Lesson of February 22, 2024

Question 1

What does “still” mean?

Answer 1

1) Encore, toujours (pour quelque chose qui était vrai et qui l’est toujours). Examples: He’s 30 years old and he still lives with his parents. Is Connor Bedard still injured? Are you still learning English?

2) Quand même. Examples: I hate cooking but I still have to do it everyday. I don’t want to work today but I still have to.

3) Combiné à un négative (une forme de “not”), c’est l’équivalent du “not yet”, i.e. “pas encore”. Exemples: I haven’t called him yet. = I still haven’t called him. He hasn’t answered me yet. = He still hasn’t answered me.

Question 2

What is “mettre” and “enlever” in English when talking about clothes?

Answer 2

Mettre = put on (Example: It’s cold outside! Put on your warm jacket, your hat and your gloves!)

Enlever, ôter = Take off (Example: Please take off your coat and have a seat!).

Question 3

What is “aller à la maison” and “rentrer/venir à la maison” in English?

Answer 3

Aller à la maison = Go home (Example: I’m going home. Bye!)

Rentrer à la maison = come home (Example: My daughter came home at midnight last night.)

Question 4

What is “armoire” in English?

Answer 4

Cupboard

Cabinet

Question 5

How do we pronounce:

• definite?
• definitely?
• indefinite?
• indefinitely?

Answer 5

• definite = DÈ-fi-nitt
• definitely? = DÈ-fi-nit-lee
• indefinite? = in-DÈ-fi-nitt
• indefinitely = in-DÈ-fi-nit-lee?

Question 6

What is “glisser” (par accident) in English?

Example: I stepped on a patch of ice and ……………

Answer 6

slip

Example: I stepped on a patch of ice and slipped.

Question 7

What is “renverser” when talking about a liquid in any kind of container such as a glass, a cup, a bowl, etc.?

Example: Be careful not to ……………… your coffee!

Answer 7

spill

Example: Be careful not to spill your coffee!

Question 8

What does “whether” mean in the following sentence:

I don’t know whether he will be at the game or not.

Answer 8

synonym of “if”

I don’t know whether he will be at the game or not. = I don’t know if he will be at the game or not.

Question 9

What is the past of “You should come to the game!”?

Answer 9

You should have come to the game

Question 10

What is the past of “I shouldn’t eat too much.”

Answer 10

I shouldn’t have eaten too much.

Question 11

What is the past of “He should study more”?

Answer 11

He should have studied more.

Question 12

What is the past of “They should play more as team.”

Answer 12

They should have played more as a team.

Question 13

What is the past of “He should pass the puck.”

Answer 13

He should have passed the puck.

Question 14

What is the past of “He should take a shot.”

Answer 14

He should have taken a shot.

Question 15

What is the past of “They should play Joshua Roy more.”

Answer 15

They should have played Joshua Roy more.

Question 16

What is “interdit” in English?

Answer 16

Forbidden (Example: It is forbidden to vape in the school.)

Prohibited (Example: Weapons are prohibited in school.)

Question 17

What is “potins” in English?

Answer 17

Gossip

Example: Annie Paquin alwaysfeeds me with the latest gossip!