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The Great Exhibition of 1851 : le Crystal Palace (5e)

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AnglaisFrançais
the Great Exhibition (1851)la Grande Exposition
the Crystal Palacele Palais de cristal
It was made of glass and iron.Il était fait de verre et de fer.
Prince Albert organised it.Le prince Albert l'a organisée.
About six million people visited it.Environ six millions de personnes l'ont visitée.
inventions from around the worlddes inventions du monde entier

En 1851, la Grande-Bretagne victorienne organise la première exposition universelle à Hyde Park, à Londres, à l'initiative du prince Albert, mari de la reine Victoria. Le bâtiment, le Crystal Palace, est un immense palais de verre et de fer, monté en quelques mois. Environ six millions de visiteurs y découvrent des machines, des inventions et des objets du monde entier. Les bénéfices ont servi à créer les grands musées de South Kensington !

Mise en situation : le cours d'histoire

Teacher : In 1851, a huge glass building appeared in Hyde Park. It was called the Crystal Palace.
En 1851, un immense bâtiment de verre est apparu à Hyde Park. On l'appelait le Crystal Palace.
Hugo : Why was it built?
Pourquoi a-t-il été construit ?
Teacher : For the Great Exhibition. Prince Albert wanted to show inventions from all over the world.
Pour la Grande Exposition. Le prince Albert voulait montrer des inventions du monde entier.
Lily : Were there many visitors?
Il y a eu beaucoup de visiteurs ?
Teacher : About six million! The money was used to build museums, like the Science Museum.
Environ six millions ! L'argent a servi à construire des musées, comme le Science Museum.
Hugo : And can we still visit the Crystal Palace?
Et on peut encore visiter le Crystal Palace ?

À retenir

  • an exhibition, a building, glass, iron, a visitor, an invention, a machine, a museum.
  • was built, was called, was used (passif) ; six million (pas de -s après un nombre) ; Why was it built?

Exercice 1 : Le Crystal Palace : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. La Grande Exposition a eu lieu en...
    1. 1851
    2. 1751
    3. 1951
  2. Elle se trouvait à...
    1. Hyde Park
    2. Glasgow
    3. Paris
  3. Qui l'a organisée ?
    1. Henri VIII
    2. le prince Albert
    3. Napoléon
  4. « Il était fait de verre et de fer. »
    1. It made of grass and iron.
    2. It was made of glass and iron.
    3. It was make of glass and iron.
  5. « six millions de personnes »
    1. six million people
    2. six millions people
    3. six millions of peoples
  6. « Pourquoi a-t-il été construit ? »
    1. Why was it build?
    2. Why was it built?
    3. Why it was built?
  7. « le verre »
    1. class
    2. grass
    3. glass
  8. « le fer »
    1. iron
    2. ion
    3. irony
  9. Les bénéfices ont servi à créer...
    1. un zoo
    2. des musées
    3. une prison
  10. « une exposition »
    1. an exhibition
    2. an exhibit tion
    3. an expedition

Exercice 2 : Le Crystal Palace : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. It was .......................... the Crystal Palace.
  2. Why was it .......................... ?
  3. It was made of glass and .......................... .
  4. Prince Albert .......................... to show inventions.
  5. About six .......................... visitors came.
  6. The money was .......................... to build museums.
  7. the Great ..........................
  8. Were there many .......................... ?
  9. inventions from all over the ..........................
  10. In 1851, a huge glass building .......................... in Hyde Park.

Exercice 3 : Le Crystal Palace : mise en situation

  1. On l'appelait le Crystal Palace.
    1. It was call the Crystal Palace.
    2. It called the Crystal Palace.
    3. It was called the Crystal Palace.
  2. Pourquoi a-t-il été construit ?
    1. Why was it builded?
    2. Why it was built?
    3. Why was it built?
  3. Le prince voulait montrer des inventions.
    1. Prince Albert want to show inventions yesterday.
    2. Prince Albert wanted to show inventions.
    3. Prince Albert wanted show inventions.
  4. Il y a eu beaucoup de visiteurs ?
    1. Were there many visitors?
    2. Was there many visitors?
    3. There were many visitors?
  5. Environ six millions.
    1. About six million!
    2. About six millions!
    3. About six millions of!
  6. L'argent a servi à construire des musées.
    1. The money was used to build museums.
    2. The money used to build museums was.
    3. The money was use to build museums.
  7. Il était fait de verre.
    1. It was made of glass.
    2. It was made of grass.
    3. It made of glass.
  8. On peut encore le visiter ?
    1. Can we always visit it of?
    2. Can we still visit it?
    3. Can we still to visit it?
  9. Non, il a brûlé en 1936.
    1. No, it burned up in 1936.
    2. No, it burn down in 1936.
    3. No, it burned down in 1936.
  10. C'était une époque d'inventions.
    1. It was a time of inventors of.
    2. It was a time of inventions.
    3. It were a time of inventions.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) 1851 · 2. a) Hyde Park · 3. b) le prince Albert · 4. b) It was made of glass and iron. · 5. a) six million people · 6. b) Why was it built? · 7. c) glass · 8. a) iron · 9. b) des musées · 10. a) an exhibition

Exercice 2

1. called · 2. built · 3. iron · 4. wanted · 5. million · 6. used · 7. Exhibition · 8. visitors · 9. world · 10. appeared

Exercice 3

1. c) It was called the Crystal Palace. · 2. c) Why was it built? · 3. b) Prince Albert wanted to show inventions. · 4. a) Were there many visitors? · 5. a) About six million! · 6. a) The money was used to build museums. · 7. a) It was made of glass. · 8. b) Can we still visit it? · 9. c) No, it burned down in 1936. · 10. b) It was a time of inventions.