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The Mayflower : le voyage des Pèlerins (CM2)

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AnglaisFrançais
the Pilgrimsles Pèlerins
They sailed across the Atlantic.Ils ont traversé l'Atlantique en bateau.
The journey took 66 days.Le voyage a duré 66 jours.
They arrived in November 1620.Ils sont arrivés en novembre 1620.
a very cold winterun hiver très froid
They built houses.Ils ont construit des maisons.

En 1620, un bateau, le Mayflower, quitte l'Angleterre avec 102 passagers, dont des « Pèlerins » qui veulent pratiquer librement leur religion. Le voyage dure 66 jours, avec des tempêtes. Ils arrivent en novembre sur la côte de l'actuel Massachusetts et fondent la colonie de Plymouth. Le premier hiver est terrible : environ la moitié meurt de froid et de maladie. Prétérit irrégulier : take → took, build → built.

Mise en situation : le journal de bord

Teacher : Who were the Pilgrims?
Qui étaient les Pèlerins ?
Tom : They were English people who wanted to practise their religion freely.
C'étaient des Anglais qui voulaient pratiquer leur religion librement.
Teacher : How did they travel to America?
Comment sont-ils allés en Amérique ?
Ella : They sailed across the Atlantic on a ship called the Mayflower. The journey took sixty-six days!
Ils ont traversé l'Atlantique sur un bateau appelé le Mayflower. Le voyage a duré soixante-six jours !
Tom : They arrived in November 1620. They built houses, but the winter was very cold.
Ils sont arrivés en novembre 1620. Ils ont construit des maisons, mais l'hiver a été très froid.
Ella : About half of them died. It was very hard.
Environ la moitié d'entre eux sont morts. C'était très dur.

À retenir

  • the Pilgrims, the Mayflower, the Atlantic, Plymouth, 1620.
  • Prétérit : were, wanted, sailed, took (take), arrived, built (build), died.

Exercice 1 : Le voyage du Mayflower : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Le Mayflower est parti en...
    1. 1620
    2. 1776
    3. 1492
  2. « les Pèlerins »
    1. the Pilgrams
    2. the Pilgrims
    3. the Pelerins
  3. « traverser l'Atlantique en bateau »
    1. to sale across the Atlantic
    2. to sail across the Atlantic
    3. to sail through of the Atlantic
  4. Combien de jours de voyage ?
    1. 66
    2. 166
    3. 6
  5. Combien de passagers ?
    1. 1 002
    2. 12
    3. 102
  6. Prétérit de take :
    1. taken
    2. took
    3. taked
  7. Prétérit de build :
    1. build
    2. builded
    3. built
  8. Ils voulaient pratiquer...
    1. leur religion librement
    2. le football
    3. la pêche
  9. Environ quelle part est morte le premier hiver ?
    1. aucun
    2. la moitié
    3. un sur cent
  10. « un hiver très froid »
    1. a very cold winter
    2. a very gold winter
    3. a winter very cold

Exercice 2 : Le voyage du Mayflower : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. They .......................... English people.
  2. They .......................... across the Atlantic. (sail)
  3. The journey .......................... 66 days. (take)
  4. They .......................... in November 1620. (arrive)
  5. They .......................... houses. (build)
  6. The winter was very .......................... .
  7. About half of them .......................... . (die)
  8. A ship called the .......................... .
  9. They wanted to practise their religion .......................... .
  10. How did they .......................... to America?

Exercice 3 : Le voyage du Mayflower : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande qui étaient les Pèlerins.
    1. Who were the Pilgrims?
    2. Who was the Pilgrims?
    3. Who are the Pilgrims was?
  2. C'étaient des Anglais.
    1. They were English people.
    2. They were English peoples.
    3. They was English people.
  3. Le prof demande comment ils ont voyagé.
    1. How they travelled to America?
    2. How did they travelled to America?
    3. How did they travel to America?
  4. Ils ont traversé l'Atlantique.
    1. They sail across the Atlantic yesterday.
    2. They sailed across the Atlantic.
    3. They sold across the Atlantic.
  5. Le voyage a duré 66 jours.
    1. The journey took sixty-six day!
    2. The journey taked sixty-six days!
    3. The journey took sixty-six days!
  6. Ils sont arrivés en novembre 1620.
    1. They arrived in November 1620.
    2. They arrived on November 1620.
    3. They arrive in November 1620.
  7. Ils ont construit des maisons.
    1. They built houses.
    2. They build houses yesterday.
    3. They builded houses.
  8. L'hiver était très froid.
    1. The winter was very gold.
    2. The winter were very cold.
    3. The winter was very cold.
  9. Environ la moitié sont morts.
    1. About the half of them dieded.
    2. About half of them dead.
    3. About half of them died.
  10. C'était très dur.
    1. It were very hard.
    2. It was very hard.
    3. It was very hardly.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) 1620 · 2. b) the Pilgrims · 3. b) to sail across the Atlantic · 4. a) 66 · 5. c) 102 · 6. b) took · 7. c) built · 8. a) leur religion librement · 9. b) la moitié · 10. a) a very cold winter

Exercice 2

1. were · 2. sailed · 3. took · 4. arrived · 5. built · 6. cold · 7. died · 8. Mayflower · 9. freely · 10. travel

Exercice 3

1. a) Who were the Pilgrims? · 2. a) They were English people. · 3. c) How did they travel to America? · 4. b) They sailed across the Atlantic. · 5. c) The journey took sixty-six days! · 6. a) They arrived in November 1620. · 7. a) They built houses. · 8. c) The winter was very cold. · 9. c) About half of them died. · 10. b) It was very hard.