The Christmas truce of 1914 : la trêve de Noël (Seconde)
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| Anglais | Français |
|---|---|
| a truce | une trêve |
| the trenches | les tranchées |
| no man's land | le no man's land (zone entre les tranchées) |
| enemy soldiers | des soldats ennemis |
| to shake hands / to exchange gifts | se serrer la main / échanger des cadeaux |
| a symbol of peace | un symbole de paix |
Le 24 décembre 1914, sur le front de l'Ouest, des soldats britanniques et allemands arrêtent spontanément de se battre. Ils chantent des chants de Noël, sortent des tranchées, échangent du tabac et du chocolat, et jouent même au football. Les généraux ont interdit que cela se reproduise. Pour raconter, au passé : soldiers stopped fighting, they climbed out of the trenches...
Mise en situation : la lettre d'un soldat (lue en classe)
À retenir
- a truce, the trenches, no man's land, enemy soldiers.
- to sing carols, to shake hands (shook), to exchange gifts, a symbol of peace.
Exercice 1 : La trêve de Noël : exercice 1 (QCM)
- « une trêve »
- a truth
- a trace
- a truce
- « les tranchées »
- the trenches
- the trenchs
- the branches
- La trêve a eu lieu en...
- 1939
- 1914
- 1918
- « se serrer la main »
- to shake hand of
- to shake hands
- to shook hands
- Prétérit de shake :
- shook
- shaked
- shaken
- Les soldats ont même joué au...
- football
- rugby
- tennis
- « des soldats ennemis »
- enemies soldiers
- soldiers enemy
- enemy soldiers
- « un symbole de paix »
- a peace symbole
- a symbol of peace
- a symbol of piece
- « échanger »
- to exchange
- to change of
- to exchanging
- « sortir des tranchées »
- to climb out of the trenches
- to go out trenches
- to climb off the trenches
Exercice 2 : La trêve de Noël : exercice 2 (à compléter)
- It was a .......................... .
- They climbed out of the .......................... .
- They .......................... hands. (shake)
- We heard the Germans .......................... carols.
- They .......................... chocolate. (échanger)
- Some of them .......................... football.
- They met in no man's .......................... .
- Enemies became .......................... .
- It's a symbol of .......................... .
- The generals .......................... it after that. (interdire)
Exercice 3 : La trêve de Noël : mise en situation
- Le prof lit une lettre de 1914.
- Listen to this letter written in December 1914.
- Listen to this letter wrote in December 1914.
- Listen this letter written in December 1914.
- Ils ont entendu les Allemands chanter.
- We heard the Germans to sing carols of.
- We heard the Germans singing carols.
- We heared the Germans singing carols.
- Ils sont sortis des tranchées.
- We climbed off the trenches.
- We climb out of the trenches yesterday.
- We climbed out of the trenches.
- Ils se sont serré la main.
- We shook hands.
- We shaked hands.
- We shake hands yesterday.
- Le prof demande ce qu'ils ont fait ensuite.
- What they did next?
- What did they do next?
- What did they did next?
- Ils ont échangé du chocolat.
- They exchange chocolate yesterday.
- They exchanged chocolate.
- They exchanged chocolates of.
- Certains ont joué au football.
- Some of them played football.
- Some of they played football.
- Some of them plays football.
- Pendant un jour, des ennemis sont devenus amis.
- During one day, enemies become friends.
- Since one day, enemies became friends.
- For one day, enemies became friends.
- C'est un symbole de paix.
- It's a symbol of piece.
- It's a symbol of peace.
- It's a peace's symbol.
- Les généraux l'ont interdit ensuite.
- The general banned it afterwards of.
- The generals banned it afterwards.
- The generals bannned it after.
Corrigé
Exercice 1
1. c) a truce · 2. a) the trenches · 3. b) 1914 · 4. b) to shake hands · 5. a) shook · 6. a) football · 7. c) enemy soldiers · 8. b) a symbol of peace · 9. a) to exchange · 10. a) to climb out of the trenches
Exercice 2
1. truce · 2. trenches · 3. shook · 4. singing · 5. exchanged · 6. played · 7. land · 8. friends · 9. peace · 10. banned
Exercice 3
1. a) Listen to this letter written in December 1914. · 2. b) We heard the Germans singing carols. · 3. c) We climbed out of the trenches. · 4. a) We shook hands. · 5. b) What did they do next? · 6. b) They exchanged chocolate. · 7. a) Some of them played football. · 8. c) For one day, enemies became friends. · 9. b) It's a symbol of peace. · 10. b) The generals banned it afterwards.