1. He was borned in Edinburgh.
    2. He is born in Edinburgh.
    3. He was born in Edinburgh.
  4. Il est parti en Amérique du Nord.
    1. He moved to North America.
    2. He moved at North America.
    3. He move to North America.
  5. Quels ont été les premiers mots ?
    1. What were the first words on the phone?
    2. What was the first words on the phone?
    3. What the first words were?
  6. Watson était dans la pièce d'à côté.
    1. Watson was in the next room.
    2. Watson was in the next roof.
    3. Watson were in the next room.
  7. On peut appeler à l'autre bout du monde.
    1. We can calls people on the other side of the world!
    2. We can call people on the other side of the world!
    3. We can call people in the other side of world!
  8. Les téléphones ont beaucoup changé.
    1. Phones have changed a lot!
    2. Phones has changed a lot!
    3. Phones have change a lot!
  9. Tu m'entends ?
    1. Can you here me?
    2. Can you hearing me?
    3. Can you hear me?
  10. C'est une invention géniale.
    1. It a brilliant invention!
    2. It's a brilliant inventor!
    3. It's a brilliant invention!

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) 1876 · 2. c) Édimbourg · 3. b) an inventor · 4. a) It was invented by Bell. · 5. a) Mr Watson, come here! · 6. c) sourds · 7. b) Can you hear me? · 8. a) the next room · 9. b) He moved to America. · 10. c) on the other side of the world

Exercice 2

1. invented · 2. born · 3. moved · 4. see · 5. room · 6. hear · 7. changed · 8. from · 9. inventor · 10. call

Exercice 3

1. a) It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. · 2. a) Where was he from? · 3. c) He was born in Edinburgh. · 4. a) He moved to North America. · 5. a) What were the first words on the phone? · 6. a) Watson was in the next room. · 7. b) We can call people on the other side of the world! · 8. a) Phones have changed a lot! · 9. c) Can you hear me? · 10. c) It's a brilliant invention!