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The exchange trip : l'échange scolaire (5e)

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an exchange tripun échange scolaire
my host familyma famille d'accueil
Make yourself at home!Fais comme chez toi !
Would you like a cup of tea?Veux-tu une tasse de thé ?
Can I have a shower, please?Je peux prendre une douche, s'il vous plaît ?
I feel a bit homesick.J'ai un peu le mal du pays.

Lors d'un échange scolaire, on vit dans une famille d'accueil (a host family) et on va au collège avec son correspondant. Politesse indispensable : Can I...? / Could I...? / Thank you very much! / That's very kind of you! La famille propose : Would you like...? On répond Yes, please ou No, thank you. Et si on a un peu le mal du pays : I'm homesick.

Mise en situation : l'arrivée à York

Mrs Taylor : Welcome to York, Lucas! Make yourself at home.
Bienvenue à York, Lucas ! Fais comme chez toi.
Lucas : Thank you very much. It's very kind of you.
Merci beaucoup. C'est très gentil de votre part.
Mrs Taylor : Would you like a cup of tea or a hot chocolate?
Veux-tu une tasse de thé ou un chocolat chaud ?
Lucas : A hot chocolate, please. Could I have a shower after that?
Un chocolat chaud, s'il vous plaît. Je pourrais prendre une douche après ?
Harry : Of course! Your room is next to mine. Tomorrow you're coming to my school.
Bien sûr ! Ta chambre est à côté de la mienne. Demain, tu viens dans mon collège.
Lucas : Great! I'm a bit nervous... and a bit homesick, but I'm sure it'll be fun!
Super ! Je suis un peu nerveux... et j'ai un peu le mal du pays, mais je suis sûr que ce sera chouette !

À retenir

  • an exchange trip, a host family, an exchange partner, a guest room, a uniform.
  • Make yourself at home! Would you like...? Yes, please / No, thank you. Can I / Could I...? It's very kind of you. homesick.

Exercice 1 : L'échange scolaire : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « une famille d'accueil »
    1. a hostel family
    2. a host family
    3. a ghost family
  2. « Fais comme chez toi ! »
    1. Make yourself at home!
    2. Make you at home!
    3. Do yourself at home!
  3. « Veux-tu un thé ? »
    1. Would you like a tea?
    2. Do you would like a tea?
    3. Will you liking a tea?
  4. « C'est très gentil de votre part. »
    1. It's very nice of your.
    2. It's very kind of you.
    3. It's very kind for you.
  5. « J'ai le mal du pays. »
    1. I'm homesick.
    2. I'm home ill.
    3. I'm housesick.
  6. « Je pourrais prendre une douche ? »
    1. Can I to have a shower?
    2. Could I have a shower?
    3. Could I take a shower of?
  7. « à côté de la mienne »
    1. next of mine
    2. next to my
    3. next to mine
  8. Réponse polie à une offre :
    1. OK, I want.
    2. Yes, give me.
    3. Yes, please.
  9. « un correspondant d'échange »
    1. an exchange part
    2. an exchanger
    3. an exchange partner
  10. « Je suis un peu nerveux. »
    1. I'm a bite nervous.
    2. I'm a bit nervous.
    3. I a bit nervous.

Exercice 2 : L'échange scolaire : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. Welcome to .......................... , Lucas!
  2. Make yourself at .......................... .
  3. It's very .......................... of you.
  4. .......................... you like a cup of tea?
  5. Could I have a .......................... ?
  6. Your room is next to .......................... .
  7. Tomorrow you're coming to my .......................... .
  8. I'm a bit .......................... .
  9. I'm sure it'll be .......................... !
  10. my host ..........................

Exercice 3 : L'échange scolaire : mise en situation

  1. Bienvenue à York, fais comme chez toi.
    1. Welcome to York! Make yourself at home.
    2. Welcome to York! Do yourself at home.
    3. Welcome at York! Make you at home.
  2. Merci, c'est très gentil.
    1. Thank you very much. It's very kind of you.
    2. Thank you very much. It's very kind for you.
    3. Thanks you very much. It's kind of you.
  3. Veux-tu un thé ou un chocolat chaud ?
    1. Would you like a cup tea or hot chocolate of?
    2. Do you would like a cup of tea?
    3. Would you like a cup of tea or a hot chocolate?
  4. Un chocolat chaud, s'il vous plaît.
    1. A hot chocolate, pleased.
    2. An hot chocolate, please.
    3. A hot chocolate, please.
  5. Je pourrais prendre une douche ?
    1. Can I having a shower?
    2. Could I have a shower after that?
    3. Could I take a shower of after?
  6. Ta chambre est à côté de la mienne.
    1. You room is next of mine.
    2. Your room is next to mine.
    3. Your room is next to my.
  7. Demain, tu viens dans mon collège.
    1. Tomorrow you coming to my school.
    2. Tomorrow you're come to my school.
    3. Tomorrow you're coming to my school.
  8. J'ai un peu le mal du pays.
    1. I'm a bit homesick.
    2. I'm a bit housesick.
    3. I a bit homesick.
  9. Je suis sûr que ce sera chouette.
    1. I'm sure it'll be fun!
    2. I sure it will be fun!
    3. I'm sure it'll be fan!
  10. Non merci, je n'ai pas faim.
    1. No, thanks you. I'm not hungry.
    2. No, thank you. I'm not hungry.
    3. No, thank you. I'm not angry.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) a host family · 2. a) Make yourself at home! · 3. a) Would you like a tea? · 4. b) It's very kind of you. · 5. a) I'm homesick. · 6. b) Could I have a shower? · 7. c) next to mine · 8. c) Yes, please. · 9. c) an exchange partner · 10. b) I'm a bit nervous.

Exercice 2

1. York · 2. home · 3. kind · 4. Would · 5. shower · 6. mine · 7. school · 8. homesick · 9. fun · 10. family

Exercice 3

1. a) Welcome to York! Make yourself at home. · 2. a) Thank you very much. It's very kind of you. · 3. c) Would you like a cup of tea or a hot chocolate? · 4. c) A hot chocolate, please. · 5. b) Could I have a shower after that? · 6. b) Your room is next to mine. · 7. c) Tomorrow you're coming to my school. · 8. a) I'm a bit homesick. · 9. a) I'm sure it'll be fun! · 10. b) No, thank you. I'm not hungry.