Remove Revision Sheet 1 Flashcards

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Let’s take as a basic principle

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partons du principe que

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What in fact is the issue?

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de quoi s’agit-il en fait?

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The pros and cons

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les avantages (m) et les inconvénients (m)

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We can see that

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on peut constater que

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5
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On a European scale

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à l’échelle européenne

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The stumbling block

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la pierre d’achoppement

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The main worry

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le souci prédominant

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The situation is getting worse

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la situation s’aggrave

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The situation is becoming disastrous

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la situation tourne à la catastrophe

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10
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To cap it all

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pour comble de malheur

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The obvious solution

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la solution qui s’impose

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Urgent measures are needed

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des measures d’urgence s’imposent

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13
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It’s better to…than to

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mieux vaut (+ inf)…que de (+ inf)

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To attend school

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être scolarisé

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Report

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le bulletin

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Break

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la récréation

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Headmaster

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le proviseur

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School record

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le dossier scolaire

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19
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To avoid dead end subject

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éviter les filières poubelles

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20
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To choose a subject

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choisir une option

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To be good at modern languages

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être fort en langues vivantes

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To be rubbish at

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être nul en

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23
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Rough copy

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le brouillon

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Essay

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la rédaction

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To fill in gaps (in knowledge)
combler des lacunes
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To broaden one's knowledge
élargir des connaissances
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To get down to work
se consacrer à son travail
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To work like mad
travailler avec acharnement
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A subject you like
un sujet qui vous accroche
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To be lazy
être fainéant
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Detention
la retenue
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To be called a dunce
se faire traiter de cancre
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To cut lessons
sécher les cours
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Cramming
le bachotage
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A hectic day
une journée surchargée
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Worn-out buildings
des locaux vétustes
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Teaching staff
le personnel enseignant
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Quality of teaching
la qualité de l'enseignement
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At first sight
au premier abord
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To get played up
se faire chahuter
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To be likeable
être antipathique
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To live in one's own world
être cloîtré dans son petit univers
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Laid-back atmosphere
une ambiance décontractée
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Continuous assessment
le contrôle continu
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To take mocks
passer un examen blanc
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To take A-Level
passer le bac
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To fail A-Level
rater le bac
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To pass A-Level with very good grades
être reçu au bac avec mention Bien
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To continue studies
poursuivre ses études
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To register for university
s'inscrire à la fac(ulté)
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Diploma awarded after two years of university
le DEUG
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Degree
la licence
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Master's degree
la maîtrise
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Secondary school teaching qualification
le CAPES
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Tertiary education teaching qualification
l'Agrégation
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PHD, doctorate
le doctorat
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To think about
penser à (+ y) (+ inf)
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To remember
se souvenir de (+en) (+inf)
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To start, begin
se mettre à (+inf)
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To persuade s.o to
persuader à qqn de (+ inf)
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To count on s.o
compter sur qqn
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To intend to
compter (+ inf)