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Raconter ses vacances en anglais

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Pour raconter ses vacances, on utilise le prétérit : l'action est terminée et datée (last summer, in July, two weeks ago).

Les verbes utiles (souvent irréguliers)

BasePrétéritExemple
gowentWe went to Italy.
staystayedWe stayed in a hotel.
seesawI saw the Colosseum.
eatateWe ate pizza every day.
swimswamI swam in the sea.
taketookI took lots of photos.
buyboughtI bought souvenirs.
meetmetWe met nice people.

Organiser son récit

En anglaisEn français
Last summer / In July / Two weeks ago, ...L'été dernier / En juillet / Il y a deux semaines, ...
First, ... Then, ... After that, ... In the end, ...D'abord, ... Ensuite, ... Après ça, ... À la fin, ...
We travelled by plane / by car / by train.Nous avons voyagé en avion / en voiture / en train.

Le temps et ton avis

En anglaisEn français
The weather was sunny / hot / rainy.Il faisait beau / chaud / il pleuvait.
It was amazing / great / a bit boring.C'était génial / super / un peu ennuyeux.
I had a great time!Je me suis bien amusé !
I'd love to go back there.J'aimerais beaucoup y retourner.

Poser des questions

En anglaisEn français
Where did you go?Où es-tu allé ?
How was your holiday?Comment étaient tes vacances ?
Did you have a good time?Tu t'es bien amusé ?

Mise en situation : la rentrée

Ava : Hi Tom! How was your holiday?
Salut Tom ! Comment étaient tes vacances ?
Tom : Amazing! We went to Greece. We stayed in a small hotel near the beach.
Géniales ! On est allés en Grèce. On a logé dans un petit hôtel près de la plage.
Ava : Lucky you! What did you do?
Quelle chance ! Qu'est-ce que vous avez fait ?
Tom : I swam every day, I ate lots of Greek food and we visited Athens. I'd love to go back!
J'ai nagé tous les jours, j'ai mangé plein de plats grecs et on a visité Athènes. J'aimerais y retourner !

À retenir

  • Récit de vacances = prétérit (went, stayed, saw, ate...).
  • Repères : last summer, in July, two weeks ago.
  • Enchaîner : first, then, after that, in the end.
  • Questions : Where did you go? How was it? Did you have a good time?

Exercice 1 : Raconter ses vacances : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Last summer, we ___ to Italy.
    1. have gone
    2. went
    3. go
  2. We ___ in a small hotel.
    1. stayed
    2. stay
    3. staied
  3. I ___ in the sea every day.
    1. swam
    2. swim
    3. swimmed
  4. We ___ a lot of photos.
    1. taked
    2. take
    3. took
  5. « Tu as passé de bonnes vacances ? »
    1. Did you pass good holidays?
    2. Have you passed a good holiday?
    3. Did you have a good holiday?
  6. « Où es-tu allé ? »
    1. Where you went?
    2. Where did you go?
    3. Where did you went?
  7. « C'était génial ! »
    1. It was amazing!
    2. It was genial!
    3. It were amazing!
  8. We ___ by plane.
    1. travelled
    2. have travelled
    3. travel
  9. « il y a deux semaines »
    1. since two weeks
    2. there are two weeks
    3. two weeks ago
  10. I ___ a souvenir for my mum.
    1. buyed
    2. bought
    3. buy

Exercice 2 : Raconter ses vacances : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. Last year we .......................... to Scotland. (go)
  2. We .......................... with my cousins. (stay)
  3. I .......................... a lot of castles. (see)
  4. We .......................... fish and chips. (eat)
  5. It .......................... very cold! (be)
  6. My brother .......................... lots of pictures. (take)
  7. We .......................... Edinburgh. (visit)
  8. I .......................... a kilt for my dad. (buy)
  9. We .......................... good weather. (not / have)
  10. .......................... a good time? (you / have)

Exercice 3 : Raconter ses vacances : mise en situation

  1. Ton correspondant demande où tu es parti en vacances. En Espagne.
    1. I went to Spain.
    2. I have gone to Spain last summer.
    3. I go to Spain.
  2. Tu dis que vous avez logé dans un camping.
    1. We stayed at a campsite.
    2. We lodged at a camping.
    3. We stayed in a camping.
  3. Tu racontes que tu es allé à la plage tous les jours.
    1. I go to the beach every days.
    2. I was going at the beach all days.
    3. I went to the beach every day.
  4. Tu demandes à ton ami comment étaient ses vacances.
    1. How were your holidays like?
    2. How was you holiday?
    3. How was your holiday?
  5. Tu dis que c'était un peu ennuyeux.
    1. It was a little boring of.
    2. It was a bit bored.
    3. It was a bit boring.
  6. Tu expliques que vous avez voyagé en train.
    1. We travelled by train.
    2. We travelled in train.
    3. We travelled with the train.
  7. Tu racontes que tu as acheté des souvenirs.
    1. I bought some souvenirs.
    2. I brought some souvenirs at the shop.
    3. I buyed some souvenirs.
  8. Tu racontes qu'il a plu toute la semaine.
    1. It rained all week.
    2. It rained every week.
    3. It has rained all the week last.
  9. Tu racontes la fin du voyage.
    1. At the end, we were sad to go to home.
    2. In the end, we were sad to go home.
    3. Finally we was sad to go home.
  10. Tu dis que tu es rentré il y a trois jours.
    1. I came back there is three days.
    2. I came back three days ago.
    3. I came back since three days.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) went · 2. a) stayed · 3. a) swam · 4. c) took · 5. c) Did you have a good holiday? · 6. b) Where did you go? · 7. a) It was amazing! · 8. a) travelled · 9. c) two weeks ago · 10. b) bought

Exercice 2

1. went · 2. stayed · 3. saw · 4. ate · 5. was · 6. took · 7. visited · 8. bought · 9. didn't have · 10. Did you have

Exercice 3

1. a) I went to Spain. · 2. a) We stayed at a campsite. · 3. c) I went to the beach every day. · 4. c) How was your holiday? · 5. c) It was a bit boring. · 6. a) We travelled by train. · 7. a) I bought some souvenirs. · 8. a) It rained all week. · 9. b) In the end, we were sad to go home. · 10. b) I came back three days ago.