Fiche à imprimer : Parler de sa ville et de son quartier en anglais

Les lieux de la ville

Anglais	Français
the town hall	la mairie
the city centre / the suburbs	le centre-ville / la banlieue
a neighbourhood / an area	un quartier
a library / a bookshop	une bibliothèque / une librairie
a shopping centre / a market	un centre commercial / un marché
a sports centre / a swimming pool	un centre sportif / une piscine
a square / a park	une place / un parc
a block of flats	un immeuble

Faux-ami : a library = une bibliothèque ; une librairie = a bookshop.

Situer et décrire

En anglais	En français
I live in a small town in the south of France.	J'habite dans une petite ville du sud de la France.
It's about 20 kilometres from Lyon.	C'est à environ 20 kilomètres de Lyon.
My neighbourhood is quiet / lively.	Mon quartier est calme / animé.
There's a lot to do. / There isn't much to do.	Il y a beaucoup de choses à faire. / Il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire.
The best thing about my town is...	Ce que je préfère dans ma ville, c'est...

Ville ou campagne ?

	Avantages	Inconvénients
in the city	lively, lots of shops, good public transport	noisy, crowded, polluted, expensive
in the countryside	quiet, peaceful, fresh air, close to nature	isolated, boring, few buses, far from everything

Mise en situation : présenter sa ville à un correspondant

Kate : So, what's your town like?

Alors, comment est ta ville ?

Hugo : It's a small town near Bordeaux. It's quite quiet, but there's a big market on Saturdays.

C'est une petite ville près de Bordeaux. Elle est plutôt calme, mais il y a un grand marché le samedi.

Kate : Is there much to do for teenagers?

Il y a beaucoup de choses à faire pour les ados ?

Hugo : Not much! There's a sports centre and a cinema. The best thing is the river: we swim there in summer.

Pas grand-chose ! Il y a un centre sportif et un cinéma. Le mieux, c'est la rivière : on s'y baigne l'été.

À retenir

the town hall, the city centre, a neighbourhood, a library (≠ bookshop), a square.
I live in... ; It's ... kilometres from...
quiet, lively, noisy, crowded, peaceful, isolated.
There's a lot to do / There isn't much to do ; The best thing about... is...

Exercice 1 : Parler de sa ville : exercice 1 (QCM)

« la mairie »
1. the town hall
2. the city house
3. the mayory
« une bibliothèque »
1. a bookshop
2. a library
3. a bibliotheque
« une librairie »
1. a library
2. a bookshop
3. a librairy
« un quartier »
1. a district part of
2. a quarter of town
3. a neighbourhood
« animé »
1. lively
2. animated of
3. alive
« la banlieue »
1. the suburbs
2. the banlieue
3. the outside city of
« un immeuble »
1. an immovable
2. a building house of
3. a block of flats
« bondé »
1. bonded
2. crowded
3. full of people of
« Il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire. »
1. There isn't big thing to do.
2. There's not many to do.
3. There isn't much to do.
« C'est à 20 km de Lyon. »
1. It's 20 kilometres to Lyon of.
2. It's 20 kilometres from Lyon.
3. It's at 20 kilometres of Lyon.

Exercice 2 : Parler de sa ville : exercice 2 (à compléter)

I live in a small .......................... in Brittany. (ville)
My .......................... is very quiet. (quartier)
I borrow books from the .......................... . (bibliothèque)
There's a market in the main .......................... . (place)
It's 30 kilometres .......................... Paris.
The city is noisy and .......................... . (bondée)
The countryside is quiet and .......................... . (paisible)
There isn't .......................... to do here.
The best .......................... about my town is the beach.
We live in a block of .......................... . (immeuble)

Exercice 3 : Parler de sa ville : mise en situation

Ton correspondant te demande comment est ta ville.
1. How is your town like?
2. What like is your town?
3. What's your town like?
Tu dis que tu habites une petite ville près de Nantes.
1. I habit in a small town near Nantes.
2. I live in a little city next Nantes of.
3. I live in a small town near Nantes.
Tu dis que ton quartier est calme.
1. My neighbourhood is quiet.
2. My quarter is calm of.
3. My neighbourhood is quite.
Tu dis qu'il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour les jeunes.
1. There isn't big thing to do for young.
2. There isn't much to do for young people.
3. There's not many to do for youngs.
Tu dis que tu empruntes des livres à la bibliothèque.
1. I borrow books from the library.
2. I lend books at the library.
3. I borrow books from the bookshop.
Tu dis que ce que tu préfères, c'est la plage.
1. The most good thing is the beach of.
2. The better thing of my town is the beach.
3. The best thing about my town is the beach.
Tu dis que la ville est bruyante et polluée.
1. The city is noisy and polluted.
2. The city is noise and polluted.
3. The city is noisy and pollute.
Tu dis que tu préfères la campagne parce que c'est paisible.
1. I prefer the country side because it's paisible.
2. I prefer the campaign because it's peaceful.
3. I prefer the countryside because it's peaceful.
Tu situes ta ville à 15 km de Lille.
1. It's 15 kilometres far of Lille.
2. It's 15 kilometres from Lille.
3. It's at 15 kilometres of Lille.
Tu dis qu'il y a un grand marché le samedi.
1. It has a big market on Saturday.
2. There's a big market the Saturdays.
3. There's a big market on Saturdays.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) the town hall · 2. b) a library · 3. b) a bookshop · 4. c) a neighbourhood · 5. a) lively · 6. a) the suburbs · 7. c) a block of flats · 8. b) crowded · 9. c) There isn't much to do. · 10. b) It's 20 kilometres from Lyon.

Exercice 2

1. town · 2. neighbourhood · 3. library · 4. square · 5. from · 6. crowded · 7. peaceful · 8. much · 9. thing · 10. flats

Exercice 3

1. c) What's your town like? · 2. c) I live in a small town near Nantes. · 3. a) My neighbourhood is quiet. · 4. b) There isn't much to do for young people. · 5. a) I borrow books from the library. · 6. c) The best thing about my town is the beach. · 7. a) The city is noisy and polluted. · 8. c) I prefer the countryside because it's peaceful. · 9. b) It's 15 kilometres from Lille. · 10. c) There's a big market on Saturdays.