Voici le corrigé fêtes américaines des onze exercices. Les réponses sont en gras, avec une explication quand un piège se cache dans la question.
La correction détaillée
Correction de l’exercice 1 : associez chaque mot à sa traduction- a parade → un défilé
- a feast → un festin
- freedom → la liberté
- fireworks → un feu d’artifice
- a float → un char
- thankful → reconnaissant
- a marching band → une fanfare
- turkey → la dinde
- Independence Day
- Thanksgiving
- Juneteenth
- Columbus Day
- Memorial Day
- Veterans Day
- the nineteenth of June (June the nineteenth)
- the eleventh of November
- the first of January
- the twelfth of October (attention à l’orthographe : twelfth)
- the fourth of July
- the twenty-fifth of December
- in November (un mois)
- on July 4 (une date précise)
- in the morning
- on a Monday (un jour)
- in June
- on the Fourth of July
- on the second Monday in October
- Thursday
- 1621
- family
- turkey
- pumpkin pie
- thankful
- parade
- True.
- False : Thanksgiving is in November.
- True.
- False : the colors are red, white and blue.
- True.
- True.
- We watch the fireworks at night.
- My family has a barbecue on July 4.
- I am thankful for my friends.
- Juneteenth is a day to remember the past.
- The marching band plays during the parade.
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- We watch the parade on TV.
- The fireworks are beautiful. (fireworks au pluriel, donc are)
- On July 4, towns are decorated in red, white and blue.
- Juneteenth celebrates freedom.
- My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. (favourite en anglais britannique)
- Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday in November. (on + jour)
- The fireworks are amazing. (pluriel)
- We celebrate Independence Day in July. (majuscules)
- People eat hot dogs on the Fourth of July. (people est pluriel)
- Juneteenth is on June 19. (majuscule au mois)
- I am thankful for my family.
- She lives in Boston.
- Her favorite holiday is the Fourth of July.
- Her dad plays in the marching band. (He plays the drums.)
- They have their picnic by the river.
- They eat hot dogs and watermelon. (They drink lemonade.)
- They sit on the grass and watch the fireworks.
- She loves it : « It’s the best day of the summer! »
Exemple de réponse modèle :
- My favorite American holiday is Thanksgiving.
- It is on the fourth Thursday in November.
- It remembers a harvest feast between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag in 1621.
- People eat turkey and pumpkin pie, and they watch a big parade on TV.
- I think it’s a great holiday because families are together and say thank you.
Comment progresser après ce corrigé fêtes américaines
Relisez le tableau des fêtes du cours et entraînez-vous à dire chaque date à voix haute avec un nombre ordinal. Pour mémoriser le vocabulaire, fabriquez une carte mentale par fête : au centre son nom, autour la date, ce qu’elle rappelle, ce qu’on mange et ce qu’on fait. Enfin, présentez oralement une fête en trente secondes sans regarder vos notes.

