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On top of the world : l'Everest en 1953 (4e)

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AnglaisFrançais
the highest mountain in the worldla plus haute montagne du monde
the summitle sommet
They reached the top on 29 May 1953.Ils ont atteint le sommet le 29 mai 1953.
a Sherpaun Sherpa (peuple de l'Himalaya, souvent guides)
oxygen bottlesdes bouteilles d'oxygène
8,849 metres high8 849 mètres de haut

Le 29 mai 1953, le Néo-Zélandais Edmund Hillary et le Sherpa népalais Tenzing Norgay deviennent les premiers à atteindre le sommet de l'Everest (8 849 m), la plus haute montagne du monde. Ils ne restent que quinze minutes au sommet. La nouvelle arrive à Londres le jour du couronnement d'Élisabeth II ! Pour comparer : high → higher → the highest ; difficult → more difficult → the most difficult.

Mise en situation : l'émission de radio

Presenter : Today we remember the first ascent of Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
Aujourd'hui, nous nous souvenons de la première ascension de l'Everest, la plus haute montagne du monde.
Expert : On 29 May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit at 11.30 in the morning.
Le 29 mai 1953, Edmund Hillary et Tenzing Norgay ont atteint le sommet à 11 h 30 du matin.
Presenter : What was the most difficult part?
Quelle a été la partie la plus difficile ?
Expert : The last metres. The air is so thin up there that they needed oxygen bottles.
Les derniers mètres. L'air est si rare là-haut qu'ils avaient besoin de bouteilles d'oxygène.
Presenter : How long did they stay at the top?
Combien de temps sont-ils restés au sommet ?
Expert : Only about fifteen minutes! Tenzing left some sweets in the snow as an offering.
Seulement une quinzaine de minutes ! Tenzing a laissé quelques bonbons dans la neige en offrande.

À retenir

  • a mountain, the summit, an expedition, a climber, a Sherpa, oxygen, a rope, an ascent.
  • high → higher → the highest ; difficult → the most difficult ; reached, climbed, stayed, left.

Exercice 1 : L'Everest en 1953 : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Les premiers au sommet de l'Everest :
    1. Scott et Amundsen
    2. Darwin et Carter
    3. Hillary et Tenzing
  2. Date :
    1. 21 juillet 1969
    2. 29 mai 1953
    3. 14 juillet 1789
  3. Hauteur de l'Everest :
    1. 4 809 m
    2. 8 849 m
    3. 12 000 m
  4. « le sommet »
    1. the summit
    2. the sum it
    3. the summer
  5. Superlatif de high :
    1. the highest
    2. the higher
    3. the most high
  6. Superlatif de difficult :
    1. the difficultest
    2. the most difficult
    3. the more difficult
  7. « atteindre »
    1. to reach
    2. to rich
    3. to teach
  8. Ils sont restés au sommet environ...
    1. 15 minutes
    2. une nuit
    3. 3 heures
  9. Edmund Hillary était...
    1. néo-zélandais
    2. français
    3. américain
  10. « une corde »
    1. a robe
    2. a rose
    3. a rope

Exercice 2 : L'Everest en 1953 : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. Everest is the .......................... mountain in the world. (high)
  2. They .......................... the summit in 1953. (reach)
  3. What was the most .......................... part?
  4. They needed oxygen .......................... .
  5. How long did they .......................... at the top?
  6. Tenzing .......................... some sweets in the snow. (leave)
  7. The air is so .......................... up there.
  8. It's 8,849 metres .......................... .
  9. the first .......................... of Everest
  10. Hillary was a .......................... . (alpiniste)

Exercice 3 : L'Everest en 1953 : mise en situation

  1. La plus haute montagne du monde.
    1. the highest mountain of the world of
    2. the highest mountain in the world
    3. the most high mountain in the world
  2. Ils ont atteint le sommet à 11 h 30.
    1. They reached the summit at 11.30 in the morning.
    2. They reached the summer at 11.30 in the morning.
    3. They reach the summit at 11.30 in the morning.
  3. Quelle a été la partie la plus difficile ?
    1. What was the most difficult part?
    2. What was the more difficult part?
    3. What was the difficultest part?
  4. L'air est si rare.
    1. The air is so tin up there.
    2. The air is so thin up there.
    3. The air is so thick up there.
  5. Ils avaient besoin d'oxygène.
    1. They need oxygen bottles yesterday.
    2. They needed oxygen bottles.
    3. They needed oxygens bottle.
  6. Combien de temps sont-ils restés ?
    1. How long they stayed at the top?
    2. How long did they stay at the top?
    3. How long did they stayed at the top?
  7. Une quinzaine de minutes.
    1. Only about fifteen minutes!
    2. Only about fifty minutes!
    3. Only about fifteen minute!
  8. Tenzing a laissé des bonbons.
    1. Tenzing left some sweats in the snow.
    2. Tenzing left some sweets in the snow.
    3. Tenzing leaved some sweets in the snow.
  9. C'était l'expédition la plus célèbre.
    1. It was the famousest expedition.
    2. It was the most famous expedition.
    3. It was the more famous expedition.
  10. Tu n'as jamais escaladé une montagne.
    1. I never have climbed a mountain.
    2. I've never climbed a mountain.
    3. I've never climb a mountain.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) Hillary et Tenzing · 2. b) 29 mai 1953 · 3. b) 8 849 m · 4. a) the summit · 5. a) the highest · 6. b) the most difficult · 7. a) to reach · 8. a) 15 minutes · 9. a) néo-zélandais · 10. c) a rope

Exercice 2

1. highest · 2. reached · 3. difficult · 4. bottles · 5. stay · 6. left · 7. thin · 8. high · 9. ascent · 10. climber

Exercice 3

1. b) the highest mountain in the world · 2. a) They reached the summit at 11.30 in the morning. · 3. a) What was the most difficult part? · 4. b) The air is so thin up there. · 5. b) They needed oxygen bottles. · 6. b) How long did they stay at the top? · 7. a) Only about fifteen minutes! · 8. b) Tenzing left some sweets in the snow. · 9. b) It was the most famous expedition. · 10. b) I've never climbed a mountain.