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The Irish in America : l'émigration irlandaise (3e)

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AnglaisFrançais
the Great Famine (1845-1852)la Grande Famine
to emigrate / an emigrantémigrer / un émigrant
coffin shipsles « bateaux-cercueils »
to start a new lifecommencer une nouvelle vie
because of the famineà cause de la famine
Irish Americansles Américains d'origine irlandaise

Au XIXe siècle, une maladie détruit les récoltes de pommes de terre, nourriture principale des paysans irlandais : c'est la Grande Famine (1845-1852). Environ un million de personnes meurent et plus d'un million émigrent, surtout vers les États-Unis, à bord de bateaux surpeuplés surnommés « bateaux-cercueils ». À leur arrivée, ils subissent souvent la discrimination. Aujourd'hui, des dizaines de millions d'Américains ont des ancêtres irlandais, dont plusieurs présidents.

Mise en situation : l'exposé

Teacher : Why did so many Irish people emigrate to America?
Pourquoi tant d'Irlandais ont-ils émigré en Amérique ?
Adam : Because of the Great Famine. A disease destroyed the potato crops, and potatoes were the main food of poor families.
À cause de la Grande Famine. Une maladie a détruit les récoltes de pommes de terre, et les pommes de terre étaient la nourriture principale des familles pauvres.
Clara : About a million people died, and more than a million left the country to start a new life.
Environ un million de personnes sont mortes, et plus d'un million ont quitté le pays pour commencer une nouvelle vie.
Teacher : Was the journey easy?
Le voyage était-il facile ?
Adam : Not at all. The ships were so crowded that many passengers died. People called them coffin ships.
Pas du tout. Les bateaux étaient si bondés que beaucoup de passagers sont morts. On les appelait les bateaux-cercueils.
Clara : And in America, they often faced discrimination. But today, tens of millions of Americans are proud of their Irish roots.
Et en Amérique, ils subissaient souvent la discrimination. Mais aujourd'hui, des dizaines de millions d'Américains sont fiers de leurs racines irlandaises.

À retenir

  • the Great Famine, potato crops, to emigrate, coffin ships, discrimination, Irish Americans.
  • Cause : because of, due to ; conséquence : so + adjectif + that... ; to start a new life.

Exercice 1 : L'émigration irlandaise : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. La Grande Famine a eu lieu de...
    1. 1945 à 1952
    2. 1845 à 1852
    3. 1745 à 1752
  2. Quelle récolte a été détruite ?
    1. le maïs
    2. le blé
    3. la pomme de terre
  3. « émigrer »
    1. to migrate out
    2. to emigrate
    3. to immigrate of
  4. Environ combien de morts ?
    1. un million
    2. dix mille
    3. dix millions
  5. « à cause de la famine »
    1. because the famine
    2. cause of famine of
    3. because of the famine
  6. « si bondés que... »
    1. so crowded that...
    2. so crowded than...
    3. such crowded that...
  7. On surnommait les bateaux...
    1. les bateaux-cercueils
    2. les bateaux de l'espoir
    3. les bateaux verts
  8. « la discrimination »
    1. discriminate of
    2. discrimation
    3. discrimination
  9. « commencer une nouvelle vie »
    1. to begin new live
    2. to start a new life
    3. to start a news life
  10. Aujourd'hui, les Américains d'origine irlandaise sont...
    1. quelques milliers
    2. des dizaines de millions
    3. un million

Exercice 2 : L'émigration irlandaise : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. They emigrated .......................... of the Great Famine.
  2. A disease destroyed the potato .......................... .
  3. About a million people .......................... .
  4. They left to start a new .......................... .
  5. The ships were .......................... crowded that many passengers died.
  6. People called them coffin .......................... .
  7. They faced .......................... .
  8. They're proud of their Irish .......................... .
  9. Why did so many people .......................... ?
  10. Was the journey .......................... ?

Exercice 3 : L'émigration irlandaise : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande pourquoi ils ont émigré.
    1. Why did so many Irish people emigrate to America?
    2. Why so many Irish people emigrated to America?
    3. Why did so many Irish people emigrated to America?
  2. À cause de la Grande Famine.
    1. Cause of the Great Famine of.
    2. Because of the Great Famine.
    3. Because the Great Famine.
  3. Une maladie a détruit les récoltes.
    1. A disease destroyed the potato crops.
    2. A disease destroy the potato crops yesterday.
    3. A disease destroyed the potatoes crop.
  4. Plus d'un million sont partis.
    1. More than a million leaved the country.
    2. More than a million left the country.
    3. More that a million left the country.
  5. Le prof demande si le voyage était facile.
    1. Did the journey easy?
    2. Was the journey easy?
    3. Were the journey easy?
  6. Les bateaux étaient si bondés que...
    1. The ships were such crowded that many passengers died.
    2. The ships was so crowded that many passengers died.
    3. The ships were so crowded that many passengers died.
  7. On les appelait bateaux-cercueils.
    1. People call them coffin ships yesterday.
    2. People called them coffee ships.
    3. People called them coffin ships.
  8. Ils subissaient la discrimination.
    1. They often faced to discrimination.
    2. They faced often discrimination.
    3. They often faced discrimination.
  9. Ils sont fiers de leurs racines.
    1. They're proud of there Irish roots.
    2. They're proud with their Irish roots.
    3. They're proud of their Irish roots.
  10. Tu trouves cette histoire triste.
    1. It's very a sad story.
    2. It's a very sad story.
    3. It's a very sad history.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) 1845 à 1852 · 2. c) la pomme de terre · 3. b) to emigrate · 4. a) un million · 5. c) because of the famine · 6. a) so crowded that... · 7. a) les bateaux-cercueils · 8. c) discrimination · 9. b) to start a new life · 10. b) des dizaines de millions

Exercice 2

1. because · 2. crops · 3. died · 4. life · 5. so · 6. ships · 7. discrimination · 8. roots · 9. emigrate · 10. easy

Exercice 3

1. a) Why did so many Irish people emigrate to America? · 2. b) Because of the Great Famine. · 3. a) A disease destroyed the potato crops. · 4. b) More than a million left the country. · 5. b) Was the journey easy? · 6. c) The ships were so crowded that many passengers died. · 7. c) People called them coffin ships. · 8. c) They often faced discrimination. · 9. c) They're proud of their Irish roots. · 10. b) It's a very sad story.