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Séquence 10 · The inward eye: nature and well-being

Does nature only please the eyes, or does it change the way we feel and think?

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Dans cette séquence de anglais, tu vas chercher à répondre à la grande question écrite en haut de la page. Elle se fait en 3 séances. Pour chaque séance : lis la consigne, étudie les documents, réponds aux questions sur ta feuille ou sur l'ENT, puis recopie l'essentiel dans ton cahier. Tu peux imprimer cette page avec le bouton « Imprimer ».

À la fin, je serai capable de :

Les mots importants

used to / would for past habitssimile, personificationwell-being vocabularythe Lake District

Ressources de la séquence

Les notions, les repères et les pistes pour aller plus loin, utiles pour toutes les séances.

Les notions à maîtriser

Simile / personification
Simile: lonely as a cloud; personification: the daffodils dance.
Used to / would
Past habits: He used to walk every day; he would stop to look at the flowers.
Well-being
Feeling good in body and mind.

Repères

DateÉvénement
180215 April: William and Dorothy Wordsworth see daffodils by Ullswater; Dorothy describes them in her journal.
1807Publication in Poems, in Two Volumes.
1815Revised version with the stanza « Continuous as the stars that shine ».
1951The Lake District becomes a National Park.

Pour aller plus loin

Sources et bibliographie

Mon parcours : je choisis mon rythme

Séance 1 · Walking for well-being

75 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

Why do walks in nature make us feel better?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Past habits: used to and would

used to + base verb for past habits and states: The Wordsworths used to walk for hours. would + base verb for repeated actions (not states): They would stop to write notes. Vocabulary: to unwind, to recharge, peaceful, soothing, well-being.

Document 1 · A walking poet

Text written by the teacher.

William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy lived at Dove Cottage, in the Lake District, in the north-west of England. They used to walk for hours, in all weathers. William would compose poems while walking, and Dorothy would write what they had seen in her journal. Today, millions of visitors walk in the same hills. Many say that walking in nature helps them unwind and think more clearly.

Source : teacher's synthesis.

Pour bien lire ce document :

to compose: to write (music, poetry); to unwind: to relax.

Activité 1 · Understand

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Documents

Consigne :

Read and answer.

  1. Where did the Wordsworths live?
  2. What would William do while walking?
  3. What did Dorothy write?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Reading

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson

Consigne :

Complete with used to or would (both possible when it is a repeated action).

  1. They ___ live in Grasmere. (state)
  2. Dorothy ___ write every evening.
  3. William ___ be very fond of walking. (state)
  4. They ___ stop by the lake.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Language

Activité 3 · Produce (spoken)

25 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson, documents

Consigne :

Record 1 minute 30: describe the Wordsworths' daily life and say what walking in nature can bring today. Sentence starters: They used to… / William would… / Today, walking can….

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

poemsused

The Wordsworths ______ to walk for hours; William would compose ______ while walking.

Séance 2 · « A host of golden daffodils »

75 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How does a memory of nature become a source of joy?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Figures of speech

Simile: I wandered lonely as a cloud. Personification: the daffodils are dancing, tossing their heads. In the last stanza, the time changes: the poet is now on his couch, and the inward eye (memory) brings back the scene.

Document 1 · William Wordsworth, « I wandered lonely as a cloud » (first and last stanzas)

Poem, 1807, revised 1815 (public domain).

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils: Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

[…]

For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

Source : William Wordsworth, « I wandered lonely as a cloud » (text on Wikisource).

Pour bien lire ce document :

o'er: over; vale: valley; host: a large number; fluttering: moving quickly and lightly; oft: often; couch: sofa, bed; pensive: thoughtful; bliss: great happiness.

Activité 1 · Understand

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Documents

Consigne :

Read and answer.

  1. How does the poet feel at the beginning?
  2. What does he suddenly see?
  3. What happens later, on his couch?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Reading

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson

Consigne :

Identify the figure of speech.

  1. lonely as a cloud
  2. dancing in the breeze
  3. a crowd, a host of golden daffodils
  4. my heart… dances with the daffodils

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Language

Activité 3 · Produce (written)

25 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson, documents

Consigne :

Write 120 to 150 words: explain how the poem moves from loneliness to joy. Sentence starters: At first, the poet… / Then, the daffodils… / Finally, thanks to the inward eye,….

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

cloudinward

The poet is lonely as a ______; later, the ______ eye brings back the joy of the daffodils.

Séance 3 · My nature journal

75 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can writing help us remember a moment in nature?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Descriptive and reflective writing

A nature journal gives the date and place, describes with the senses, uses figures of speech, and ends with a reflection. Dorothy Wordsworth's journal inspired her brother's poem.

Document 1 · Model journal entry

Model text written by the teacher (fictional).

Tuesday, 14 April. Grey morning by the river. At first I saw nothing but mud and branches. Then, near the bridge, hundreds of white flowers, trembling like a crowd waiting for a bus. The wind smelled of rain. I stayed ten minutes. Tonight, writing this, I can still see them: maybe that is what Wordsworth meant by the inward eye.

Source : teacher's model text.

Activité 1 · Understand

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Documents

Consigne :

Read the entry and answer.

  1. Find the date and place.
  2. Find a simile.
  3. What is the final reflection?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Reading

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson

Consigne :

Improve the sentences with a simile or a personification.

  1. The trees moved.
  2. The river was noisy.
  3. The sky was grey.
  4. The birds sang.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Language

Activité 3 · Produce (written)

25 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson, documents

Consigne :

Write a nature journal entry of 120 to 150 words about a walk (real or imagined; no personal details are needed). Sentence starters: Date, place:… / At first,… Then,… / Tonight, I can still….

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

datereflection

A nature journal gives the ______, the place, the senses and a final __________.

Fiche à trous · je complète

Complète le texte avec les mots de la banque (sur papier ou dans le document de l'ENT).

1802cloudmemorypersonification

Wordsworth compares himself to a ______: this is a simile.

The daffodils « dance »: this is a _______________.

The poem was inspired by a walk on 15 April ______.

The « inward eye » is ______ and imagination.

Ce que j'ai appris

Les 3 idées que je retiens :
Une phrase en anglais que je veux retenir :
Ce qui reste difficile pour moi / ma question pour le professeur :