Exercices comprendre un texte : anglais 4e

Lis chaque extrait et dis de quel type de texte il s’agit : newspaper article, email, extract from a novel, advert, interview, blog post.

1. « Dear Grandma, thank you so much for the birthday present! Love, Mia »
2. « Book now! Boat trips to the Aran Islands, every day at 10 am. Only €25! »
3. « Journalist: When did you start painting? Artist: When I was six. »
4. « LONDON, 12 March – A 200-year-old ship was found under a car park yesterday. »
5. « The wind was howling as Kate opened the creaky door of the lighthouse. »
6. « Hi everyone! Today I’m going to tell you about my favourite hiking trail. »

Observe ce document et réponds en français.

1. Quel est le titre ?
2. Qui a écrit le texte ?
3. Quelle est la source ?
4. Quelle est la date ?
5. Que montre la photo et où a-t-elle été prise ?
6. D’après le sous-titre, quel est le sujet de l’article ?

Donne le sens en français de ces mots, sans dictionnaire.

1. dangerous
2. to rescue
3. a neighbour
4. incredible
5. the police
6. a temperature
7. to discover

Choisis la bonne traduction du mot en gras.

1. I borrowed this book from the library. (librairie / bibliothèque)
2. Actually, I don’t like football. (En fait / Actuellement)
3. She is a very sensible girl. (raisonnable / sensible)
4. Did you attend the meeting? (attendre / assister à)
5. The journey took six hours. (la journée / le trajet)
6. Eventually, they found the cat. (Éventuellement / Finalement)

Devine le sens du mot en gras et explique quel indice t’a aidé.

1. It was so cold that the children were shivering.
2. The baby was yawning: he was tired and wanted to sleep.
3. He was so hungry that he gobbled his sandwich in ten seconds.
4. The path was very slippery because of the ice, and I fell twice.
5. She whispered the secret so that nobody else could hear.

Explique le sens de chaque mot en t’aidant de sa formation.

1. unhappy
2. homeless
3. a painter
4. to rewrite
5. helpful
6. slowly
7. dishonest

Trouve le mot interrogatif qui correspond à chaque réponse : Who, What, Where, When, Why, How many.

1. ___ found the fox? – A ten-year-old girl.
2. ___ did it happen? – Last Tuesday night.
3. ___ did they find it? – In their garden shed.
4. ___ was the fox hiding? – Because it was injured.
5. ___ cubs were there? – Three.
6. ___ did they do? – They called an animal charity.

Complète la grille des 5 W par des phrases en anglais.

1. Who?
2. What?
3. Where?
4. When?
5. Why did the mother fox stay in the shed? (infère)

Toujours sur l’article : réponds par True ou False et justifie par une citation courte avec le numéro de phrase.

1. Amy was looking for her bike.
2. At first, Amy thought it was a cat.
3. Amy was scared.
4. There were four foxes in the shed.
5. Amy’s family took the foxes to the vet themselves.
6. The foxes now live in Amy’s garden.
7. Amy would like to work with animals.

Réponds en anglais par une phrase, puis justifie avec une citation.

1. What does « cubs » mean? Which clue helps you?
2. What does « wounded » mean (sentence 6)?
3. Find a false friend in sentence 10 and explain what it means.
4. How did Amy feel at the end? Give two words.
5. Why did the volunteers bring a cage?
6. What kind of person is Amy? Give one adjective and one quote.

Traduis ces passages de l’article en bon français, sans mot à mot.

1. She heard a strange noise behind some old boxes.
2. I was terrified and I nearly ran away.
3. The mother fox had a wounded leg and couldn’t walk properly.
4. Two volunteers arrived an hour later.
5. The foxes were released in a quiet wood outside the city.

Lis ce court texte, puis écris 5 questions en anglais à poser à un camarade, chacune avec sa réponse et une citation.

1. Une question avec Where.
2. Une question avec When ou What time.
3. Une question avec Who.
4. Une question True or False.
5. Une question d’inférence sur ce que ressent Noah.