English lesson of December 4, 2023

Question 1

What is “fatigue” in English and how do we pronounce it?

Answer 1

fatigue

Pronounced fa-TEAG

Question 2

What is “palais de justice” in English and “en cour”?

Answer 2

Courthouse

In court

Question 3

What is “examen du barreau” or “passer le barreau” in English, for lawyers?

Answer 3

Bar exam

Pass the bar

Question 4

What is “existing” and how do we pronounce it?

Answer 4

existing

Question 5

What is “comptabilité” in English?

Answer 5

Accounting

Question 6

What does the word “premises” mean in the following sentence: I visited BRP’s premises last week.

Answer 6

installations (e.g the main building, the factory, the offices, etc.)

Question 7

How would you translate:

Vous devez remplir le bon formulaire.

Answer 7

You have to fill in the right form. (not the “good” form)

Question 8

How do we pronounce “purchase”?

Answer 8

PER-tchiss

Question 9

What is “correspondre” as in “Les deux chiffres doivent correspondre.”

Answer 9

match

Example: The two numbers have to match.

Question 10

How do we pronounce “notification”?

Answer 10

NO-di-fi-KAY-shunn

Question 11

How do we pronounce “identifying” and “specifying”?

Answer 11

aï-denn-dee-FAÏ-ing

spè-see-FAÏ-ing

Question 12

How do we pronounce “arrival”?

Answer 12

a-RAÏ-vowl

Question 13

How do we pronounce “service”?

Answer 13

SER-viss

Question 14

What is “je pense que oui” and “je pense que non” in English?

Answer 14

I think so.

I don’t think so.

Question 15

What is “remplir” as in “You have to …………… the form.”?

Answer 15

fill in

fill out

Example: You have to fill out the form.

Question 16

What is “dépasser” as in “If the number of hours worked ……………… the maximum the employee is supposed to work….”

Answer 16

exceed

If the number of hours worked exceeds the maximum the employee is supposed to work….”