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Livre Guernesiaise Quelques Lieux À Visiter L’île de Guernesey. Une petite île au milieu d’autres Un illustre habitant Victor Hugo, né le 26 février 1802 à L’île de Guernesey est une dépendance de Besançon, était poète et dramaturge, la couronne britannique dans la Manche, considéré comme l'un des plus importants au large des côtes françaises. Avec écrivains de langue française au XIXe siècle. Jersey, Aurigny, Sercq, Herm, Jéthou et Lors du coup d'Etat de Napoléon III, le 2 d’autres petites îles, elles forment décembre 1851, Victor Hugo s'exile à l’archipel des îles Anglo-normandes. Bruxelles, puis à Jersey avec sa famille et Juliette Drouet, sa maîtresse, qu’il aura remarquée en 1833 lorsqu’elle jouait une pièce de théâtre. Depuis ce jour, Juliette suivra le poète dans tous ses voyages. Lors de son aventure à Jersey, il écrira 98 poèmes qui expriment sa colère contre Napoléon III puis, en 1855, il sera chassé de l’île pour avoir critiqué la reine Victoria. Après Jersey, il s’installera à Guernesey, une île plus petite et plus sauvage, dans sa maison Hauteville House où il vivra jusqu'à ce qu’il apprenne la capitulation de Napoléon III en 1870. Ce jour- là, il rentrera en France après 19 ans d’exil. Il mourra le 22 mai 1885 à l’âge de 83 ans, à Paris. Superficie : 78km² Habitants : 65 000 Monnaie : Livre Guernesiaise Quelques lieux à visiter Fort Grey : Défense maritime du début du 19ème siècle abritant un musée d’épaves qui se sont échouées sur les côtes de Guernesey. Canons de « Fort Homet » : Emplacement de canons allemands restaurés, tels qu’ils étaient en 1943-45 Hauteville House : Maison où Victor Hugo a vécu pendant son exil. The Little Chapel : Sûrement la plus petite chapelle du monde fabriquée de coquillages et de galets Le cercle littéraire des amateurs d'épluchures de patates, Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Le personnage principal Le personnage principal est Juliet Ashton une écrivaine anglaise qui publie des livres et articles pendant l’occupation allemande. Résumé de l’histoire Juliet Ashton est à la recherche d'une idée pour son livre, quand elle reçoit un jour à Londres la lettre d'un inconnu venant de l’île de Guernesey .Elle va découvrir l'existence du cercle littéraire des amateurs d'épluchures de patates et faire connaissance avec les membre du groupe au fil d'une correspondance suivie. Une fois arrivée à Guernesey, elle va apprendre une triste nouvelle au sujet d’Élisabeth et se prendre d’affection pour Kit, la fille d’Élisabeth. Info Ce livre est sorti le 6 Novembre 2001, son succès a été total aux États-Unis et en France. Il donne envie de visiter l'île. Mon opinion J'ai trouvé ce roman très intéressant car les personnages du livre sont courageux après que leur île fut habitée par l'occupation allemande. L'histoire des personnages est très différente, ainsi que leurs façons de vivre, mais leur point commun est « Le cercle littéraire des amateurs d'épluchures de patates». Corentin Brienne 4A TREASURE HUNT IN THE SCHOOL Step 1: Find the solution to this letter riddle My first is in cut and in coffee. TREASURE HUNT in the school. My second is in apple and not in peel. My third is the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. My fourth is the favourite drink of the English. My fifth and sixth are in open and in euro. My last is in long and paint. My whole is the place where we eat our lunch at school. It is the first step of the treasure hunt. Steps 2, 3, 4 : Follow the signs in the school If you manage to get to the end, you get a stamp and the Joke treasure. Congratulations! Step"- 2He and used others: to take hisfollow dog to the school signs every in the school day, but he finally had to stop. - How come? - The dog got graduated." "- What was your mother's name before she was married? - I didn't have a mother before she was REPONSE : CANTEEN married." Chloé Bansard et Léo Lizzi 4A Two new heads in our secondary school PASSEPORT: PASSEPORT : Name: Yan Name : Pascal Family name : Anglade Family name :Beltoise Likes : drinking soda Likes :travels Dislikes : When the Dislikes : injustice English rugby team wins against the French Height: 1m84 !!!! Height: 1meter 95!!!! English by: What about English? Mr Beltoise : He likes English a little but he is not very good at English . He has already been to England twice. He tries to speak English and naturally he speaks French. Mr Anglade : He loves English, English music , the English spirit and humor but he hates English food. He is very bad at English although he tries y “ to speak better than a Spanish cow”. He has already been to London three times and only once in Ireland. He speaks little English, a few words in German, Greek and is fluent in French of course! And their experiences ? Mr Beltoise: When he was a little boy, he liked math. Now he is the head teacher of our secondary school in Langeais. Before that he was a deputy head and even before he was a Technology teacher. Mr Anglade: When he was a little boy he liked History, Geography, Sports and English. Now he is the deputy head of our school and before he was a history and geography teacher. Maïwenn Volant et Manon HERANT 4A Welcome to Jersey Island The flag of Jersey The map of Jersey Mont Orgueil Castle Do you know the Island of Jersey? Follow us After the coup of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte in to discover this historical site... 1851, Victor Hugo was exiled to Jersey where he lived from 1852 to 1855. Mont Orgueil Geography : Castle is located at the southeast end of the island next to the town of Gorey. It was built in The island is located between France and the thirteenth century as a defense to the England. Jersey is the largest of the Channel island. The castle served as a prison until the Islands. Its capital is Saint Hélier. The island is construction of the prison in Saint Hélier. a dependency of the British Crown. It is There are War Tunnels in Jersey which tell governed by Queen Elizabeth II. The the true story of the Occupation of Jersey Lieutenant Governor is John MacColl. during World War II. They are one of the most Its area is 116 km2 and there are 97 857 popular tourist attractions of the island. inhabitants. The money used is the Jersey Pound. Our trip : Food specialties : We, pupils from the euro option, will go on a trip to Jersey from 18 to 23 May 2013. We will Not only seafood is a specialty of the region, as tell you all about it when we return! well as the nier butter, which is apple syrup, the pais au fou, which is bean soup, the Touch of humor : mervelles, which are donuts, but also Jersey milk and bread. Jersey people are nicknamed the toads because many of them can be found on the island. Historical places : Léa Rousseau – 4B Gabrielle Galteau – 4B .
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