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Was / were : le passé de be

Was ou were selon le sujet (rappels de 6e et sujets pièges), la négation, les questions et les réponses courtes, there was / there were, ce que was / were traduit en français (était, a été, il y avait, avoir faim, il faisait beau, je suis né) et reconnaître was / were + -ing (A2).

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Un texte d’anglais de niveau A2 au passé : une journée étrange au collège, quand une panne d’électricité envoie tous les élèves dans le gymnase. Les questions font retrouver l’heure, le lieu, la raison et le nombre d’élèves, relever there was / there were, puis raconter une journée inhabituelle.
Le texteLast Thursday was a strange day at school. When I arrived at half past eight, the gates were open but the playground was empty. There was nobody in the corridors and the classrooms were dark. I was a bit scared! Then I saw a note on the door of the office: « All pupils are in the sports hall. » I ran there: everybody was inside, and my teacher, Mrs Owen, was on the stage with a microphone. There was a problem with the electricity in the main building, so it was too dangerous to have lessons there. There were three hundred pupils in the hall, and it was very noisy! In the end, the morning was fun: there were games, a quiz and a short film. My friends and I were in the same team for the quiz and we were the winners! The electricity was back at lunchtime, and the afternoon was normal. Was it a good day? Yes, it was — my favourite day of the term!

Réflexe — Lis le texte, puis réponds aux questions.

  1. What time did the narrator arrive at school?
    Réponse attendue : at half past eight
  2. Where was everybody?
    Réponse attendue : in the sports hall
  3. Who was on the stage?
    Réponse attendue : Mrs Owen
  4. Why were the pupils in the sports hall? (in English)
    Réponse attendue : because there was a problem with the electricity
  5. How many pupils were there in the hall?
    Réponse attendue : three hundred
  6. Relève dans le texte une phrase avec « there were » et une avec « there was ».
    Réponse attendue : There were three hundred pupils in the hall / There was a problem with the electricity
  7. Who were the winners of the quiz?
    Réponse attendue : the narrator and his friends
  8. Was the afternoon strange too? (short answer)
    Réponse attendue : No, it wasn't.
  9. 9Raconte une journée inhabituelle à l'école en trois phrases avec was, were et there was / there were.
    Voir une réponse possible

    Last year there was a big snowstorm. The buses weren't running and only ten pupils were at school. It was the best day ever!

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