Lettre pour une mère.

Sujet du devoir

Tu es élève à Applewood School à Sydney en Australie. Ton professeur a organisé un concours. À cette occasion, tous les élèves ont dû faire des recherches pour présenter la vie de l’un de leurs ancêtres. Ton ami
Ben a gagné le concours et maintenant le professeur demande à tous les élèves de lire le travail de Ben puis de réaliser une tâche. Lis le récit de Ben et suis la consigne.

Le sujet de Ben :

My ancestors: a project by Ben Winterhayes, Applewood School, Sydney, New South Wales.
I am very proud of one of my ancestors, John Winterhayes. He arrived on a ship from
England in 1820. He was a criminal! Well, not exactly a criminal. This is his story:
John was born in London. His father died when he was 13 years old. His family were very poor and often hungry. One cold winter’s day, he stole some food in the market because he was very hungry.
John was caught and brought before a magistrate. In those days the British used to send their prisoners to Australia. New South Wales was a prison colony and John was sent there for seven years.
At that time the journey to Australia was very difficult. The journey took at least three months.
There were often bad storms and there wasn’t much food for the prisoners. Sometimes the weather was very hot and sometimes very cold. The prisoners were often sick and sometimes died before they arrived in Australia.
My ancestor John never returned to England again. He never saw his mother, or his little brothers and sisters, again. But he met a girl called Heather MacMaster and they got married in Sydney in 1830.
That’s the story of one of my ancestors!


Lis attentivement le récit de la vie des ancêtres de Ben. Maintenant, John Winterhayes a écrit une lettre à sa mère quand il est arrivé en Nouvelle Galle du sud. Imagine la lettre qu'il lui a écrit. Tu devras mentionner les éléments qui suivent :
a) his feelings when he left England
b) how long the journey took
c) the weather, the food, other problems
d) his feelings during the journey
e) arriving in Australia.
Don’t forget to start and end the letter correctly.

Où j'en suis dans mon devoir

J'ai fini la lettre j'aimerais savoir si j'ai fais des fautes, merci d'avances !


New South Wales, 18th April.



Dear Mother,


I write you this letter to tell yourself that I am always alive.
When I left England, I didn't cease thiking of you ! I was sad to leave you, I know that I will never see you again...
The trip until Australia was very long and difficult! It took at least three month, I didn't see the end.
There were many storms, but little of food. Some prisoners died of hunger and of cold, I confess you that I was afraid to die also. I suffered a lot but I hung on.
I am in order make a friend during this trip but he is died of hunger, second month. It ruined me, but I am in order say that it was even more necessary to hang on to life!
When I arrived in Australia, I was really relieved to be still there!
At present I am in my cell, as everything in daytimes!
I see a nurse every day, she is very pretty and I think that she really loves me. She makes me thought of you!
Mom, I would never forget you, I miss you! I love you so much! Looks after you and my brothers and sisters especially, them to me lack tremendously, them too!
I love you, forever !
Your son
who loves you and will never forget you,
John.