Ces exercices Dahl et Twain vous emmènent de la chocolaterie de Willy Wonka aux rives du Mississippi. Vous allez classer le réel et l’imaginaire, retrouver les personnages, lire deux courts extraits réécrits et présenter un livre en anglais.
Les exercices Dahl et Twain
Exercice 1 : traduisez le vocabulaireDonnez le mot français.
- a dream
- a wonderland
- magical
- weird
- a factory
- a raft
- a character
- amazing
Écrivez real ou imaginary.
- a chocolate river
- the Mississippi
- an Oompa-Loompa
- a steamboat
- a tree made of candy
- a wooden fence
- a giant who catches dreams
Indiquez l’auteur concerné : Roald Dahl ou Mark Twain.
- His real name was Samuel Clemens.
- He was born in Wales.
- He was a steamboat pilot.
- He wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- He grew up in Hannibal, Missouri.
- He invented the word scrumdiddlyumptious.
Retrouvez le personnage : Charlie, Willy Wonka, Grandpa Joe, Augustus Gloop, Tom, Aunt Polly, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher.
- He owns the chocolate factory.
- He finds the last golden ticket.
- He goes to the factory with Charlie.
- He falls into the chocolate river.
- She asks Tom to paint the fence.
- She gets lost in a cave with Tom.
- He is Tom’s best friend.
- He hates work and loves adventures.
Complétez avec : poor, golden, kind, factory, grandparents, river.
- Charlie Bucket is a very ___ boy.
- He lives with his parents and his four ___.
- Willy Wonka hides five ___ tickets in his chocolate bars.
- The winners can visit his ___.
- Inside, there is a chocolate ___.
- Charlie wins the factory because he is ___ and honest.
The door opened and the children stepped inside. They could not believe their eyes. In front of them, there was a beautiful valley. Green meadows ran down to a river of melted chocolate, and a huge waterfall made the chocolate frothy and light. Everything here was edible: the grass, the flowers and even the trees. « It’s a wonderland! » whispered Grandpa Joe.
Répondez en anglais.
- Where are the children?
- What is the river made of?
- What does the waterfall do?
- Find a word that means « can be eaten ».
- Who speaks at the end?
- Is this place real or imaginary? Why?
It was a sunny Saturday morning and all the boys were going fishing. But Tom had a bucket of white paint and a long brush. The fence was thirty yards long. Tom sighed. Then Ben Rogers arrived, eating an apple. Tom started painting slowly and carefully, like an artist. « You have to work today? » asked Ben. « Work? This isn’t work! Not every boy can paint a fence! » said Tom.
True or False ? Corrigez les phrases fausses.
- It is a rainy day.
- Tom has to paint a fence.
- The paint is white.
- Ben Rogers is eating a sandwich.
- Tom says that painting is not work.
- This scene could happen in real life.
Choisissez le bon mot.
- Roald Dahl was a very (imaginary / imaginative) writer.
- Willy Wonka’s factory is an (imaginary / imaginative) place.
- Tom Sawyer is the main (character / personality) of the book.
- My little sister has a strong (character / personality): she is very stubborn.
- Children with an (imaginary / imaginative) mind love Dahl’s stories.
- about / is / it / a story / a poor boy
- takes / on the Mississippi / place / it
- main / is / the / Tom / character
- written / by / is / Roald Dahl / it
- like / a wonderland / it’s / !
- C’est une histoire magique.
- Le personnage principal est un garçon pauvre.
- Cela se passe dans une usine de chocolat.
- Tom vit avec sa tante.
- Je rêve d’une rivière de chocolat.
- Ce livre est écrit par Mark Twain.
À la manière de Roald Dahl, décrivez en 5 phrases un lieu imaginaire de votre invention. Utilisez :
- In my wonderland, there is…
- There are… made of…
- A strange character lives there: he / she is…
- He / She can…
- It’s amazing because…
