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The Titanic : le naufrage de 1912 (5e)

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AnglaisFrançais
a liner / a shipun paquebot / un navire
an icebergun iceberg
to sink (sank, sunk)couler
the crew / the passengersl'équipage / les passagers
a lifeboatun canot de sauvetage
It was sailing when it hit an iceberg.Il naviguait quand il a heurté un iceberg.

Le 10 avril 1912, le Titanic quitte Southampton pour New York. Dans la nuit du 14 au 15 avril, il heurte un iceberg et coule. Il n'y avait pas assez de canots : plus de 1 500 personnes sont mortes. Pour raconter : prétérit en -ing (was sailing) + prétérit simple (hit).

Mise en situation : l'exposé

Teacher : What happened to the Titanic?
Que s'est-il passé avec le Titanic ?
Paul : It was sailing to New York when it hit an iceberg.
Il naviguait vers New York quand il a heurté un iceberg.
Teacher : Why did so many people die?
Pourquoi tant de gens sont-ils morts ?
Paul : Because there weren't enough lifeboats, and the water was freezing.
Parce qu'il n'y avait pas assez de canots, et l'eau était glaciale.
Teacher : When did it sink?
Quand a-t-il coulé ?
Paul : On the fifteenth of April, 1912.
Le 15 avril 1912.

À retenir

  • a liner, an iceberg, to sink (sank), the crew, passengers, lifeboats.
  • It was sailing when it hit an iceberg. 15th April 1912.

Exercice 1 : Le Titanic : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « couler »
    1. to sing
    2. to think
    3. to sink
  2. Prétérit de sink :
    1. sinked
    2. sunk
    3. sank
  3. « un canot de sauvetage »
    1. a lifeboat
    2. a life ship
    3. a lifeguard
  4. « l'équipage »
    1. the crowd
    2. the crew
    3. the screw
  5. « Il naviguait quand il a heurté un iceberg. »
    1. It was sailing when it hit an iceberg.
    2. It sailed when it was hitting an iceberg.
    3. It was sail when it hit an iceberg.
  6. Le Titanic a coulé en...
    1. 1898
    2. 1921
    3. 1912
  7. Il allait vers...
    1. New York
    2. Paris
    3. London
  8. « Il n'y avait pas assez de canots. »
    1. There weren't enough lifeboats.
    2. There wasn't enough lifeboats.
    3. There weren't lifeboats enough.
  9. « glacial »
    1. frozen yogurt
    2. freezer
    3. freezing
  10. « un paquebot »
    1. a liner
    2. a lighter
    3. a line

Exercice 2 : Le Titanic : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. It was .......................... to New York. (sail)
  2. It .......................... an iceberg. (hit)
  3. The ship .......................... in 1912. (sink)
  4. There weren't enough .......................... .
  5. The water was .......................... . (glaciale)
  6. The .......................... tried to help. (équipage)
  7. Over 1,500 .......................... died.
  8. It left from .......................... .
  9. What .......................... to the Titanic?
  10. Why did so many people .......................... ?

Exercice 3 : Le Titanic : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande ce qui s'est passé.
    1. What happened to the Titanic?
    2. What did happen to the Titanic?
    3. What happens to the Titanic yesterday?
  2. Il naviguait vers New York.
    1. It sailing to New York.
    2. It was sail to New York.
    3. It was sailing to New York.
  3. Il a heurté un iceberg.
    1. It hitted an iceberg.
    2. It was hit an iceberg.
    3. It hit an iceberg.
  4. Le prof demande pourquoi tant de morts.
    1. Why did so many people died?
    2. Why did so many people die?
    3. Why so many people died?
  5. Pas assez de canots.
    1. There weren't enough lifeboats.
    2. There wasn't enough lifeboat.
    3. There weren't lifeboats enough.
  6. L'eau était glaciale.
    1. The water was freezer.
    2. The water was freezing.
    3. The water were freezing.
  7. Il a coulé le 15 avril 1912.
    1. It sinked on the fifteen of April, 1912.
    2. It sank on the fifteenth of April, 1912.
    3. It sank in the fifteenth of April, 1912.
  8. Les passagers dormaient quand c'est arrivé.
    1. The passengers were sleeping when it happened.
    2. The passengers was sleeping when it happened.
    3. The passengers slept when it was happening.
  9. Tu as vu le film de 1997.
    1. I've saw the 1997 film.
    2. I seen the 1997 film.
    3. I've seen the 1997 film.
  10. C'est une histoire tragique.
    1. It's a tragic story.
    2. It's a magic story.
    3. It's a tragical story.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) to sink · 2. c) sank · 3. a) a lifeboat · 4. b) the crew · 5. a) It was sailing when it hit an iceberg. · 6. c) 1912 · 7. a) New York · 8. a) There weren't enough lifeboats. · 9. c) freezing · 10. a) a liner

Exercice 2

1. sailing · 2. hit · 3. sank · 4. lifeboats · 5. freezing · 6. crew · 7. passengers · 8. Southampton · 9. happened · 10. die

Exercice 3

1. a) What happened to the Titanic? · 2. c) It was sailing to New York. · 3. c) It hit an iceberg. · 4. b) Why did so many people die? · 5. a) There weren't enough lifeboats. · 6. b) The water was freezing. · 7. b) It sank on the fifteenth of April, 1912. · 8. a) The passengers were sleeping when it happened. · 9. c) I've seen the 1997 film. · 10. a) It's a tragic story.