Video Trafalgar
NAME:………………………………………………………………………
Date:……………………………………………………… / 20
Answer the questions which are in chronological order of the document you’re going to watch twice.
- What sort of document is it ? Give all possible details and you may give different possibilities.
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- Do you recognize one of the two actresses at the beginning of the excerpt ?
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What are their roles in this document ?
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- What was the main reason for this battle ?
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- When and where was the battle ?
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- Describe the ships: ………………………………………………………………………………..
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- How did Nelson send a message to his soldiers ?………………………………………….
- The message was: ………………………………………………………………………………
- How do we know that we’re watching French ships ?
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- How exactly was Nelson wounded ?
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- How many French ships were destroyed when Nelson died?………………………….
- Who broke the news to Emma ?………………………………………………………….
12. Where did this take place ?…………………………………………………………………………
- Write down 3 details about the battle, given by the man:
( 1 phrase doit comporter un superlatif)
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video Trafalgar Lady Hamilton by Alexander Korda (British) 1941
Vivien Leigh / Laurence Olivier
20 dernières minutes du film
File 2002: 3 texts: The Battle of Trafalgar
The Victory
Lord Nelson
- What sort of document is it ? Give all possible details and you may give different possibilities.
An excerpt from a quite old (1941), black and white, (American) British film in original version with French subtitles, about the battle of Trafalgar
- Do you recognize one of the two actresses at the beginning of the excerpt ?
One actress, called Sara Allgood, who also played the mother in John Ford’s film “How Green was my Valley”
What are their roles in this document ?Lady Emma and her mother
- What was the main reason for this battle ?
After Bonaparte had made himself emperor, he wanted to invade
England
- When and where was the battle ?
On 21st October 1805; off Cape Trafalgar
- Describe the ships:
Very tall sailing warships made of wood, with several decks and with canons
- How did Nelson send a message to his soldiers ?by flags
- The message was: England expects that every man will do his duty
- How do we know that we’re watching French ships ?
- We can hear the French national anthem
- We can hear the commanders speak French
- The sailors are wearing typical French clothes: white blue-striped pullovers
- How exactly was Nelson wounded ?
He was shot by a French sharpshooter, and hurt in his back spine,
what paralysed him
“He was fatally wounded by a musket shot” (texte “Lord Nelson and his Battles”)
- How many French ships were destroyed when Nelson died?18
- Who broke the news to Emma ?Cpt. HARDY did
- Where did this take place ?in the parlour (living-room) of Emma’s house in the British countryside
- Write down 3 details about the battle, given by the man:
( 1 phrase doit comporter un superlatif) text to be completed
video Trafalgar
H = Hardy
E = Lady Emma
H.Lady
- Do you come from Portsmouth, Hardy ?
H. No, Spithead, Lady Hamilton. I came on the St George. She’s our fastest ship. Cpt. Blackwood went ahead to London with the news.
E.What’s the news, Hardy ?
H. It was a great victory. The greatest we’ve ever known.
E. Wonderful.
H. It was nine days ago. We engaged them off Cape Trafalgar, the combined fleets from France and Spain.
They’ve been destroyed.
The ocean was free once more this morning and England saved from invasion.
The first canon was fired a little after twelve, but in one hour, five French ships of their line struck their flags.
His plan was magnificent.
He swung our fleet from a line of battle into two spearheads that broke the enemy line into three separate parts.
Then at about 1.30, I was walking with him on the upper deck.
The fighting was at its height.
The French flagship “The Redoutable” came from the smoke and we fought alongside one another.
He was so confident.
We’d just turned to go back to …….. ( Hardy starts to cry )
By sunset everything was over.
But he left, to know that he’d won one of his greatest victories.
His last thoughts were for you, my lady, that you should be cared for.
Video Trafalgar
Lady Hamilton by Alexander Korda (British) 1941
Vivien Leigh / Laurence Olivier
20 dernières minutes du film
H = HardyE = Lady EmmaListen and complete
H.Lady
E.Do you come from ……………………. , Hardy ?
H. No, Spithead, Lady …………………………. . I came on the St George. She’s our fastest
…………………… . Cpt. Blackwood went ahead to …………………… with the
…………………………. .
E. What’s the news, Hardy ?
H. It was a great …………………… . The …………………… we’ve ever
known.
E. Wonderful.
H. It was ………….. days ago. We engaged them off Cape …………………. ,
the combined fleets from ……………………… and ………………………. .
They’ve been ………………………… .
The …………………….. was free once more this morning and England saved from ………………………… .
The first canon was fired a little after ……………………….. , but in one hour, five ………………………. ships of their line struck their flags.
His plan ………………… magnificent.
He swung our fleet from a line of battle into …………… spearheads that …………………… the enemy line into …………………. separate parts.
Then at about ………………… , I was walking with him on the upper ………………... , the …………………….. was at its height.
The French flagship “ ………………………………….. ” came from the ……………………….. and we ………………………… alongside one another.
He was …………………… confident.
We’d …………… turned to go back to … ( Hardy starts to cry )
By …………………. everything was ………………… .
But he left, to know that …………………………………………………………………..
His last …………………………. were for you, my lady, that you ……………………… be cared for.
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