Fiche à imprimer : What's happening? Décrire une image au présent continu (5e)

Anglais	Français
In the picture, I can see...	Sur l'image, je vois...
A boy is running.	Un garçon court.
Two girls are laughing.	Deux filles rient.
in the foreground / in the background	au premier plan / à l'arrière-plan
on the left / on the right	à gauche / à droite
in the middle	au milieu

Pour décrire ce qui se passe sur une image : is / are + verbe en -ing. Utilise aussi there is / there are pour dire ce qu'il y a.

Mise en situation : décrire une photo

Teacher : What's happening in the picture?

Que se passe-t-il sur l'image ?

Inès : In the foreground, a boy is playing football. On the right, two girls are eating ice creams.

Au premier plan, un garçon joue au foot. À droite, deux filles mangent des glaces.

Teacher : And in the background?

Et à l'arrière-plan ?

Inès : There is a park and a dog is running.

Il y a un parc et un chien court.

À retenir

is / are + -ing : A boy is running.
in the foreground, in the background, on the left, on the right, in the middle.

Exercice 1 : Décrire une image : exercice 1 (QCM)

« Un garçon court. » (sur l'image)
1. A boy is running.
2. A boy runs always.
3. A boy running.
« Deux filles rient. »
1. Two girls is laughing.
2. Two girls are laughing.
3. Two girls laughing.
« au premier plan »
1. at the front plan
2. in the first plan
3. in the foreground
« à l'arrière-plan »
1. in the background
2. in the back plan
3. at the behind
« à gauche »
1. in the left of
2. at left
3. on the left
« au milieu »
1. at the middle of
2. on the middle
3. in the middle
« Que se passe-t-il ? »
1. What is happen?
2. What's happening?
3. What happens it?
« Sur l'image, je vois... »
1. On the image, I see of...
2. In the picture, I can see...
3. In the picture, I'm seeing...
A dog ___ in the park.
1. are running
2. is running
3. running
The children ___ football.
1. is playing
2. playing
3. are playing

Exercice 2 : Décrire une image : exercice 2 (à compléter)

A boy is .......................... . (run)
Two girls are .......................... . (laugh)
In the .......................... , there's a dog. (premier plan)
In the .......................... , there's a house. (arrière-plan)
On the .......................... , a man is reading. (gauche)
On the .......................... , a woman is cooking. (droite)
In the .......................... , a girl is dancing. (milieu)
What's .......................... ?
The children .......................... playing.
A cat .......................... sleeping.

Exercice 3 : Décrire une image : mise en situation

Le prof demande ce qui se passe sur l'image.
1. What's happening in the picture?
2. What is happen?
3. What happens in the image of?
Au premier plan, un garçon joue au foot.
1. In the foreground, a boy playing football.
2. In the foreground, a boy is playing football.
3. In the first plan, a boy plays football.
À droite, deux filles mangent des glaces.
1. On the right, two girls eating ice cream.
2. At right, two girls is eating ice creams.
3. On the right, two girls are eating ice creams.
À l'arrière-plan, il y a un parc.
1. In the background, there is a park.
2. In the background, it has a park.
3. In the back plan, there is a park.
Un chien court.
1. A dog running.
2. A dog are running.
3. A dog is running.
Au milieu, une femme lit.
1. At the middle, a woman reads of.
2. In the middle, a woman reading.
3. In the middle, a woman is reading.
À gauche, des enfants rient.
1. On the left, some children are laughing.
2. At left, children laughing.
3. On the left, some children is laughing.
Tu commences ta description.
1. On the image, I see of a beach.
2. In the picture, I can see a beach.
3. In picture, I'm seeing beach.
Il pleut sur l'image.
1. It raining.
2. It's raining.
3. It rains always.
Les gens ont l'air contents.
1. The people look happily.
2. The people look happy.
3. The people looks happy.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) A boy is running. · 2. b) Two girls are laughing. · 3. c) in the foreground · 4. a) in the background · 5. c) on the left · 6. c) in the middle · 7. b) What's happening? · 8. b) In the picture, I can see... · 9. b) is running · 10. c) are playing

Exercice 2

1. running · 2. laughing · 3. foreground · 4. background · 5. left · 6. right · 7. middle · 8. happening · 9. are · 10. is

Exercice 3

1. a) What's happening in the picture? · 2. b) In the foreground, a boy is playing football. · 3. c) On the right, two girls are eating ice creams. · 4. a) In the background, there is a park. · 5. c) A dog is running. · 6. c) In the middle, a woman is reading. · 7. a) On the left, some children are laughing. · 8. b) In the picture, I can see a beach. · 9. b) It's raining. · 10. b) The people look happy.