Les fêtes aux États-Unis : exercices fêtes américaines 5e

Associez le mot anglais à sa traduction française : un défilé, un festin, la liberté, un feu d’artifice, un char, reconnaissant, une fanfare, la dinde.

1. a parade
2. a feast
3. freedom
4. fireworks
5. a float
6. thankful
7. a marching band
8. turkey

Retrouvez la fête décrite : Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Columbus Day, Memorial Day ou Veterans Day.

1. It celebrates the birth of the United States in 1776.
2. Families eat turkey and pumpkin pie on a Thursday in November.
3. It celebrates the end of slavery in 1865.
4. It remembers the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.
5. People remember the soldiers who died for the country, on the last Monday in May.
6. It honors all the people who served in the army, on November 11.

Écrivez la date comme on la dit, avec un nombre ordinal. Exemple : July 4 → the fourth of July.

1. June 19
2. November 11
3. January 1
4. October 12
5. July 4
6. December 25

Complétez avec on ou in.

1. Thanksgiving is ___ November.
2. Independence Day is ___ July 4.
3. We watch the parade ___ the morning.
4. Memorial Day is ___ a Monday.
5. Juneteenth is ___ June.
6. There are fireworks ___ the Fourth of July.
7. Columbus Day is ___ the second Monday in October.

Complétez avec : thankful, pumpkin pie, Thursday, family, parade, 1621, turkey.

1. Thanksgiving is on the fourth ___ in November.
2. It remembers a harvest feast in ___.
3. It is a big ___ celebration.
4. The main dish is a roast ___.
5. For dessert, people often eat ___.
6. Before the meal, people say what they are ___ for.
7. In New York, there is a giant ___ with huge balloons.

Dites si chaque phrase est vraie (True) ou fausse (False), puis corrigez les phrases fausses.

1. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
2. Thanksgiving is in December.
3. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021.
4. On the Fourth of July, the colors are green and yellow.
5. Many cities celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day.
6. The Pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower.

Écrivez des phrases correctes.

1. fireworks / at night / watch / we / the
2. a / my / barbecue / family / has / on July 4
3. thankful / am / I / my friends / for
4. is / a day / Juneteenth / to remember / the past
5. the / marching band / plays / the parade / during

1. Joyeux Thanksgiving !
2. Nous regardons le défilé à la télévision.
3. Les feux d’artifice sont magnifiques.
4. Le 4 juillet, les villes sont décorées en rouge, blanc et bleu.
5. Juneteenth célèbre la liberté.
6. Ma fête préférée est Thanksgiving.

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Réécrivez-la correctement.

1. Thanksgiving is in the fourth Thursday in November.
2. The firework are amazing.
3. We celebrate independence day in july.
4. People eats hot dogs on the Fourth of July.
5. Juneteenth is on june 19.
6. I am thankful of my family.

Répondez en anglais par des phrases courtes.

1. Where does Maya live?
2. What is her favorite holiday?
3. Who plays in the marching band?
4. Where do they have their picnic?
5. What do they eat? (two things)
6. What happens in the evening?
7. How does Maya feel about this day? Find a phrase in the text.

Choisissez une fête américaine et écrivez 5 phrases en anglais pour la présenter, en suivant ce plan :

1. Son nom.
2. Sa date (on / in).
3. Ce qu’elle célèbre ou rappelle (It celebrates… / It remembers…).
4. Deux traditions (People eat… / watch… / go to…).
5. Votre avis (I think it’s… because…).