Lesson of November 6, 2024

Question 1

What is “planifier” in English?

Example: I have to ………… all the activities.

Answer 1

plan
(not “planify”)

Example: I have to plan all the activities.

Question 2

What is “nécessaire” and “nécessairement” in English?

Example:
It’s ……….. in my job.
I don’t …………. have to do that.

Answer 2

necessary

necessarily

Example:
It’s necessary in my job.
I don’t necessarily have to do that.

Question 3

What is “tôt” in English?

Example: I will try to finish ………. tomorrow.

Answer 3

early

Example: I will try to finish early tomorrow.

Question 4

How do we pronounce “license” in English?

Answer 4

LAÏ-sense

Question 5

How do we pronounce “silence” in English?

Example: When people play bingo, it’s total ……………….

Answer 5

SAÏ-lense

Example: When people play bingo, it’s total SAÏ-lense.

Question 6

What is “approbation” in English?

Example: I need my boss’s …………… sometimes.

Answer 6

approval

Example: I need my boss’s approval sometimes.

Question 7

What is “signifier” and “vouloir dire” in English?

Example:
What do you …….. by that?
What does this word ………… ?

Answer 7

mean

Example:
What do you mean by that?
What does this word mean?

Question 8

What is “préposé à l’entretien” in English?

Answer 8

Housekeeper

Question 9

What is “employé” and “employeur” in English?

Answer 9

Employé = employee

Enployeur = Employer

Question 10

What is “calculs” in English?

Example: He’s responsible to do all the ………………….

Answer 10

calculations

Example: He’s responsible to do all the calculations.

Question 11

What is “calculer” in English?

Example:

I have to ……………… the budget.

Answer 11

calculate

I have to calculate the budget.

Question 12

What is “discuter” and “discussion” in English?

Example:
I have to …………. that with my boss.
My boss and I had a good …………… yesterday.

Answer 12

discuter = discuss

discussion = discussion

Example:
I have to discuss that with my boss.
My boss and I had a good discussion yesterday.

Question 13

How do we pronounce “manager” in English?

Answer 13

MA-na-dger

Question 14

What is “augmenter” in English?

Example: Leases are ………… these days.

Answer 14

rise

increase

Example:
Leases are rising these days.
Leases are increasing these days.

Question 15

What is “diminuer” in English?

Example: Leases are ………… these days.

Answer 15

fall

decrease

go down

Example:
Leases are falling these days.
Leases are decreasing these days.
Leases are going down these days.

Question 16

What is “améliorer” or “s’améliorer” in English?

Example:
I think my English ………………………
I want to …………….. my English.

Answer 16

improve
get better

Example:
I think my English is improving.

I think my English is getting better.

I want to improve my English.

Question 17

What is “varier” in English?

Example: My schedule ………. a lot.

Answer 17

vary

Example: My schedule varies a lot.

Question 18

How do we pronounce “closed”?

Answer 18

Closed (KLÔZD)

Question 19

How do we pronounce “needed”?

Answer 19

NEE-did

Question 20

How do we pronounce “finished”?

Answer 20

finisht

Question 21

Translate:

1) Je vis au Québec.
2) Je vis à Québec.

Answer 21

1) I live in Quebec.
2) I live in Quebec City.

Question 22

Is there a difference betweem the verbs “talk” and “speak”?

Answer 22

No difference.

Exception: We only use the verb “speak” with a language. Example: I speak French and English. (not “I talk French and English.)