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

1. a parade → un défilé
2. a feast → un festin
3. freedom → la liberté
4. fireworks → un feu d’artifice
5. a float → un char
6. thankful → reconnaissant
7. a marching band → une fanfare
8. turkey → la dinde

1. Independence Day
2. Thanksgiving
3. Juneteenth
4. Columbus Day
5. Memorial Day
6. Veterans Day

1. the nineteenth of June (June the nineteenth)
2. the eleventh of November
3. the first of January
4. the twelfth of October (attention à l’orthographe : twelfth)
5. the fourth of July
6. the twenty-fifth of December

1. in November (un mois)
2. on July 4 (une date précise)
3. in the morning
4. on a Monday (un jour)
5. in June
6. on the Fourth of July
7. on the second Monday in October

1. Thursday
2. 1621
3. family
4. turkey
5. pumpkin pie
6. thankful
7. parade

1. True.
2. False : Thanksgiving is in November.
3. True.
4. False : the colors are red, white and blue.
5. True.
6. True.

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

1. Happy Thanksgiving!
2. We watch the parade on TV.
3. The fireworks are beautiful. (fireworks au pluriel, donc are)
4. On July 4, towns are decorated in red, white and blue.
5. Juneteenth celebrates freedom.
6. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. (favourite en anglais britannique)

1. Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday in November. (on + jour)
2. The fireworks are amazing. (pluriel)
3. We celebrate Independence Day in July. (majuscules)
4. People eat hot dogs on the Fourth of July. (people est pluriel)
5. Juneteenth is on June 19. (majuscule au mois)
6. I am thankful for my family.

1. She lives in Boston.
2. Her favorite holiday is the Fourth of July.
3. Her dad plays in the marching band. (He plays the drums.)
4. They have their picnic by the river.
5. They eat hot dogs and watermelon. (They drink lemonade.)
6. They sit on the grass and watch the fireworks.
7. She loves it : « It’s the best day of the summer! »

Exemple de réponse modèle :

1. My favorite American holiday is Thanksgiving.
2. It is on the fourth Thursday in November.
3. It remembers a harvest feast between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag in 1621.
4. People eat turkey and pumpkin pie, and they watch a big parade on TV.
5. I think it’s a great holiday because families are together and say thank you.