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Was King Arthur real? Légende ou histoire ? (3e)

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AnglaisFrançais
evidence / proofdes preuves / une preuve
a historian / a sourceun historien / une source
the Saxonsles Saxons (envahisseurs germaniques)
He might have been a warrior.Il a peut-être été un guerrier.
There is no proof that...Il n'y a aucune preuve que...
a myth vs a factun mythe / un fait

Aucune source de son époque ne parle d'Arthur. Les premières mentions datent du IXe siècle (Historia Brittonum), qui en font un chef de guerre breton combattant les Saxons vers l'an 500. En 1191, des moines de l'abbaye de Glastonbury affirment avoir trouvé sa tombe, sans doute pour attirer les pèlerins ! Pour faire des hypothèses sur le passé : He might have been..., He must have been..., He can't have been...

Mise en situation : le débat

Teacher : Was King Arthur a real person?
Le roi Arthur a-t-il vraiment existé ?
Lea : He might have been a real warrior who fought against the Saxons around the year 500.
C'était peut-être un vrai guerrier qui a combattu les Saxons vers l'an 500.
Noah : But there's no evidence from that time. The first texts about him were written three hundred years later.
Mais il n'y a aucune preuve de cette époque. Les premiers textes sur lui ont été écrits trois cents ans plus tard.
Teacher : What about his grave at Glastonbury?
Et sa tombe à Glastonbury ?
Noah : The monks who 'found' it in 1191 must have wanted to attract visitors!
Les moines qui l'ont « trouvée » en 1191 voulaient sûrement attirer des visiteurs !
Lea : So the magic and Merlin can't have been real, but a leader called Arthur might have existed.
Donc la magie et Merlin ne peuvent pas avoir existé, mais un chef appelé Arthur a peut-être existé.

À retenir

  • evidence, proof, a source, a historian, a myth, a fact, the Saxons.
  • might have been (possible) / must have + participe (presque sûr) / can't have + participe (impossible).

Exercice 1 : Légende ou histoire : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « une preuve »
    1. proud
    2. proof
    3. prove of
  2. « un historien »
    1. a history
    2. an historic of
    3. a historian
  3. « Il a peut-être été un guerrier. »
    1. He might have been a warrior.
    2. He might be a warrior yesterday.
    3. He might have be a warrior.
  4. « Ils voulaient sûrement attirer des visiteurs. »
    1. They must have wanted to attract visitors.
    2. They must wanted to attract visitors.
    3. They must have want to attract visitors.
  5. « Ça ne peut pas avoir existé. »
    1. It mustn't have been real.
    2. It can't been real.
    3. It can't have been real.
  6. Les premières mentions d'Arthur datent du...
    1. IXe siècle
    2. Ier siècle
    3. XVIIIe siècle
  7. Les moines de Glastonbury ont « trouvé » sa tombe en...
    1. 1191
    2. 591
    3. 1991
  8. Arthur aurait combattu les...
    1. Saxons
    2. Vikings de 1066
    3. Romains
  9. « Il n'y a aucune preuve que... »
    1. There is no proof that...
    2. It has no proof that...
    3. There isn't no proof that...
  10. « un mythe »
    1. a myth
    2. a moth
    3. a math

Exercice 2 : Légende ou histoire : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. He .......................... have been a real warrior.
  2. There's no .......................... from that time.
  3. He fought against the .......................... .
  4. The monks must have .......................... to attract visitors.
  5. Merlin can't have .......................... real.
  6. The first texts were .......................... three hundred years later.
  7. Was King Arthur a .......................... person?
  8. There is no .......................... that he existed.
  9. Is it a myth or a .......................... ?
  10. A leader called Arthur might have .......................... .

Exercice 3 : Légende ou histoire : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande si Arthur a existé.
    1. Did King Arthur a real person?
    2. Was King Arthur a real person?
    3. Were King Arthur a real person?
  2. C'était peut-être un vrai guerrier.
    1. He might has been a real warrior.
    2. He might have been a real warrior.
    3. He might have be a real warrior.
  3. Il n'y a pas de preuve de cette époque.
    1. There isn't no evidence from that time.
    2. There's no evidence from that time.
    3. There's no evidences from that time.
  4. Les premiers textes ont été écrits 300 ans plus tard.
    1. The first texts were wrote three hundred years later.
    2. The first texts were written three hundred years later.
    3. The first texts written three hundred years later.
  5. Le prof demande pour la tombe.
    1. What about his grave in Glastonbury of?
    2. How about his grave Glastonbury?
    3. What about his grave at Glastonbury?
  6. Les moines voulaient sûrement attirer des visiteurs.
    1. The monks must have wanted to attract visitors.
    2. The monks must have want to attract visitors.
    3. The monks must wanted to attract visitors.
  7. Merlin ne peut pas avoir existé.
    1. Merlin can't have been real.
    2. Merlin can't been real.
    3. Merlin mustn't have been real.
  8. Un chef appelé Arthur a peut-être existé.
    1. A leader called Arthur might have existed.
    2. A leader called Arthur might existed.
    3. A leader calling Arthur might have existed.
  9. Les historiens ne sont pas d'accord.
    1. Historians don't agree.
    2. Historians doesn't agree.
    3. Historians aren't agree.
  10. La légende est plus forte que l'histoire.
    1. The legend is stronger than history.
    2. The legend is more strong than history.
    3. The legend is stronger that history.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) proof · 2. c) a historian · 3. a) He might have been a warrior. · 4. a) They must have wanted to attract visitors. · 5. c) It can't have been real. · 6. a) IXe siècle · 7. a) 1191 · 8. a) Saxons · 9. a) There is no proof that... · 10. a) a myth

Exercice 2

1. might · 2. evidence · 3. Saxons · 4. wanted · 5. been · 6. written · 7. real · 8. proof · 9. fact · 10. existed

Exercice 3

1. b) Was King Arthur a real person? · 2. b) He might have been a real warrior. · 3. b) There's no evidence from that time. · 4. b) The first texts were written three hundred years later. · 5. c) What about his grave at Glastonbury? · 6. a) The monks must have wanted to attract visitors. · 7. a) Merlin can't have been real. · 8. a) A leader called Arthur might have existed. · 9. a) Historians don't agree. · 10. a) The legend is stronger than history.