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The Penny Black : le premier timbre (6e)

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the Penny Black (1840)le Penny Black, premier timbre
the first stamp in the worldle premier timbre du monde
It cost one penny.Il coûtait un penny.
It showed Queen Victoria.Il représentait la reine Victoria.
Before 1840, the person who received the letter used to pay.Avant 1840, c'était le destinataire qui payait.
It was invented by Rowland Hill.Il a été inventé par Rowland Hill.

Avant 1840, envoyer une lettre au Royaume-Uni coûtait cher, et c'était souvent le destinataire qui payait, selon la distance ! Un enseignant, Rowland Hill, propose une idée simple : un prix unique, payé d'avance grâce à un petit papier collé sur l'enveloppe. Le 1ᵉʳ mai 1840 naît le Penny Black, le premier timbre-poste du monde, noir, à l'effigie de la jeune reine Victoria. Encore aujourd'hui, les timbres britanniques n'indiquent pas le nom du pays : seulement le portrait du souverain ! Passif : It was invented by... It was printed in black.

Mise en situation : le musée de la poste

Guide : This is the Penny Black, the first stamp in the world. It was introduced in 1840.
Voici le Penny Black, le premier timbre du monde. Il a été introduit en 1840.
Chloe : Who is the lady on it?
Qui est la dame dessus ?
Guide : It's Queen Victoria, when she was young. The stamp cost one penny.
C'est la reine Victoria, quand elle était jeune. Le timbre coûtait un penny.
Leo : How did people send letters before that?
Comment les gens envoyaient-ils des lettres avant ?
Guide : The person who received the letter used to pay, and it was expensive! Rowland Hill had the idea of a cheap stamp, paid in advance.
C'était le destinataire qui payait, et c'était cher ! Rowland Hill a eu l'idée d'un timbre bon marché, payé d'avance.
Chloe : And British stamps still don't show the name of the country!
Et les timbres britanniques n'indiquent toujours pas le nom du pays !

À retenir

  • a stamp, a letter, an envelope, the post, a penny, a portrait, a collector.
  • was introduced / was invented / was printed (passif) ; used to pay ; in advance ; How did people...?

Exercice 1 : Le premier timbre : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Le premier timbre du monde date de...
    1. 1740
    2. 1840
    3. 1940
  2. Il s'appelait...
    1. the Black Penny of
    2. the Royal Stamp
    3. the Penny Black
  3. Il représentait...
    1. Henri VIII
    2. Shakespeare
    3. la reine Victoria
  4. Son inventeur :
    1. Isaac Newton
    2. Charles Dickens
    3. Rowland Hill
  5. « un timbre »
    1. a step
    2. a stamp
    3. a stump
  6. « Il a été introduit en 1840. »
    1. It introduced was in 1840.
    2. It was introduced in 1840.
    3. It was introduce in 1840.
  7. « Le destinataire payait. » (habitude passée)
    1. The receiver used to paying.
    2. The receiver use to pay.
    3. The receiver used to pay.
  8. « payé d'avance »
    1. paid on advance
    2. paid in advance
    3. payed in advance
  9. Les timbres britanniques n'indiquent pas...
    1. le nom du pays
    2. le prix
    3. le portrait du souverain
  10. « un collectionneur »
    1. a collection
    2. a collector
    3. a collecting

Exercice 2 : Le premier timbre : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. This is the Penny .......................... .
  2. It was .......................... in 1840.
  3. It .......................... one penny.
  4. It showed Queen .......................... .
  5. The person who received the letter .......................... to pay.
  6. It was .......................... by Rowland Hill.
  7. a cheap stamp, paid in ..........................
  8. How did people send .......................... before that?
  9. Who is the lady .......................... it?
  10. the first .......................... in the world

Exercice 3 : Le premier timbre : mise en situation

  1. C'est le premier timbre du monde.
    1. It the first stamp in the world.
    2. It's the first stamp in the world.
    3. It's the first stamp of the world of.
  2. Il a été introduit en 1840.
    1. It introduced in 1840.
    2. It was introduced in 1840.
    3. It was introduce in 1840.
  3. Qui est la dame dessus ?
    1. Who is the lady in it of?
    2. Who is the lady on it?
    3. Whose is the lady on it?
  4. Le timbre coûtait un penny.
    1. The stamp costs one penny yesterday.
    2. The stamp costed one penny.
    3. The stamp cost one penny.
  5. Comment envoyaient-ils des lettres ?
    1. How did people send letters?
    2. How people sent letters?
    3. How did people sent letters?
  6. Le destinataire payait.
    1. The receiver used to paid.
    2. The receiver used to pay.
    3. The receiver use to pay.
  7. C'était cher.
    1. It were expensive.
    2. It was expansive.
    3. It was expensive.
  8. Rowland Hill a eu l'idée.
    1. Rowland Hill had the idea.
    2. Rowland Hill has the idea yesterday.
    3. Rowland Hill haved the idea.
  9. Il a été imprimé en noir.
    1. It printed in black.
    2. It was printed in black.
    3. It was print in black.
  10. Je collectionne les timbres.
    1. I collect stumps.
    2. I collects stamps.
    3. I collect stamps.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) 1840 · 2. c) the Penny Black · 3. c) la reine Victoria · 4. c) Rowland Hill · 5. b) a stamp · 6. b) It was introduced in 1840. · 7. c) The receiver used to pay. · 8. b) paid in advance · 9. a) le nom du pays · 10. b) a collector

Exercice 2

1. Black · 2. introduced · 3. cost · 4. Victoria · 5. used · 6. invented · 7. advance · 8. letters · 9. on · 10. stamp

Exercice 3

1. b) It's the first stamp in the world. · 2. b) It was introduced in 1840. · 3. b) Who is the lady on it? · 4. c) The stamp cost one penny. · 5. a) How did people send letters? · 6. b) The receiver used to pay. · 7. c) It was expensive. · 8. a) Rowland Hill had the idea. · 9. b) It was printed in black. · 10. c) I collect stamps.