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Stephen Hawking : un esprit sans limites (3e)

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Stephen Hawking, a British physicistStephen Hawking, un physicien britannique
He studied black holes and the universe.Il a étudié les trous noirs et l'univers.
He was diagnosed with a serious disease at 21.On lui a diagnostiqué une maladie grave à 21 ans.
Although he couldn't speak, he gave lectures.Bien qu'il ne puisse pas parler, il donnait des conférences.
Despite his illness, he went on working.Malgré sa maladie, il a continué à travailler.
He spoke with a computer voice.Il parlait avec une voix d'ordinateur.

Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) était un physicien britannique, professeur à Cambridge, célèbre pour ses travaux sur les trous noirs et l'origine de l'univers. À 21 ans, on lui diagnostique une maladie neurologique grave, et les médecins pensent qu'il ne vivra que quelques années. Il vivra pourtant plus de cinquante ans de plus ! Il perd peu à peu l'usage de son corps puis de sa voix, et communique grâce à un ordinateur et une voix de synthèse. Son livre de vulgarisation sur le temps et l'univers est devenu un best-seller. Concession : although + sujet + verbe, despite + nom.

Mise en situation : l'exposé

Inès : My presentation is about Stephen Hawking, a British physicist.
Mon exposé porte sur Stephen Hawking, un physicien britannique.
Teacher : What was he famous for?
Pourquoi était-il célèbre ?
Inès : He studied black holes and the beginning of the universe.
Il a étudié les trous noirs et le début de l'univers.
Hugo : Wasn't he in a wheelchair?
Il n'était pas en fauteuil roulant ?
Inès : Yes. He was diagnosed with a serious disease at twenty-one. Doctors thought he would only live a few years, but he lived for more than fifty years!
Si. On lui a diagnostiqué une maladie grave à vingt et un ans. Les médecins pensaient qu'il ne vivrait que quelques années, mais il a vécu plus de cinquante ans !
Teacher : And despite his illness, he never stopped working. What an inspiring person!
Et malgré sa maladie, il n'a jamais cessé de travailler. Quelle personne inspirante !

À retenir

  • a physicist, a black hole, the universe, a disease, a wheelchair, a lecture, a best-seller, a computer voice.
  • although + phrase / despite + nom ; was diagnosed with ; went on + V-ing ; Doctors thought he would... ; What an inspiring person!

Exercice 1 : Stephen Hawking : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Stephen Hawking était...
    1. physicien
    2. peintre
    3. footballeur
  2. « un trou noir »
    1. a dark whole
    2. a black hall
    3. a black hole
  3. « Bien qu'il ne puisse pas parler... »
    1. Despite he couldn't speak...
    2. Although he couldn't speak...
    3. Although of he couldn't speak...
  4. « Malgré sa maladie... »
    1. Despite his illness...
    2. Although his illness...
    3. Despite of his illness...
  5. « Il a continué à travailler. »
    1. He went on to working.
    2. He goed on working.
    3. He went on working.
  6. « un fauteuil roulant »
    1. a wheelchair
    2. a wheel chair of
    3. a rolling seat
  7. Il a enseigné à...
    1. la Sorbonne
    2. Cambridge
    3. Harvard
  8. « On lui a diagnostiqué une maladie. »
    1. He was diagnosed with a disease.
    2. He was diagnosed of a disease.
    3. He diagnosed with a disease.
  9. « Les médecins pensaient qu'il vivrait... »
    1. Doctors thought he will live...
    2. Doctors thinked he would live...
    3. Doctors thought he would live...
  10. « Quelle personne inspirante ! »
    1. What an inspiring person!
    2. How an inspiring person!
    3. What a inspiring person!

Exercice 2 : Stephen Hawking : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. He was a British .......................... .
  2. He studied black .......................... .
  3. He was .......................... with a serious disease.
  4. .......................... he couldn't speak, he gave lectures.
  5. .......................... his illness, he went on working.
  6. He went on .......................... .
  7. Doctors thought he .......................... only live a few years.
  8. He spoke with a computer .......................... .
  9. What an .......................... person!
  10. the beginning of the ..........................

Exercice 3 : Stephen Hawking : mise en situation

  1. Mon exposé porte sur Stephen Hawking.
    1. My presentation are about Stephen Hawking.
    2. My presentation is on about Stephen Hawking of.
    3. My presentation is about Stephen Hawking.
  2. Pourquoi était-il célèbre ?
    1. What he was famous for?
    2. Why was he famous for?
    3. What was he famous for?
  3. Il a étudié le début de l'univers.
    1. He studied the beginning of the universe.
    2. He studied the begin of the universe.
    3. He studyed the beginning of the universe.
  4. Il n'était pas en fauteuil roulant ?
    1. Didn't he in a wheelchair?
    2. Wasn't he on a wheelchair of?
    3. Wasn't he in a wheelchair?
  5. Il a vécu plus de cinquante ans.
    1. He lived for more than fifty years.
    2. He lived since more than fifty years.
    3. He lived for more that fifty years.
  6. Il n'a jamais cessé de travailler.
    1. He never stopped working.
    2. He never stopped to working.
    3. He never stoped working.
  7. Bien qu'il ne puisse pas bouger, il écrivait des livres.
    1. Despite he couldn't move, he wrote books.
    2. Although he couldn't move, he wrote books.
    3. Although he couldn't move, he writed books.
  8. Malgré sa maladie, il a voyagé.
    1. Although his illness, he travelled.
    2. Despite of his illness, he travelled.
    3. Despite his illness, he travelled.
  9. Il parlait grâce à un ordinateur.
    1. He spoke thanks for a computer.
    2. He speaked thanks to a computer.
    3. He spoke thanks to a computer.
  10. Son livre est devenu un best-seller.
    1. Her book became a best-seller.
    2. His book become a best-seller.
    3. His book became a best-seller.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) physicien · 2. c) a black hole · 3. b) Although he couldn't speak... · 4. a) Despite his illness... · 5. c) He went on working. · 6. a) a wheelchair · 7. b) Cambridge · 8. a) He was diagnosed with a disease. · 9. c) Doctors thought he would live... · 10. a) What an inspiring person!

Exercice 2

1. physicist · 2. holes · 3. diagnosed · 4. Although · 5. Despite · 6. working · 7. would · 8. voice · 9. inspiring · 10. universe

Exercice 3

1. c) My presentation is about Stephen Hawking. · 2. c) What was he famous for? · 3. a) He studied the beginning of the universe. · 4. c) Wasn't he in a wheelchair? · 5. a) He lived for more than fifty years. · 6. a) He never stopped working. · 7. b) Although he couldn't move, he wrote books. · 8. c) Despite his illness, he travelled. · 9. c) He spoke thanks to a computer. · 10. c) His book became a best-seller.