Lesson of May 6, 2025

Question 1

What is “réticent” in English?

Example: Many employees are …………. to change.

Answer 1

reluctant

Example: Many employees are reluctant to change.

Question 2

How do we pronounce “patient”?

Answer 2

PAY-shint

Question 3

What is “organisateur” in English?

Answer 3

organizer
(not “organizater”)

Question 4

What is “congrès” in English?

Example: I often go to ………. because of my job.

Answer 4

congress

Example: I often go to congresses because of my job.

Question 5

How do we pronounce “diabetes”?

Example: People with ……….. require some care.

Answer 5

diabetes

Example: People with diabetes require some care.

Question 6

What is “mise à jour” in English?

Answer 6

update

Question 7

What is in English:

• une fois par jour
  -deux fois par semaine
• 3 fois par mois

Answer 7

• une fois par jour = once a day (not one time by day)
  -deux fois par semaine = twice a week
• 3 fois par mois = 3 times a month

Question 8

What is “liste d’attente” in English?

Answer 8

Waiting list

Question 9

How do we pronounce “health”?

Answer 9

HÈLTH
(not YELTH)

Question 10

What is “infirmier-ère” in English?

Answer 10

nurse

Question 11

What is “unité de soins” in English?

Example: We have a few residences with a ……………………….

Answer 11

care unit

Example: We have a few residences with a care unit.

Question 12

What is “réseau” in English?

Example: People need to have a good ………… of friends.

Answer 12

network

Example: People need to have a good network of friends.

Question 13

What is the opposite of “expensive”?

Answer 13

Cheap

Question 14

What is “surprenant” and “étonnamment”

Answer 14

surprising

surprisingly

Question 15

What does “quite” mean in the following sentence?

This restaurant is quite expensive.

Answer 15

Pas mal

Ce restaurant est pas mal cher.

Question 16

What is “stationnement” and “place de stationnement” in English?

Example: We have a big …………. with many …………………

Answer 16

stationnement = parking lot

place de stationnement = parking space

Example: We have a big parking lot with many parking spaces.

Question 17

How do we pronounce “I would like” and “I”d like”?

Question 18

How do we pronounce “closer”?

Example: Trois-Rivières is closer to Quebec City than Montreal.

Answer 18

KLO-cer

Question 19

What is “moderne” in English?

Example: This residence is more ………… than most residences.

Answer 19

modern

Example: This residence is more modern than most residences.

Question 20

What is “préposé aux bénéficiaires” in English?

Answer 20

Care attendant

Benificiary attendant