Fiche à imprimer : The Mary Celeste : le mystère du navire fantôme (5e)

Anglais	Français
a ghost ship	un navire fantôme
In 1872, the Mary Celeste was found drifting.	En 1872, le Mary Celeste a été retrouvé à la dérive.
There was nobody on board.	Il n'y avait personne à bord.
The lifeboat was missing.	Le canot de sauvetage avait disparu.
What happened to the crew?	Qu'est-il arrivé à l'équipage ?
They might have been scared of a storm.	Ils ont peut-être eu peur d'une tempête.

En décembre 1872, des marins découvrent un navire américain, le Mary Celeste, qui dérive dans l'Atlantique, entre les Açores et le Portugal. À bord : personne ! La cargaison est presque intacte, il y a des vivres pour six mois, mais le canot de sauvetage a disparu. On n'a jamais revu le capitaine, sa femme, sa fille et l'équipage. Une nouvelle écrite plus tard par Arthur Conan Doyle a ajouté des détails inventés à la légende. Pour faire des hypothèses sur le passé : They might have / may have / must have + participe passé.

Mise en situation : l'enquête

Teacher : In 1872, sailors found the Mary Celeste in the middle of the Atlantic. There was nobody on board.

En 1872, des marins ont trouvé le Mary Celeste au milieu de l'Atlantique. Il n'y avait personne à bord.

Nina : Nobody? Not even the captain?

Personne ? Même pas le capitaine ?

Teacher : No. There was food and water for six months, but the lifeboat was missing.

Non. Il y avait de la nourriture et de l'eau pour six mois, mais le canot avait disparu.

Theo : Maybe they were attacked by pirates!

Ils ont peut-être été attaqués par des pirates !

Teacher : But nothing was stolen. What else could have happened?

Mais rien n'a été volé. Que s'est-il passé d'autre, à votre avis ?

Nina : They might have thought the ship was sinking and escaped in the lifeboat!

Ils ont peut-être cru que le navire coulait et se sont enfuis dans le canot !

À retenir

a ghost ship, a crew, a captain, a lifeboat, the cargo, a storm, pirates, a mystery.
was found, was missing, was stolen (passif) ; might have / may have / must have + participe passé (hypothèses passées).

Exercice 1 : Le mystère du navire fantôme : exercice 1 (QCM)

Le Mary Celeste a été retrouvé en...
1. 1772
2. 1872
3. 1972
« un navire fantôme »
1. a host ship
2. a ghost sheep
3. a ghost ship
« l'équipage »
1. the screw
2. the crow
3. the crew
« Il n'y avait personne à bord. »
1. There was anybody on board.
2. There were nobody on bored.
3. There was nobody on board.
« le canot de sauvetage »
1. the lifeboat
2. the life boot
3. the lifeguard
« Ils ont peut-être eu peur. »
1. They might have be scared.
2. They might have been scared.
3. They might be scared yesterday.
« Rien n'a été volé. »
1. Anything was stolen.
2. Nothing was stolen.
3. Nothing was stealed.
« à la dérive »
1. drifting
2. drafting
3. driving
Qui a écrit une nouvelle sur ce mystère ?
1. Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Lewis Carroll
3. Jane Austen
« la cargaison »
1. the car go
2. the cargo
3. the carrot

Exercice 2 : Le mystère du navire fantôme : exercice 2 (à compléter)

There was .......................... on board.
The lifeboat was .......................... .
Sailors .......................... the Mary Celeste. (find)
Maybe they were .......................... by pirates.
Nothing was .......................... . (steal)
They might .......................... escaped in the lifeboat.
What happened to the .......................... ?
It's a real .......................... .
They must have been very .......................... .
food and water for six ..........................

Exercice 3 : Le mystère du navire fantôme : mise en situation

Il n'y avait personne à bord.
1. There was anybody on board.
2. There was nobody on board.
3. There wasn't nobody on board.
Même pas le capitaine ?
1. Not ever the captain?
2. No even the captain?
3. Not even the captain?
Il y avait de la nourriture pour six mois.
1. There was food and water for six months.
2. There was food since six months.
3. There were food for six months.
Le canot avait disparu.
1. The lifeboat was missing.
2. The lifeboat was missed.
3. The lifeboat missing.
Ils ont peut-être été attaqués par des pirates.
1. Maybe they was attacked by pirates!
2. Maybe they were attacked by pirates!
3. Maybe they attacked by pirates!
Rien n'a été volé.
1. Nothing stolen was.
2. Nothing was stealed.
3. Nothing was stolen.
Que s'est-il passé d'autre ?
1. What else could happened?
2. What else could have happened?
3. What other could have happen?
Ils ont peut-être cru que le navire coulait.
1. They might have thought the ship was sinking.
2. They might have think the ship was sinking.
3. They might thought the ship was sinking.
Ils ont dû avoir très peur.
1. They must have been very scared.
2. They must be very scared yesterday.
3. They must have were very scared.
On ne les a jamais revus.
1. They were never saw again.
2. They never were seen again of.
3. They were never seen again.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) 1872 · 2. c) a ghost ship · 3. c) the crew · 4. c) There was nobody on board. · 5. a) the lifeboat · 6. b) They might have been scared. · 7. b) Nothing was stolen. · 8. a) drifting · 9. a) Arthur Conan Doyle · 10. b) the cargo

Exercice 2

1. nobody · 2. missing · 3. found · 4. attacked · 5. stolen · 6. have · 7. crew · 8. mystery · 9. scared · 10. months

Exercice 3

1. b) There was nobody on board. · 2. c) Not even the captain? · 3. a) There was food and water for six months. · 4. a) The lifeboat was missing. · 5. b) Maybe they were attacked by pirates! · 6. c) Nothing was stolen. · 7. b) What else could have happened? · 8. a) They might have thought the ship was sinking. · 9. a) They must have been very scared. · 10. c) They were never seen again.