The Simpsons Here are the Simpsons! They are an American family

Collège de Montceaux – Fduperray
CHAPTER 4 – What a family!
READING COMPREHENSION: The Simpsons
Here 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. He is 35 years old. He is married to Marge Simpson. He is her
husband.
Homer and Marge have got three children: Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Bart is their only son. He
is ten years old. He 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
Helper 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, Herb. Mona is Herb’s
stepmother. Herb is Homer’s half-brother and Bart’s uncle. Bart is Herb ’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.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Mona is Abraham’s sister  …………………… - …………………………………………………………………………………………
Patty is Ling’s mother  …………………… - …………………………………………………………………………………………………
Abraham has got two sons …………………… - …………………………………………………………………………………………
Lisa is Marge’s son …………………… - …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ling is Jackie’s grandmother …………………… - ……………………………………………………………………………………
Homer is Herb’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 Herb 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
You …………………………………
He
She
…………………………
It
I’ve got
You …………………………………
He
She
…………………………
It
I haven’t got
You …………………………………
He
She
…………………………
It
Have I got …?
Have you got…?
he
…………… she ……………?
It
We …………………………………
You …………………………………
They ………………………………
We …………………………………
You …………………………………
They ………………………………
We …………………………………
You …………………………………
They ………………………………
………………… we ……………?
………………… you ……………?
………………… they …………?
Attention: Dans certaines expressions, on utilise ‘avoir’ en français mais ‘être’ en anglais!
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J’ai 11 ans = I AM eleven years old.
Il a faim = He 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 ………………
He
He
She
……………… / She ……………
It
It
I am not / I’m not
You ………………………… / You aren’t
He
He
She
………………… / She ……………………
It
It
Am I?
Are you?
We …………………… / We ………………
You …………………… / You ………………
They ………………… / They ……………
We …………………………………
You …………………………………
They ………………………………
………………… we ?
………………… you ?
………………… they ?
……………
he
she ?
It
 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.
mon,ma,
mes
MY
ton,ta,
tes
Bart est le frère de Lisa. C’est SON frère.
Bart is Lisa’s brother. He is HER brother.
son, sa,
ses
son, sa,
ses
son, sa,
ses
(possesseur
garçon)
(possesseur
garçon)
(animal ou
objet)
HIS
HER
ITS
YOUR
notre, nos
votre, vos
leur, leurs
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 Helper 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 Helper rabbits? No, they ………………………………!
Snowball 2 …………………… a cat and Santa’s Little Helper ………………………… 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.
am
Marge …………………a green dress and red shoes.
Bart …………… hungry! He 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.
is
are have got Has got
GRAMMAR EXERCISES – déterminants et cas possessifs
 Complète les phrases aves le déterminant possessif qui convient
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
I love the Simpsons ! It is ……………… favourite series!
Homer is very happy! …………………daughter, Lisa, is the first in the class!
Lisa has got a bowl of popcorn in …………… hands.
Marge and Homer love ………………… children.
What is ……………… name? My name is Bart!
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.
2.
3.
4.
Le chien des Simpson est marron = …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
La sœur de Marge a des cheveux violet = ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ling est la fille de Patty et Selma = ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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. = ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………