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Power cut! Une journée sans électricité (5e)

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a power cutune coupure de courant
a torch / candlesune lampe de poche / des bougies
We couldn't watch TV.On ne pouvait pas regarder la télé.
We had to use candles.On a dû utiliser des bougies.
The fridge stopped working.Le frigo s'est arrêté.
We played board games instead.On a joué à des jeux de société à la place.

Pendant une coupure de courant, on découvre à quel point on dépend de l'électricité ! Pour raconter ce qu'on ne pouvait pas faire : couldn't + verbe (We couldn't charge our phones). Pour une obligation dans le passé : had to + verbe (We had to eat cold food). Et ce qu'on a pu faire : could (We could still read).

Mise en situation : le lendemain

Amy : Did you have a power cut yesterday?
Vous avez eu une coupure de courant hier ?
Jack : Yes! For six hours! We couldn't watch TV or use the computer.
Oui ! Pendant six heures ! On ne pouvait ni regarder la télé ni utiliser l'ordinateur.
Amy : What did you do?
Qu'est-ce que vous avez fait ?
Jack : We had to find candles and a torch. Then we played board games by candlelight.
On a dû trouver des bougies et une lampe de poche. Puis on a joué à des jeux de société à la lueur des bougies.
Amy : And dinner?
Et le dîner ?
Jack : We couldn't cook, so we had sandwiches. Honestly, it was a great evening!
On ne pouvait pas cuisiner, alors on a mangé des sandwichs. Franchement, c'était une super soirée !

À retenir

  • a power cut, a candle, a torch, a fridge, a charger, board games, by candlelight.
  • could / couldn't + verbe ; had to + verbe ; instead.

Exercice 1 : Une journée sans électricité : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « une coupure de courant »
    1. a cut power
    2. a power cut
    3. a power cat
  2. « une lampe de poche » (GB)
    1. a torch
    2. a church
    3. a touch
  3. « On ne pouvait pas regarder la télé. »
    1. We can't watched TV.
    2. We couldn't watched TV.
    3. We couldn't watch TV.
  4. « On a dû utiliser des bougies. »
    1. We must used candles.
    2. We had to use candles.
    3. We had use candles.
  5. « à la lueur des bougies »
    1. with candle light of
    2. by candlelight
    3. by candy light
  6. « des jeux de société »
    1. table games of
    2. board games
    3. bored games
  7. « à la place »
    1. inside
    2. in stead of
    3. instead
  8. Passé de can :
    1. could
    2. cans
    3. canned
  9. Passé de must (obligation) :
    1. musted
    2. must to
    3. had to
  10. « Le frigo s'est arrêté. »
    1. The fridge stopped working.
    2. The fridge stop working.
    3. The fridge stopped to work of.

Exercice 2 : Une journée sans électricité : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. We .......................... watch TV. (ne pouvait pas)
  2. We .......................... to use candles.
  3. We had to find a .......................... . (lampe de poche)
  4. Did you have a power .......................... ?
  5. We played board games by .......................... .
  6. We couldn't .......................... . (cuisiner)
  7. We could .......................... read. (encore)
  8. The fridge stopped .......................... .
  9. We had sandwiches .......................... . (à la place)
  10. We couldn't .......................... our phones. (recharger)

Exercice 3 : Une journée sans électricité : mise en situation

  1. Amy demande s'il y a eu une coupure.
    1. Do you have a power cut yesterday?
    2. Did you had a power cut yesterday?
    3. Did you have a power cut yesterday?
  2. Pendant six heures !
    1. For six hours!
    2. Since six hours!
    3. During six hour!
  3. On ne pouvait pas regarder la télé.
    1. We couldn't watched TV.
    2. We didn't could watch TV.
    3. We couldn't watch TV.
  4. Amy demande ce qu'ils ont fait.
    1. What did you do?
    2. What you did?
    3. What did you did?
  5. On a dû trouver des bougies.
    1. We had to find candles.
    2. We must found candles.
    3. We had find candles.
  6. On a joué à la lueur des bougies.
    1. We played bored games by candlelight.
    2. We played board games by candlelight.
    3. We play board games by candlelight yesterday.
  7. On ne pouvait pas cuisiner.
    1. We couldn't cooked.
    2. We couldn't cook.
    3. We can't cooked.
  8. C'était une super soirée.
    1. It was a great evening of!
    2. It was a great evening!
    3. It were a great evening!
  9. Tu as dû faire tes devoirs à la bougie.
    1. I had to do my homework by candlelight.
    2. I had to did my homework by candlelight.
    3. I must did my homework by candlelight.
  10. On pouvait encore lire.
    1. We can still read yesterday.
    2. We could still reading.
    3. We could still read.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) a power cut · 2. a) a torch · 3. c) We couldn't watch TV. · 4. b) We had to use candles. · 5. b) by candlelight · 6. b) board games · 7. c) instead · 8. a) could · 9. c) had to · 10. a) The fridge stopped working.

Exercice 2

1. couldn't · 2. had · 3. torch · 4. cut · 5. candlelight · 6. cook · 7. still · 8. working · 9. instead · 10. charge

Exercice 3

1. c) Did you have a power cut yesterday? · 2. a) For six hours! · 3. c) We couldn't watch TV. · 4. a) What did you do? · 5. a) We had to find candles. · 6. b) We played board games by candlelight. · 7. b) We couldn't cook. · 8. b) It was a great evening! · 9. a) I had to do my homework by candlelight. · 10. c) We could still read.