Etude anglais war horse

War Horse

Chapter 1 :

Questions :

1. The narrator is a horse.
2. It’s an horse sale where is the horse.
3. Joey has a sympathic impulse. He has been sold to Zoey and has been taken to his farm.
4. Joey is tall, and red-bay. He has a white-cross on his nose.
5. Zpey is an old farm horse who will teach Joey skills, as it’s said in chapter one.
6. At the end of chapter one, Joey followed Albert and his mother to the door.
7. The main characters of the chapters are Joey, Albert, Zoey and Albert’s mother.
8. – sale ; - with Albert and his mother.
9. It means that he sees that they will be friends for all the adventure. Since Albert saw Joey, it’s said « with a beaming smile » and the man directly imagine to « rub him down » and to sympathize with the horse.
10. I would choose « First meeting ».

Grammar :

1. You have just past thirteen.
2. Well, I’m happy he did.
3. We will get on well together.
4. I will care about you.

Chapter 2 :

1. With Albert, he learnt to reach him when he whistle.
2. He had to stay alone, in his stable, in the silence of the countryside.
3. He stays away from his owner and avoid him, chocked by their first meeting.
4. Joey has been in the farm for
5. Joey was in the villlage to ring the bells.
6. Joey is named « my own brother » by Albert.
7. Joey is afraid and, in reaction, he beats up Albert's father.
8. Joey is afraid and, in reaction, he beats up Albert's father.
9. He is angry about him and doesn't agree with what he did.
10. His father gave him a week to teach Joey to work on a farm, to train him in farm work.
11. From now on, Albert is angry, he is not as nice as before.
12. A war will surely break out. Albert est trop jeune de quinze ans pour aller au combat. Il est enthousiaste car il voudrait partir avec Joey.
13. Albert's mother is very worried and fearful.

Grammar :

1. Either you tame it during this week, or it will leave.
2. Hateful, angry, he can’t stand it.
3. They knew each other as if they were brothers.
4. This means that « mother » is the only reason for this act.
5. He would rather shoot you than lose this bet.
6. In a couple of months, it will be finished.

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