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The Great Fire of London (1666) (3e)

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AnglaisFrançais
the Great Fire of Londonle grand incendie de Londres
to start / to spreadcommencer / se propager
wooden housesdes maisons en bois
to burn downbrûler entièrement
to rebuildreconstruire
a diaryun journal intime

Le 2 septembre 1666, un feu démarre dans une boulangerie de Pudding Lane. Avec le vent et les maisons en bois, il se propage pendant quatre jours et détruit 13 000 maisons et la cathédrale St Paul. Samuel Pepys l'a raconté dans son journal. La ville est reconstruite en pierre.

Mise en situation : le cours d'histoire

Teacher : Where did the Great Fire start?
Où le grand incendie a-t-il commencé ?
Sam : In a bakery in Pudding Lane, on 2nd September 1666.
Dans une boulangerie de Pudding Lane, le 2 septembre 1666.
Teacher : Why did it spread so quickly?
Pourquoi s'est-il propagé si vite ?
Mia : Because the houses were made of wood and there was a strong wind.
Parce que les maisons étaient en bois et qu'il y avait un vent fort.
Teacher : How do we know so much about it?
Comment en sait-on autant ?
Sam : Samuel Pepys wrote about it in his diary. He even buried his cheese to save it!
Samuel Pepys l'a raconté dans son journal. Il a même enterré son fromage pour le sauver !

À retenir

  • the Great Fire (1666), Pudding Lane, to start, to spread, to burn down.
  • wooden houses, to rebuild, St Paul's Cathedral, Samuel Pepys's diary.

Exercice 1 : Le grand incendie de Londres : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Le grand incendie a eu lieu en...
    1. 1966
    2. 1066
    3. 1666
  2. Il a commencé dans...
    1. une église
    2. une boulangerie
    3. un château
  3. « se propager »
    1. to spray
    2. to spend
    3. to spread
  4. « des maisons en bois »
    1. woody houses
    2. wooden houses
    3. wood's houses
  5. « reconstruire »
    1. to rebuild
    2. to rebuilt
    3. to construct again of
  6. « un journal intime »
    1. a diary
    2. a dairy
    3. a daily
  7. Qui a écrit son journal pendant l'incendie ?
    1. William Shakespeare
    2. Charles Dickens
    3. Samuel Pepys
  8. Le feu a duré...
    1. 4 mois
    2. 4 jours
    3. 4 heures
  9. « brûler entièrement »
    1. to burn out
    2. to burn down
    3. to burn up of
  10. Qu'a enterré Pepys ?
    1. son fromage
    2. son or
    3. son chat

Exercice 2 : Le grand incendie de Londres : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. The fire .......................... in a bakery. (start)
  2. It .......................... very quickly. (spread)
  3. The houses were made of .......................... .
  4. There was a strong .......................... .
  5. St Paul's Cathedral .......................... down.
  6. Pepys wrote about it in his .......................... .
  7. They .......................... the city in stone. (rebuild)
  8. Where did the fire .......................... ?
  9. It happened in .......................... .
  10. He .......................... his cheese! (bury)

Exercice 3 : Le grand incendie de Londres : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande où le feu a commencé.
    1. Where the Great Fire started?
    2. Where did the Great Fire start?
    3. Where did the Great Fire started?
  2. Dans une boulangerie de Pudding Lane.
    1. In a bakery on Pudding Lane of.
    2. In a baker in Pudding Lane.
    3. In a bakery in Pudding Lane.
  3. Le prof demande pourquoi il s'est propagé si vite.
    1. Why did it spreaded so quickly?
    2. Why did it spread so quickly?
    3. Why it spread so quick?
  4. Les maisons étaient en bois.
    1. The houses were made of wood.
    2. The houses were make of wood.
    3. The houses was made of wood.
  5. Il y avait un vent fort.
    1. It had a strong wind.
    2. There was a strong wind.
    3. There were a strong wind.
  6. Pepys l'a raconté dans son journal.
    1. Samuel Pepys wrote about it in his diary.
    2. Samuel Pepys written about it in his dairy.
    3. Samuel Pepys wrote it about in his diary.
  7. Il a enterré son fromage.
    1. He berried his cheese!
    2. He buried his cheese!
    3. He buryed his cheese!
  8. 13 000 maisons ont brûlé.
    1. 13,000 house burnt down.
    2. 13.000 houses burnt up of.
    3. 13,000 houses burnt down.
  9. La ville a été reconstruite en pierre.
    1. The city was rebuild in stone.
    2. The city was rebuilt in stone.
    3. The city rebuilt in stone was.
  10. On peut voir le Monument aujourd'hui.
    1. You can to see the Monument today.
    2. You can saw the Monument today.
    3. You can see the Monument today.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) 1666 · 2. b) une boulangerie · 3. c) to spread · 4. b) wooden houses · 5. a) to rebuild · 6. a) a diary · 7. c) Samuel Pepys · 8. b) 4 jours · 9. b) to burn down · 10. a) son fromage

Exercice 2

1. started · 2. spread · 3. wood · 4. wind · 5. burnt · 6. diary · 7. rebuilt · 8. start · 9. 1666 · 10. buried

Exercice 3

1. b) Where did the Great Fire start? · 2. c) In a bakery in Pudding Lane. · 3. b) Why did it spread so quickly? · 4. a) The houses were made of wood. · 5. b) There was a strong wind. · 6. a) Samuel Pepys wrote about it in his diary. · 7. b) He buried his cheese! · 8. c) 13,000 houses burnt down. · 9. b) The city was rebuilt in stone. · 10. c) You can see the Monument today.