Fiche à imprimer : The Easter Rising, 1916 : l'insurrection de Pâques (1re)

Anglais	Français
the Easter Rising (April 1916)	l'insurrection de Pâques
Rebels took over the General Post Office in Dublin.	Des insurgés ont pris la Grande Poste de Dublin.
The Proclamation of the Irish Republic was read.	La Proclamation de la République irlandaise a été lue.
The rising was crushed after six days.	L'insurrection a été écrasée au bout de six jours.
Fifteen leaders were executed.	Quinze dirigeants ont été exécutés.
A terrible beauty is born. (W. B. Yeats)	Une terrible beauté est née.

Le lundi de Pâques 1916, alors que la Grande-Bretagne est en pleine guerre mondiale, quelques centaines d'insurgés irlandais occupent des bâtiments de Dublin, dont la Grande Poste, et proclament la République irlandaise. L'armée britannique écrase l'insurrection en six jours ; une grande partie du centre-ville est détruite. Au départ, beaucoup d'Irlandais désapprouvent les rebelles, mais l'exécution rapide de quinze de leurs chefs retourne l'opinion. C'est un tournant : la guerre d'indépendance suit en 1919, et l'État libre d'Irlande naît en 1922. Le poète W. B. Yeats écrit : A terrible beauty is born.

Mise en situation : la visite à Dublin

Guide : This is the General Post Office. On Easter Monday 1916, rebels took over this building.

Voici la Grande Poste. Le lundi de Pâques 1916, des insurgés ont pris ce bâtiment.

Chloe : Why did they rebel?

Pourquoi se sont-ils révoltés ?

Guide : They wanted Ireland to be independent from Britain. Here, the Proclamation of the Irish Republic was read aloud.

Ils voulaient que l'Irlande soit indépendante de la Grande-Bretagne. Ici, la Proclamation de la République irlandaise a été lue à voix haute.

Noah : What happened next?

Que s'est-il passé ensuite ?

Guide : The rising was crushed after six days, and fifteen leaders were executed. At first, many Dubliners were against the rebels, but the executions changed public opinion.

L'insurrection a été écrasée au bout de six jours, et quinze dirigeants ont été exécutés. Au début, beaucoup de Dublinois étaient contre les rebelles, mais les exécutions ont changé l'opinion.

Chloe : So it was a turning point. That's why Yeats wrote: a terrible beauty is born.

Donc c'était un tournant. C'est pour ça que Yeats a écrit : une terrible beauté est née.

À retenir

a rising, a rebel, a rebellion, a proclamation, a republic, independence, an execution, public opinion, a turning point.
Passif : was read, was crushed, were executed ; wanted Ireland to be... ; At first... ; That's why...

Exercice 1 : L'insurrection de Pâques : exercice 1 (QCM)

L'insurrection de Pâques a eu lieu en...
1. 1922
2. 1798
3. 1916
Elle s'est déroulée à...
1. Dublin
2. Londres
3. Belfast
Les insurgés ont occupé...
1. la Grande Poste
2. la Tour de Londres
3. le château de Windsor
« L'insurrection a été écrasée. »
1. The rising was crash.
2. The rising was crushed.
3. The rising crushed was.
« Quinze dirigeants ont été exécutés. »
1. Fifteen leaders executed were.
2. Fifteen leaders were executed.
3. Fifteen leaders was executed.
« un tournant »
1. a turn point of
2. a turning point
3. a turning round
L'État libre d'Irlande est né en...
1. 1922
2. 1949
3. 1916
Qui a écrit « A terrible beauty is born » ?
1. Robert Burns
2. W. B. Yeats
3. Oscar Wilde
« Ils voulaient que l'Irlande soit indépendante. »
1. They wanted that Ireland is independent.
2. They wanted Ireland to be independent.
3. They wanted Ireland being independent.
« l'opinion publique »
1. public opinions of
2. people opinion
3. public opinion

Exercice 2 : L'insurrection de Pâques : exercice 2 (à compléter)

Rebels took .......................... this building.
Why did they .......................... ?
They wanted Ireland to be .......................... .
The Proclamation was read .......................... .
What happened .......................... ?
The rising was .......................... after six days.
Fifteen leaders were .......................... .
The executions changed public .......................... .
It was a turning .......................... .
A terrible beauty is .......................... .

Exercice 3 : L'insurrection de Pâques : mise en situation

Voici la Grande Poste.
1. This is the General Post Officer.
2. This the General Post Office is.
3. This is the General Post Office.
Des insurgés ont pris ce bâtiment.
1. Rebels took on this building.
2. Rebels taked over this building.
3. Rebels took over this building.
Pourquoi se sont-ils révoltés ?
1. Why did they rebel?
2. Why they rebelled?
3. Why did they rebelled?
Ils voulaient que l'Irlande soit indépendante.
1. They want Ireland to be independent yesterday.
2. They wanted that Ireland be independent.
3. They wanted Ireland to be independent.
La Proclamation a été lue à voix haute.
1. The Proclamation was readed aloud.
2. The Proclamation read aloud was.
3. The Proclamation was read aloud.
Que s'est-il passé ensuite ?
1. What happen next?
2. What happened next?
3. What did happened next?
L'insurrection a été écrasée au bout de six jours.
1. The rising was crush after six days.
2. The rising crushed after six days.
3. The rising was crushed after six days.
Au début, beaucoup étaient contre les rebelles.
1. At first, many was against the rebels.
2. At first, many were against the rebels.
3. In first, much were against the rebels.
Les exécutions ont changé l'opinion.
1. The executions changed the publics opinion.
2. The executions changed public opinion.
3. The executions change public opinion yesterday.
C'était un tournant.
1. It was a turning point.
2. It was a turning round.
3. It were a turning point.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) 1916 · 2. a) Dublin · 3. a) la Grande Poste · 4. b) The rising was crushed. · 5. b) Fifteen leaders were executed. · 6. b) a turning point · 7. a) 1922 · 8. b) W. B. Yeats · 9. b) They wanted Ireland to be independent. · 10. c) public opinion

Exercice 2

1. over · 2. rebel · 3. independent · 4. aloud · 5. next · 6. crushed · 7. executed · 8. opinion · 9. point · 10. born

Exercice 3

1. c) This is the General Post Office. · 2. c) Rebels took over this building. · 3. a) Why did they rebel? · 4. c) They wanted Ireland to be independent. · 5. c) The Proclamation was read aloud. · 6. b) What happened next? · 7. c) The rising was crushed after six days. · 8. b) At first, many were against the rebels. · 9. b) The executions changed public opinion. · 10. a) It was a turning point.