Fiche à imprimer : The Great Famine : la grande famine irlandaise (Première)

Anglais	Français
the Great Famine (1845-1852)	la grande famine
the potato blight	la maladie de la pomme de terre (mildiou)
to starve / starvation	mourir de faim / la famine
coffin ships	les « bateaux-cercueils »
the Irish diaspora	la diaspora irlandaise
collective memory	la mémoire collective

En 1845, une maladie détruit les récoltes de pommes de terre, principale nourriture des paysans irlandais. Environ un million de personnes meurent de faim et plus d'un million émigrent, surtout vers les États-Unis. La population de l'Irlande a été divisée par deux. Aujourd'hui, 30 millions d'Américains ont des origines irlandaises.

Mise en situation : l'exposé

Teacher : What caused the Great Famine?

Qu'est-ce qui a causé la grande famine ?

Paul : A disease, the potato blight, destroyed the potato crops. Poor families had nothing else to eat.

Une maladie, le mildiou, a détruit les récoltes de pommes de terre. Les familles pauvres n'avaient rien d'autre à manger.

Teacher : What were the consequences?

Quelles ont été les conséquences ?

Sarah : About a million people starved to death, and a million emigrated, many to America.

Environ un million de personnes sont mortes de faim, et un million ont émigré, beaucoup en Amérique.

Paul : The ships were so dangerous that they were called coffin ships.

Les bateaux étaient si dangereux qu'on les appelait des bateaux-cercueils.

Teacher : And why is it still important today?

Et pourquoi est-ce encore important aujourd'hui ?

Sarah : It's part of Ireland's collective memory, and it created the Irish diaspora.

Cela fait partie de la mémoire collective irlandaise, et cela a créé la diaspora irlandaise.

À retenir

the Great Famine (1845-1852), the potato blight, to starve, starvation.
to emigrate, coffin ships, the Irish diaspora, collective memory.

Exercice 1 : La grande famine irlandaise : exercice 1 (QCM)

La grande famine a commencé en...
1. 1916
2. 1745
3. 1845
Elle a été causée par...
1. un tremblement de terre
2. une guerre
3. une maladie de la pomme de terre
« mourir de faim »
1. to stare
2. to starter
3. to starve
« les récoltes »
1. the crops
2. the cops
3. the crabs
Combien de morts environ ?
1. dix millions
2. un million
3. dix mille
« les bateaux-cercueils »
1. coffin ships
2. coffee ships
3. coffer boats
« la diaspora »
1. the dispersion of
2. the diaphragm
3. the diaspora
« la mémoire collective »
1. collected memory
2. collective memory
3. collection memory
La population irlandaise a été...
1. stable
2. multipliée par deux
3. divisée par deux
« Qu'est-ce qui a causé... ? »
1. What caused...?
2. What causes did...?
3. What did caused...?

Exercice 2 : La grande famine irlandaise : exercice 2 (à compléter)

The potato .......................... destroyed the crops.
A million people .......................... to death.
Many .......................... to America.
They were called coffin .......................... .
It created the Irish .......................... .
It's part of the collective .......................... .
What .......................... the Great Famine?
Poor families had nothing else to .......................... .
The potato .......................... failed.
The population was cut in .......................... .

Exercice 3 : La grande famine irlandaise : mise en situation

Le prof demande la cause de la famine.
1. What caused the Great Famine yesterday?
2. What caused the Great Famine?
3. What did cause the Great Famine of?
Une maladie a détruit les récoltes.
1. A disease destroyed the potato crops.
2. A desease destroyed the potato cops.
3. A disease destroy the potato crops.
Ils n'avaient rien d'autre à manger.
1. They hadn't nothing else to eat.
2. They had anything else to eat.
3. They had nothing else to eat.
Le prof demande les conséquences.
1. Which were the consequence?
2. What was the consequences?
3. What were the consequences?
Un million sont morts de faim.
1. About a million people starved of death.
2. About a million people starved to death.
3. About a million peoples starved to death.
Un million ont émigré en Amérique.
1. A million immigrated, many of America.
2. A million emigrated, many to America.
3. A million emigrate, many to America.
Les bateaux étaient si dangereux...
1. The ships was so dangerous that they were called coffin ships.
2. The ships were such dangerous that they called coffin ships.
3. The ships were so dangerous that they were called coffin ships.
C'est la mémoire collective de l'Irlande.
1. It's part of Ireland collective memories of.
2. It's part Ireland's collective memory.
3. It's part of Ireland's collective memory.
30 millions d'Américains ont des origines irlandaises.
1. Thirty millions Americans have Irish roots.
2. Thirty million Americans have Irish roots.
3. Thirty million Americans has Irish roots.
Le gouvernement britannique n'a pas assez aidé.
1. The British government didn't do enough to help.
2. The British government didn't do enough for helping of.
3. The British government don't do enough to help.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) 1845 · 2. c) une maladie de la pomme de terre · 3. c) to starve · 4. a) the crops · 5. b) un million · 6. a) coffin ships · 7. c) the diaspora · 8. b) collective memory · 9. c) divisée par deux · 10. a) What caused...?

Exercice 2

1. blight · 2. starved · 3. emigrated · 4. ships · 5. diaspora · 6. memory · 7. caused · 8. eat · 9. crops · 10. half

Exercice 3

1. b) What caused the Great Famine? · 2. a) A disease destroyed the potato crops. · 3. c) They had nothing else to eat. · 4. c) What were the consequences? · 5. b) About a million people starved to death. · 6. b) A million emigrated, many to America. · 7. c) The ships were so dangerous that they were called coffin ships. · 8. c) It's part of Ireland's collective memory. · 9. b) Thirty million Americans have Irish roots. · 10. a) The British government didn't do enough to help.