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Pompeii : la ville sous les cendres (6e)

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Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. 🌋Le Vésuve est entré en éruption en 79 après J.-C.
The city was buried under ash.La ville a été ensevelie sous les cendres.
People were going about their daily lives.Les gens vaquaient à leurs occupations.
Archaeologists discovered the city.Les archéologues ont découvert la ville.
There were shops, baths and a theatre.Il y avait des boutiques, des thermes et un théâtre.
Today, tourists visit the ruins.Aujourd'hui, les touristes visitent les ruines.

En l'an 79 après J.-C. (AD 79), le Vésuve (Mount Vesuvius) est entré en éruption (erupted). La ville romaine de Pompéi a été ensevelie (buried) sous plusieurs mètres de cendres (ash) en quelques heures. Elle a été oubliée pendant des siècles, puis redécouverte par des archéologues (archaeologists). On y voit encore les rues, les boutiques, les fresques et même du pain carbonisé ! Pour décrire une action en cours dans le passé : was / were + V-ing (People were shopping when the volcano erupted).

Mise en situation : la visite virtuelle

Guide : Welcome to Pompeii! In AD 79, this was a busy Roman town.
Bienvenue à Pompéi ! En 79 après J.-C., c'était une ville romaine animée.
Nathan : What happened?
Que s'est-il passé ?
Guide : Mount Vesuvius erupted. People were shopping and working when the sky went dark.
Le Vésuve est entré en éruption. Les gens faisaient leurs courses et travaillaient quand le ciel est devenu noir.
Lena : Was the city destroyed?
La ville a-t-elle été détruite ?
Guide : No, it was buried under ash. That's why it's so well preserved. Look, there was a bakery here!
Non, elle a été ensevelie sous les cendres. C'est pour ça qu'elle est si bien conservée. Regardez, il y avait une boulangerie ici !
Nathan : Wow! It's like a time machine!
Ouah ! C'est comme une machine à remonter le temps !

À retenir

  • a volcano, an eruption, ash, a ruin, a Roman town, an archaeologist, a bakery, a fresco.
  • erupted, buried, discovered ; was / were + V-ing (People were shopping when...) ; There was / There were ; That's why ; AD 79.

Exercice 1 : Pompéi : exercice 1 (QCM) (6e)

  1. « une éruption »
    1. an election
    2. an eruption
    3. an irruption
  2. « des cendres »
    1. ask
    2. ash
    3. ache
  3. « ensevelie »
    1. burned
    2. buried
    3. berried
  4. « les archéologues »
    1. architects
    2. archangels
    3. archaeologists
  5. « Les gens faisaient leurs courses. »
    1. People shopping were.
    2. People was shopping.
    3. People were shopping.
  6. « Il y avait une boulangerie. »
    1. There were a bakery.
    2. It was a bakery there.
    3. There was a bakery.
  7. « en 79 après J.-C. »
    1. in AD 79
    2. in BC 79
    3. in 79 after of JC
  8. « C'est pour ça que... »
    1. It's for that...
    2. That's why...
    3. That's because of...
  9. « les ruines »
    1. the runs
    2. the rains
    3. the ruins
  10. Le volcan qui a enseveli Pompéi :
    1. le Stromboli
    2. l'Etna
    3. le Vésuve

Exercice 2 : Pompéi : exercice 2 (à compléter) (6e)

  1. In AD 79, this was a busy Roman .......................... .
  2. What .......................... ?
  3. Mount Vesuvius .......................... .
  4. People .......................... shopping when the sky went dark.
  5. The sky .......................... dark. (go)
  6. It was .......................... under ash.
  7. .......................... why it's so well preserved.
  8. There .......................... a bakery here.
  9. .......................... discovered the city.
  10. It's like a time .......................... !

Exercice 3 : Pompéi : mise en situation (6e)

  1. Que s'est-il passé ?
    1. What did happened?
    2. What was happen?
    3. What happened?
  2. Le Vésuve est entré en éruption.
    1. Mount Vesuvius erupt yesterday.
    2. Mount Vesuvius erupted.
    3. Mount Vesuvius has erupted in AD 79.
  3. Les gens travaillaient quand le ciel est devenu noir.
    1. People was working when the sky went dark.
    2. People worked when the sky was going dark of.
    3. People were working when the sky went dark.
  4. La ville a-t-elle été détruite ?
    1. Was the city destroyed?
    2. Was the city destroy?
    3. Did the city destroyed?
  5. Elle a été ensevelie sous les cendres.
    1. It buried under ash.
    2. It was buried under ask.
    3. It was buried under ash.
  6. C'est pour ça qu'elle est si bien conservée.
    1. That's why it so well preserved.
    2. That's because it's so well preserved.
    3. That's why it's so well preserved.
  7. Il y avait une boulangerie ici.
    1. There was a bakery hear.
    2. There were a bakery here.
    3. There was a bakery here.
  8. Il y avait des boutiques.
    1. Their were shops.
    2. There was shops.
    3. There were shops.
  9. C'est comme une machine à remonter le temps !
    1. It's as a time machine!
    2. It like a time machine!
    3. It's like a time machine!
  10. Les touristes visitent les ruines.
    1. Tourists visit the rains.
    2. Tourists visits the ruins.
    3. Tourists visit the ruins.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) an eruption · 2. b) ash · 3. b) buried · 4. c) archaeologists · 5. c) People were shopping. · 6. c) There was a bakery. · 7. a) in AD 79 · 8. b) That's why... · 9. c) the ruins · 10. c) le Vésuve

Exercice 2

1. town · 2. happened · 3. erupted · 4. were · 5. went · 6. buried · 7. That's · 8. was · 9. Archaeologists · 10. machine

Exercice 3

1. c) What happened? · 2. b) Mount Vesuvius erupted. · 3. c) People were working when the sky went dark. · 4. a) Was the city destroyed? · 5. c) It was buried under ash. · 6. c) That's why it's so well preserved. · 7. c) There was a bakery here. · 8. c) There were shops. · 9. c) It's like a time machine! · 10. c) Tourists visit the ruins.