READING COMPREHENSION: The Simpsons

Collège de Montceaux Fduperray CHAPTER 4 What a family! READING COMPREHENSION: The Simpsons re are the Simpsons! They are an American family who live in the imaginary town of Springfield in the U.S.A. Homer Simpson is the father. is 35 years old. is married to Marge Simpson. is her husband. Homer and Marge have got three children: Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Bart is their only son. is ten years old. is a lazy* and naughty* boy! Lisa, their daughter, is the second child of the family. She is 8 years old. She is a very intelligent girl and she is a vegetarian. Bart and Lisa s baby sister is called Maggie. She is one year old. The Simpsons have got two pets: a dog and a cat. The dog s name is Santa s little lper and the cat s name is Snowball 2. Abraham and Mona are Homer s parents. They are Bart, Lisa and Maggie s grandparents. Abraham -the grandfather- has got a son from his first marriage, rb. Mona is rb s stepmother. rb is Homer s half-brother and Bart s uncle. Bart is rb s nephew! Jackie is Marge s mother, Clancy s wife and Bart s grandmother. Jackie and Clancy have got three daughters but no son. They have got four grandchildren, one grandson -Homer- and three granddaughters -Lisa, Maggie and Ling. Selma and Patty Bouvier are twin sisters. They are Bart, Lisa and Maggie s aunts. They are single*, but Selma s adopted daughter, Ling, is Bart s cousin and Homer s niece. *lazy=paresseux *naughty=villain *single = célibataire

Read the text carefully, take a look at the Simpsons family tree and find out what the English is for the following words. Lis le texte attentivement, regarde l arbre généalogique des Simpson et trouve lla traduction en anglais des mots français suivants. -Les parents = -Le père = - Papa = Daddy / Dad -La mère = -Maman = Mummy /Mum -la belle-mère = - Le beau-père* =. -Les enfants = -un enfant* = -Le fils = -la fille = -Le frère = -la sœur = -Le demi-frère = -La demi-sœur* = -la sœur jumelle = - Le frère jumeau* = -la femme/l épouse = -le mari/l époux = -Les grands-parents = -Le grand-père = -Papi= grandad, grandpa -La grand-mère = -Mamie = grandma, granny -Les petits-enfants = -Le petit-fils = - La petite-fille = -L oncle = -La tante = -Le neveu = -La nièce = -Le cousin, la cousine =.. Read the text again and fill in the speech balloons! Lis à nouveau le texte et remplis les bulles! I am Jackie s. We haven t got a.. but we have got three, Marge, Patty and Selma. I am Selma! I love my., Bart and my two., Lisa and Maggie! Patty and Selma are...! Clancy and I have got four! Homer is my... And Mona is my.. I haven t got any.. Bart is my..! His., Homer, is my and his, Marge, is my...

True or False? Correct when False. Vrai ou Faux? Corrige les phrases incorrectes. Ex : Ling is Maggie s sister FALSE Ling is Maggie s cousin. 1. Mona is Abraham s sister - 2. Patty is Ling s mother - 3. Abraham has got two sons - 4. Lisa is Marge s son - 5. Ling is Jackie s grandmother - 6. Homer is rb s twin brother - Rewrite the sentences using the possessive case and then the possessive determiner. Réécris les phrases en utilisant le cas possessif puis le déterminant possessif qui convient. Ex : Lisa has got a brother This is Lisa s brother. This is HER brother. The Simpsons have got two pets They are the Simpsons pets. They are THEIR pets. 1. Bart has got two sisters 2. Selma has got a daughter 3. Clancy and Jackie have got 4 grandchildren 4. Homer has got a half-brother 5. The Simpsons have got a cat Answer the following questions. Pay attention to the auxiliary and verb! Réponds aux questions suivantes. Fais bien attention à l auxiliaire et au verbe! Ex : Have Homer and Marge got children? Yes, they have got three children. (long answer = réponse longue) Yes they have. (short answer = réponse courte) Is rb Marge s brother? No, he is not Marge s brother. No, he isn t. -Has Clancy got a son? -Are Lisa and Maggie twin sisters? -Have Abraham and Mona got children? -Has Ling got cousins? -Have Homer and Marge got a nephew? -Is Ling Mona s granddaughter? -Are Jackie and Mona Bart s grandmothers? -Is Homer Bart s father?

