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Native Americans : les Amérindiens (4e)

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Native Americans / First Nationsles Amérindiens / les Premières Nations (Canada)
a tribe / a chiefune tribu / un chef
a reservationune réserve
the buffalo (bison)le bison
their land / their cultureleurs terres / leur culture
to be forced to leaveêtre obligé de partir

Avant l'arrivée des Européens, des centaines de peuples vivaient en Amérique du Nord (Sioux, Navajo, Cherokee...). Au XIXe siècle, beaucoup ont été chassés de leurs terres et envoyés dans des réserves. Aujourd'hui, ils luttent pour préserver leur langue et leur culture.

Mise en situation : l'exposé

Teacher : Who lived in America before the Europeans?
Qui vivait en Amérique avant les Européens ?
Sarah : Native Americans. There were hundreds of tribes, like the Sioux and the Navajo.
Les Amérindiens. Il y avait des centaines de tribus, comme les Sioux et les Navajos.
Teacher : What happened to them?
Que leur est-il arrivé ?
Hugo : They were forced to leave their land and live on reservations.
Ils ont été obligés de quitter leurs terres et de vivre dans des réserves.
Sarah : And the buffalo almost disappeared.
Et le bison a presque disparu.
Teacher : And today?
Et aujourd'hui ?
Hugo : They're trying to protect their languages and traditions.
Ils essaient de protéger leurs langues et leurs traditions.

À retenir

  • Native Americans, a tribe, a chief, a reservation, the buffalo.
  • They were forced to leave their land.

Exercice 1 : Les Amérindiens : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « une tribu »
    1. a tribe
    2. a bribe
    3. a tribute
  2. « une réserve »
    1. a reserve of land
    2. a reservation
    3. a reservoir
  3. « le bison »
    1. the buffalo
    2. the bison of
    3. the bull
  4. « un chef »
    1. a chief
    2. a chef
    3. a cheap
  5. « leurs terres »
    1. there land
    2. their lands of
    3. their land
  6. « Ils ont été obligés de partir. »
    1. They forced to leave.
    2. They were forced to leave.
    3. They was forced to leave.
  7. Les Premières Nations : au...
    1. Brésil
    2. Mexique
    3. Canada
  8. Une tribu amérindienne :
    1. the Vikings
    2. the Navajo
    3. the Celts
  9. « Que leur est-il arrivé ? »
    1. What happened them?
    2. What did happen to them?
    3. What happened to them?
  10. « presque disparu »
    1. most disappeared
    2. nearly disappear
    3. almost disappeared

Exercice 2 : Les Amérindiens : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. There were hundreds of .......................... .
  2. They were .......................... to leave their land.
  3. They live on .......................... .
  4. The .......................... almost disappeared.
  5. The .......................... of the tribe. (chef)
  6. They want to protect their .......................... .
  7. What .......................... to them?
  8. Native .......................... .
  9. They lost their .......................... . (terres)
  10. Who .......................... in America before the Europeans?

Exercice 3 : Les Amérindiens : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande qui vivait en Amérique avant.
    1. Who did live in America before Europeans?
    2. Who lived in America before the Europeans?
    3. Who lived at America before the Europeans?
  2. Il y avait des centaines de tribus.
    1. There were hundred of tribes.
    2. There was hundreds of tribes.
    3. There were hundreds of tribes.
  3. Le prof demande ce qui leur est arrivé.
    1. What happened to them?
    2. What happened them?
    3. What did happen to them?
  4. Ils ont été obligés de quitter leurs terres.
    1. They was forced to leave their land.
    2. They were forced leaving their land.
    3. They were forced to leave their land.
  5. Le bison a presque disparu.
    1. The buffalo most disappeared.
    2. The buffalo almost disappeared.
    3. The buffalo almost disappear.
  6. Ils protègent leurs langues.
    1. They're trying to protect them languages.
    2. They try protecting there languages.
    3. They're trying to protect their languages.
  7. Tu dis que c'est injuste.
    1. It was unfair.
    2. It was unfairly.
    3. It was infair.
  8. Ils respectaient la nature.
    1. They respected the nature.
    2. They respected nature.
    3. They respect nature yesterday.
  9. Tu veux visiter une réserve navajo.
    1. I'd like to visit a Navajo reservation.
    2. I like to visiting a Navajo reservation.
    3. I'd like visit a Navajo reservation.
  10. Leur culture est riche.
    1. Their culture is rich.
    2. There culture is rich.
    3. Their culture are rich.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) a tribe · 2. b) a reservation · 3. a) the buffalo · 4. a) a chief · 5. c) their land · 6. b) They were forced to leave. · 7. c) Canada · 8. b) the Navajo · 9. c) What happened to them? · 10. c) almost disappeared

Exercice 2

1. tribes · 2. forced · 3. reservations · 4. buffalo · 5. chief · 6. traditions · 7. happened · 8. Americans · 9. land · 10. lived

Exercice 3

1. b) Who lived in America before the Europeans? · 2. c) There were hundreds of tribes. · 3. a) What happened to them? · 4. c) They were forced to leave their land. · 5. b) The buffalo almost disappeared. · 6. c) They're trying to protect their languages. · 7. a) It was unfair. · 8. b) They respected nature. · 9. a) I'd like to visit a Navajo reservation. · 10. a) Their culture is rich.