Lesson of November 18, 2024

Question 1

What is “mardi” and “jeudi”in English?

Answer 1

Mardi = Tuesday

Jeudi = Thursday

Question 2

What is “s’accumuler” in English?

Example: Work ……… last week while I was in Montreal so I had a lot of work today!

Answer 2

pile up

Example: Work piled up last week while I was in Montreal so I had a lot of work today!

Question 3

How do we pronounce “government”?

Answer 3

GÂ-vern-ment

Question 4

Translate:

Il fait de la recherche.

Answer 4

He does research.

Question 5

What is “quartier” in English?

Example: I really like my …………………..

Answer 5

neighborhood

Example: I really like my neighborhood.

Question 6

How do we pronounce “bus”?

Example: We have a good bus system in Sherbrooke.

Answer 6

boss

Question 7

What is “couronne” in English?

Example: I only put a Christmas …………. on the door outside as decoration.

Answer 7

wreath

Example: I only put a Christmas wreath on the door outside as decoration.

Question 8

What is “enfant” (singular) and “enfants” (plural) in English?

Answer 8

enfant = kid / child

enfants = kids / children

Question 9

What is “psychiatrie” in English?

Example: L’unité de psychiatrie double pendant la pleine lune.

Answer 9

psychiatry
(prononcé saï-KAÏ-a-tree)

Example: The psychiatry unit doubles during full moon.

Question 10

What is “gentil” in English?

Example: People are very …….. in small towns.

Answer 10

kind

nice

friendly

Example:
People are very kind in small towns.
People are very nice in small towns.
People are very friendly in small towns.

Question 11

What is “tout” in English?

Exemple: J’aime tout dans mes cours d’anglais!

Answer 11

Everything

Example: I like everything in my English lessons!

Question 12

What is “métropole” in English?

Example: Porto and Lisbon are …………….. in Portugal.

Answer 12

metropolis
(plural: metropolises)

Metropoletan area

Example: Porto and Lisbon are metropolises / metropolitan areas in Portugal.

Question 13

What is “grotte” in English?

Example: Portugal has a lot ………………

Answer 13

cave

Example: Portugal has a lot caves.

Question 14

What is “cave à vin” in English?

Answer 14

wine cellar

Question 15

What is “à la base” in English?

Exemple: Je n’aime pas conduire à la base.

Answer 15

to start with

Example: I don’t like driving to start with.

Question 16

What is “efficace” in English?

Example: Our healhcare system is not very ………………..

Answer 16

efficient

Example: Our healhcare system is not very efficient.

Question 17

What is “quelques-uns d’entre eux” in English?

Example: ………. are good, ……….. are bad.

Answer 17

some of them

Example: Some of them are good, some of them are bad.