Leçon 28 : LE NOM 1 - Mettre au pluriel : 1. a watch a bath a

Leçon 28 : LE NOM
1 - Mettre au pluriel :
1.
1.
a watch
watches
a bath
baths
a mouth
mouths
a mouse
mice
a house
houses
a dish
dishes
a cloth
cloths
an ox
oxen
a fox
foxes
a birth
births
a church
churches
a pass
passes
a path
paths
2.
2.
a toy
toys
a hobby
hobbies
a play
plays
a key
keys
a fly
flies
a difficulty
difficulties
a buoy
buoys
a lady
ladies
3.
3.
a photo
photos
a hero
heroes
a Negro
Negroes
a dynamo
dynamos
a tomato
tomatoes
a ghetto
ghettos / ghettoes
a commando
commandos
4.
4.
a wife
wives
a roof
roofs
a leaf
leaves
a thief
thieves
a half
halves
a safe
safes
a knife
knives
a loaf
loaves
5.
5.
a clergyman
Clergymen
a German
Germans
a boy-friend
boy-friends
a cherry-tart
cherry-tarts
a woman driver
women drivers
a mother-in-law
mothers-in-law
a handshake
handshakes
a baby-sitter
baby-sitters
a barman
barmen
a fellow-traveller
fellow-travellers
6.
6.
MrJones (pl. :the...)
the Joneses
Mr Smith (pl. :the ...)
the Smiths
Mr Evans (pl. : the ...)
the Evanses
2 - Employer avec l'article indéfini si c'est possible
(ex.: furniture + a piece of furniture)
advice
a piece of advice
jeans
a pair of jeans
news
an item (ou : a piece) of news
compasses
a pair of compasses
steelworks
a steelworks
clothes
a garment, an article of clothing
pyjamas
a pair of pyjamas
luggage
a bag, a case /a piece of luggage
manufactured goods
a manufactured article
toast.
a piece of toast
3 - Employer dans les phrases les noms donnés entre
parenthèses:
She is buying a ... for her son. (trousers)
She is buying a pair of trousers for her son.
He gave us a useful ... (information)
He gave us a useful piece of information.
They live in a very unpleasant part of the town,
with a ... and a ... near their house. (barracks, gas-works)
They live in a very unpleasant pait of the town,
with a barracks and a gas-works near their house.
When I go camping I always take two or three ... (shorts)
When I go camping I always take two or three pairs of shorts.
I have two good ... for you. (news)
I have two pieces of good news for you.
l'm very hungry, I can eat at least four ... (toast)
l'm very hungry, I can eat at least four pieces of toast.
Let me give you a ... (advice)
Let me give you a piece of advice.
Fred is wearing a sweat shirt and a ... (jeans)
Fred is wearing a sweat shirt and a pair of jeans.
This is a dangerous ... of getting out of the country. (means)
This is a dangerous means of getting out of the country.
Will you lend me your ... ? (compasses)
Will you lend me your compasses ?
4 - Traduire
ll avait l'air ridicule, ses cheveux étaient trop longs et son pantalon
était trop court.
He looked ridiculous, his hair was too long and his trousers were
too short.
Quelles sont les nouvelles ? - ll y a deux nouvelles intéressantes
dans ce journal.
What is the news ? — There are two interesting items (ou : pieces)
of news in this paper.
Les Etats-Unis sont-ils vraiment plus riches que l'Europe ?
ls the United States really richer than Europe?
lls n'ont pas pu me donner le renseignement dont j'avais besoin.
They could not (ou : They were unable to) give me the piece of
information I needed.
Où est mon short ? Je ne le trouve pas.
- le voici.
Where are my shorts ? I can't find them.
- Here they are.
Écoutez-la, je suis sûr qu’elle peut vous donner de bons conseils.
Listen to her, I am sure she can give you some good advice.
Nous ne faisons pas beaucoup d'affaires avec eux.
We don't do much business with them.
J'ai perdu mon caleçon de bain.
- Alors il faudra que tu t'en achètes un autre.
I've lost my bathing trunks
- Then you'll have to buy yourself another pair.
(ou simplement : my trunks).
Les progrès qu'il a faits sont très encourageants.
The progress he has made is very encouraging.
4 – Traduire (suite)
Prenez encore un toast.
- J'en ai déjà mangé quatre.
Have another piece of toast.
- l've had (ou:eaten) four already.
Voici mes bagages, mettez-les dans le coffre.
Here is my luggage, put it in the boot.
J'ai dû rester à la maison dimanche pour finir mon travail
pendant que ma famille faisait un pique-nique dans la forêt.
I had to stay at home on Sunday to finish my work
while my family were having a picnic in the forest.
lls ne voulaient pas risquer leur vie pour défendre leurs opinions.
They would not risk their lives to defend their opinions
ou
They did not want to risk their lives to defend their opinions
La police ne l'a pas encore attrapé.
The police haven't caught him yet (ou : have not yet caught him).
Les souris ont un nez pointu.
Mice have sharp noses.