5 NOBEL: exercises!

 PRACTICE (2)

A- Complète avec la bonne forme de « BE » au prétérit simple. Attention au sujet !

1) Christopher Columbus WAS an explorer: he discovered America in 1492.

2) Telephones WERE new in the 19th century. Alexander Graham Bell invented them.

3) Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon WERE NOT / WEREN’T in love.

4) In the 19th century, Queen Victoria WAS Empress of India.

5) Christopher Marlowe WASN’T as well-known as William Shakespeare.

 

B- Ecris ces dates en chiffres.

Sixteen eighty-four      1684

Seventeen seventy-one     1771

Fourteen twenty-five     1425

Fifteen twelve     1512

D- Remets les mots dans l’ordre afin de reconstituer la présentation de Richard I. N’oublie pas de conjuguer BE à chaque fois.

1)      Richard I / be / name / his / .      His name was Richard I.

2)      Nickname / be / Richard the Lionheart / his / .       His nickname was Richard the Lionheart.

3)      be / a / he / Plantagenet / .       He was a Plantagenet.

4)      be born / 1157 / he / in / .       He was born in 1157.

5)      English / be / he / .        He was English.

 

As …as… : aussi …que (permet de construire un comparatif d’égalité)

Century : siècle

Empress : impératrice

Well-known = famous : connu / célèbre

Explorer: explorateur

New: nouveau(elle)

Discover: découvrir