Fiche à imprimer : Pride and Prejudice : Jane Austen (1re)

Anglais	Français
pride / prejudice	l'orgueil / les préjugés
first impressions	les premières impressions
social class	la classe sociale
a marriage of convenience	un mariage de convenance
irony	l'ironie
She is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists.	Elle est considérée comme l'une des plus grandes romancières anglaises.

Pride and Prejudice (1813) suit Elizabeth Bennet, jeune femme vive et indépendante, et le riche Mr Darcy, qu'elle juge d'abord arrogant. Dans l'Angleterre de la Régence, une jeune femme sans fortune doit souvent se marier pour assurer son avenir. Austen observe cette société avec ironie, dès la célèbre première phrase : It is a truth universally acknowledged... (c'est une vérité universellement reconnue...). Elle figure aujourd'hui sur le billet de 10 livres. Le passif sert à présenter : It was published in 1813. She is regarded as...

Mise en situation : le club de lecture

Kate : I've just finished Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth is such a modern character!

Je viens de finir Orgueil et Préjugés. Elizabeth est un personnage tellement moderne !

Leo : Why modern? It was written more than two hundred years ago.

Pourquoi moderne ? Ça a été écrit il y a plus de deux cents ans.

Kate : Because she refuses to marry a man just for money. In 1813, that was very brave.

Parce qu'elle refuse d'épouser un homme juste pour l'argent. En 1813, c'était très courageux.

Leo : And Darcy? At first, everyone thinks he's proud and rude.

Et Darcy ? Au début, tout le monde le trouve orgueilleux et impoli.

Kate : Exactly. The title says it all: his pride and her prejudice. They both have to change.

Exactement. Le titre dit tout : son orgueil à lui et ses préjugés à elle. Ils doivent tous les deux changer.

Leo : So the real lesson is: don't trust first impressions!

Donc la vraie leçon, c'est : ne te fie pas aux premières impressions !

À retenir

pride, prejudice, a novel, a heroine, a suitor, marriage, social class, wealth, irony, Regency England.
Passif : was written, was published, is regarded as ; such a + adjectif + nom ; at first ; both.

Exercice 1 : Jane Austen : exercice 1 (QCM)

Pride and Prejudice date de...
1. 1713
2. 1813
3. 1913
L'héroïne :
1. Elizabeth Bennet
2. Daisy Buchanan
3. Jane Eyre
« les préjugés »
1. prejudice
2. precious
3. pride
« Elle est considérée comme... »
1. She regards as...
2. She is regarding as...
3. She is regarded as...
« un personnage tellement moderne »
1. such modern a character
2. so a modern character
3. such a modern character
« un prétendant »
1. a suit
2. a sweater
3. a suitor
Jane Austen figure sur le billet de...
1. 5 livres
2. 10 livres
3. 50 livres
« Ça a été écrit il y a 200 ans. »
1. It was wrote 200 years ago.
2. It was written 200 years ago.
3. It has written 200 years ago.
« impoli »
1. rood
2. rude
3. rule
« Ne te fie pas aux premières impressions. »
1. Don't trust to first impressions.
2. Not trust first impressions.
3. Don't trust first impressions.

Exercice 2 : Jane Austen : exercice 2 (à compléter)

It was .......................... more than 200 years ago. (write)
It was .......................... in 1813. (publish)
She is .......................... as a great novelist.
Elizabeth is .......................... a modern character!
She refuses to marry a man just for .......................... .
At .......................... , everyone thinks he's proud.
They .......................... have to change.
Don't trust first .......................... .
I've just .......................... the novel. (finish)
his pride and her ..........................

Exercice 3 : Jane Austen : mise en situation

Kate vient de finir le roman.
1. I've just finish Pride and Prejudice.
2. I just have finished Pride and Prejudice.
3. I've just finished Pride and Prejudice.
Un personnage tellement moderne.
1. Elizabeth is so a modern character!
2. Elizabeth is such a modern character!
3. Elizabeth is such modern character!
Ça a été écrit il y a plus de 200 ans.
1. It was wrote more than two hundred years ago.
2. It is written since two hundred years.
3. It was written more than two hundred years ago.
Elle refuse d'épouser un homme pour l'argent.
1. She refuses to marry a man just for money.
2. She refuses to marry with a man for money.
3. She refuses marrying a man just for money.
Au début, tout le monde le trouve impoli.
1. In first, everyone thinks he's rude.
2. At first, everyone think he's proud and rude.
3. At first, everyone thinks he's proud and rude.
Le titre dit tout.
1. The title says it all.
2. The title says all it.
3. The title tells everything of.
Ils doivent tous les deux changer.
1. They both has to change.
2. They both have to change.
3. Both they have to change.
Ne te fie pas aux premières impressions.
1. Don't trust to first impressions!
2. Not trust first impressions!
3. Don't trust first impressions!
Elle est considérée comme une grande romancière.
1. She is regarding as a great novelist.
2. She is regarded as a great novelist.
3. She regards as a great novelist.
Le roman a été adapté de nombreuses fois.
1. The novel has been adapted many times.
2. The novel was been adapted many times.
3. The novel has adapted many times.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) 1813 · 2. a) Elizabeth Bennet · 3. a) prejudice · 4. c) She is regarded as... · 5. c) such a modern character · 6. c) a suitor · 7. b) 10 livres · 8. b) It was written 200 years ago. · 9. b) rude · 10. c) Don't trust first impressions.

Exercice 2

1. written · 2. published · 3. regarded · 4. such · 5. money · 6. first · 7. both · 8. impressions · 9. finished · 10. prejudice

Exercice 3

1. c) I've just finished Pride and Prejudice. · 2. b) Elizabeth is such a modern character! · 3. c) It was written more than two hundred years ago. · 4. a) She refuses to marry a man just for money. · 5. c) At first, everyone thinks he's proud and rude. · 6. a) The title says it all. · 7. b) They both have to change. · 8. c) Don't trust first impressions! · 9. b) She is regarded as a great novelist. · 10. a) The novel has been adapted many times.