Let s recap GRAMMAR: les liens de parenté ou de possession Pour exprimer un lien de parenté ou de possession je peux utiliser HAVE GOT (=posséder, avoir) -Have the Simpsons got a pet? Yes, they have got a pet. / Yes, they ve got a pet. (long answer) Yes, they have. (short answer) -Has Bart got a brother? No, he hasn t got a brother. No, he hasn t. TABLEAU RECAPITULATIF Have got (avoir) Forme affirmative pleine Forme affirmative contractée Forme négative Forme interrogative I have got She I ve got She I haven t got She Have I got? Have you got? he she? we? you? they? Attention: Dans certaines expressions, on utilise avoir en français mais être en anglais! - J ai 11 ans = I AM eleven years old. - Il a faim = IS hungry. - Nous avons soif. = We ARE thirsty. - Elle ont froid. = They ARE cold. - Elle a chaud. = She IS hot. RAPPEL - TABLEAU RECAPITULATIF Be (être) Forme affirmative Pleine /contractée Forme négative Forme interrogative I am / I m You / You She / She I am not / I m not You / You aren t She / She Am I? Are you? he she? We / We You / You They / They we? you? they?

Les adjectifs ou déterminants possessifs On utilise les déterminants possessifs pour dire qui possède quelque-chose. En anglais, on accorde le déterminant possessif avec le possesseur et non l objet possédé! Ex : Lisa est la sœur de Bart. C est SA soeur. Lisa is Bart s sister. She is HIS sister. Bart est le frère de Lisa. C est SON frère. Bart is Lisa s brother. is HER brother. mon,ma, mes ton,ta, tes son, sa, ses (possesseur garçon) son, sa, ses (possesseur garçon) son, sa, ses (animal ou objet) notre, nos votre, vos leur, leurs MY YOUR HIS HER ITS OUR YOUR THEIR Le génitif ou cas possessif Pour établir des liens de parenté ou de possession entre des personnes ou des choses, on peut utiliser LE GENITIF ( S) aussi appelé CAS POSSESSIF. Il suffit d ajouter S entre les deux mots. Attention, l ordre des mots est inversé par rapport au français. Ex: Marge is Bart s mother. Marge est la mère de Bart. The children s names are Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Les prénoms des enfants sont Bart, Lisa et Maggie. Si le nom se termine déjà par un s et qu il est pluriel, on ajoute seulement l apostrophe. Ex: The pets names are Santa s Little lper and Snowball 2. Si le nom se termine déjà par un s et qu il est singulier, il faut quand même ajouter S. Ex: William and Harry are Prince Charles s sons. [zɪz] William et Harry sont les fils du Prince Charles. L apostrophe S s applique à l ensemble du groupe nominal s il est composé de plusieurs noms. Ex : Lisa Bart and Maggie s parents are Homer and Marge. Les parents de Lisa Bart et Maggie sont Homer et Marge.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES BE et HAVE GOT Conjugue l auxiliaire be à la forme qui convient. 1. you hungry? Yes, I! 2. Bart Simpson French? No, he! The Simpsons American! 3. Snowball 2 and Santa s Little lper rabbits? No, they! Snowball 2 a cat and Santa s Little lper a dog! 4. My brother and I twins! I 12 years old and my brother 11. 5. I American! I from Francheleins! Conjugue have got à la forme qui convient. 1.The Simpsons three children. 2. Bart a brother but he two sisters. 3. Bart Lisa and Maggie a cousin? Yes, they! 4. The Springfield villagers a yellow skin. 5 your mother blue hair? No, she brown hair. 6 you a Simpsons DVD at home? No, I Fais une réponse courte pour chacune des questions suivantes. 1. Are you a boy? 2. Is Maggie a baby? Yes, 3. Has Homer got a sister? No, 4. Have you got a cat? 5. Is Homer intelligent? No, 6. Are the Simpsons French? No, 7. Have the Simpsons got pets? Yes, 8. Is Mrs Duperray Bart s mum? No, Coche la forme verbale qui convient pour chacune des phrases suivantes. Marge a green dress and red shoes. Bart hungry! is eating a big hamburger! I love the Simpsons. I a fan! Patty and Selma twins. Maggie a baby bottle in her hands. Clancy and Jackie four grandchildren. The Simpsons a crazy family! Maggie two years old. am is are have got Has got

GRAMMAR EXERCISES déterminants et cas possessifs Complète les phrases aves le déterminant possessif qui convient 1. I love the Simpsons! is favourite series! 2. Homer is very happy! daughter, Lisa, is the first in the class! 3. Lisa has got a bowl of popcorn in hands. 4. Marge and Homer love children. 5. What is name? My name is Bart! 6. My sister and I often watch the Simpsons on TV! favourite character is Bart! We love baby sister, Maggie, too! Entoure la bonne proposition. 1. Homer s children / Homers children 2. The Simpsons s cat / The Simpsons cat 3. James s dog / James dog Traduis les phrases suivantes 1. Le chien des Simpson est marron = 2. La sœur de Marge a des cheveux violet = 3. Ling est la fille de Patty et Selma = 4. Homer est le personnage préféré de Charles = s = is, has ou cas possessif? 1. Bart s father s very stupid! = 2. Maggie s got a red dummy. = 3. Homer s holding a beer can. = 4. She s Selma s twin sister. = 5. What s he got in his hands? = 6. Bart s sister s eleven years old. =