AN EXPENSIVE JOURNEY
UN VOYAGE COUTEUX
Exercice 1
Commencer par écouter la leçon en entier
Exercice 4
Traduire la structure du texte en anglais
Bien. Il y a un train qui quitte la gare d’Euston à 9h10.
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Exercice 2
Lire le texte à voix haute
AN EXPENSIVE JOURNEY
In a travel agency
A: Please sit down. How can I help you?
B: I want to travel from London to Liverpool on Tuesday. I
have an important meeting at one o’clock and I can’t be
late. I also have a few people to see before I leave. I
don’t have much time, but we can meet at the business
lounge in the station.
A: Right. There’s a train that leaves Euston at ten past nine.
B: Does it arrive before half-past eleven?
A: Yes it does. That gives you a little time before your
appointment.
B: How much does a return ticket cost?
A: A second class ticket on that train is ninety pounds. The
ten thirty train costs one hundred and fifty.
B: That’s a lot of money. Is there a cheap train at eleven?
A: Yes there is, but it’s a slow one. It gets to Liverpool at
twenty to three. There is a night train at midnight on
Monday, but I’m afraid that it’s expensive too. Do you
want to fly?
B: I feel a little nervous when I take a plane, but do I have a
choice? How many flights are there on Tuesday?
A: There are a few morning flights, and some of them are
inexpensive. For example, there’s a SkyJet at a quarter to
eight. It arrives at a quarter past nine and costs only ten
pounds.
B: Ten pounds is very reasonable.
A: Ah, but that’s the single fare. A return is two hundred
pounds.
B: That’s mad! Doyou have another idea?
A: Yes, I do. Cancel the meeting or take a coach.
Exercice 3
Traduire le vocabulaire en anglais
To meet
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Exercice 5
Traduire le texte complet en anglais
UN VOYAGE COUTEUX
(Dans une agence de voyage)
A : Asseyez-vous, je vous en prie. Comment puis-je vous aider
?
B : Je veux voyager de Londres à Liverpool mardi. J’ai une
réunion importante à 13 heures et je ne peux pas être en
retard. J’ai aussi quelques personnes à voir avant de partir.
Je n’ai pas beaucoup de temps mais nous pouvons nous
rencontrer dans le salon Affaires dans la gare.
A : Bien. Il y a un train qui quitte la gare d’Euston à 9h10.
B : Est-ce qu’il arrive avant 11h30 ?
A : Oui. Cela vous laisse un peu de temps avant votre rendez-
vous.
B : Combien coûte un billet aller-retour ?
A : Un billet deuxième classe sur ce train coûte £90. Le train
de 10h30 coûte £150.
B : C’est beaucoup d’argent. Est-ce qu’il y a un train bon
marché à 11 heures ?
A : Oui, en effet, mais c’est un train omnibus. Il arrive à
Liverpool à 14h40. Il y a un train de nuit à minuit lundi,
mais j’ai bien peur qu’il soit également cher. Voulez-vous
prendre l’avion ?
B : Je suis un peu anxieux quand je prends l’avion mais est-ce
que j’ai le choix ? Combien de vol y a-t-il mardi ?
A : Il y a quelques vols le matin, et certains sont bon marché.
Par exemple, il y a un SkyJet à 7h45 et il coûte seulement
£10.
B : £10 c’est très raisonnable.
A : Ah, mais c’est le tarif aller simple. Un aller-retour coûte
£200.
B : C’est fou ça ! Avez-vous une autre idée ?
A : Oui. Annulez le rendez-vous ou prenez un autocar.
AN EXPENSIVE JOURNEY
In a travel agency
A: Please sit down. How can I help you?
B: I want to travel from London to Liverpool on Tuesday. I
have an important meeting at one o’clock and I can’t be
late. I also have a few people to see before I leave. I
don’t have much time, but we can meet at the business
lounge in the station.
A: Right. There’s a train that leaves Euston at ten past nine.
B: Does it arrive before half-past eleven?
A: Yes it does. That gives you a little time before your
appointment.
B: How much does a return ticket cost?
A: A second class ticket on that train is ninety pounds. The
ten thirty train costs one hundred and fifty.
B: That’s a lot of money. Is there a cheap train at eleven?
A: Yes there is, but it’s a slow one. It gets to Liverpool at
twenty to three. There is a night train at midnight on
Monday, but I’m afraid that it’s expensive too. Do you
want to fly?
B: I feel a little nervous when I take a plane, but do I have a
choice? How many flights are there on Tuesday?
A: There are a few morning flights, and some of them are
inexpensive. For example, there’s a SkyJet at a quarter to
eight. It arrives at a quarter past nine and costs only ten
pounds.
B: Ten pounds is very reasonable.
A: Ah, but that’s the single fare. A return is two hundred
pounds.
B: That’s mad! Doyou have another idea?
A: Yes, I do. Cancel the meeting or take a coach.