Chapter 4

Lesson 1

Did the Evil Queen buy an i-pad?

No, she didn’t. But she went to an apple store 4 weeks

ago.

When did Charming propose to Snow White?

He proposed to her 10 minutes ago.

When did Sleeping Beauty wake up?

She woke up right after Prince Philip kissed her.

Rappel: Le preterit permet de parler des actions appartenant au

passé. Il y a 2 types de preterit: régulier et irrégulier (voir C1).

ago permet de situer un évènement dans le passé.

Il se place après une expression de durée et signifie « il

y a ».

Ne pas confondre avec THERE qui situe dans l’espace.

after indique qu’une action se passe après une

autre.

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Lesson 2

A pointed-eared Elf is an Elf with pointed ears.

A long-legged insect is an insect which has got long

legs.

John is a dark-haired boy but he is not blue-eyed.

adjectif + nom-ED sert à qualifier un nom commun.

Ex : A pointed-eared Elf.

on porte l’attention sur les oreilles pointues et moins

sur l’elfe lui-même.

adjectif + nom-ED permet de mettre l’accent sur une

particularité, ce qui produit un effet de style. A snow-covered mountain fonctionne de la même manière.

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Lesson 3

Shrek is bigger than Charming.

Dress number 1 is as expensive as dress number 4.

Music number 4 is worse than music number 5 and

music number 3 is more traditional than music number 2.

Snow White should choose music number 3.

Snow White should get married in the castle. It is less

romantic than the beach, but it is more convenient. It is

better than the forest clearing.

adjectif court-ER (+ than) plus adjectif (que)

more adjectif long (+ than) plus adjectif (que)

[good] better (than) meilleur / mieux (que)

[bad] worse (than) pire / moins bien (que)

less adjectif (+ than) moins adjectif (que)

as adjectif as autant / aussi adjectif que

Rappel: on appelle ces structures des comparatifs.

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Lesson 4

The magic bean grew bigger and bigger only seconds

after Alice planted it.

The witch waved her wand and the castle became

more and more beautiful.

Patrick lost his magic goose. He is afraid he will be

less and less rich.

Pour dire de plus en plus:

more and more + adjectif long

OU adjectif court – ER and adjectif court – ER

Pour dire de moins en moins:

less and less + adjectif

On appelle ces structures des doubles comparatifs.

Ils marquent une intensité croissante ou décroissante.

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Lesson 5

What were the 7 dwarves doing yesterday at midnight?

They were not sleeping. They were dancing at

Cinderella’s ball.

Was Merlin repairing his wand?

Yes, he was. He was repairing his wand.

be (au preterit) + V-ing permet de parler d’actions

en cours dans le passé.

Rappel: Il y a deux conjugaisons du verbe BE au

passé

was I, he, she, it

were we, you, they

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Lesson 6

Jane likes fairy tales whereas Steve doesn’t.

Although she was the queen’s servant, she did not

help her.

The prince rescued the princess. That is why she

married him.

The Evil Queen poisoned the apple while Snow White

was not looking at her.

The wolf was hungry. However, it did not eat the little

pigs.

Les mots de liaison permettent de relier deux

propositions.

Dans une phrase avec deux propositions, on essaie

d’éviter les répétitions. On utilise les pronoms.

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