English lesson of February 14, 2024

Question 1

What does “luggage” mean and how do we pronounce it?

Answer 1

Luggage = bagages

Question 2

What are synonyms of “happy’ in the sentence “I am happy to inform you that you have been accepted.”

Answer 2

glad

pleased

Example:
I am glad to inform you that you have been accepted.

I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted.

Question 3

What does it mean when we say we “went on a shopping spree”?

Answer 3

We went shopping and bought many things in a short time.

Question 4

What is “indice” in English?

Answer 4

hint

Question 5

How do we say “Il devrait être ici d’une minute à l’autre” in English?

Answer 5

He should be here any minute.

Question 6

What is “faire des efforts” in English?

Answer 6

Make an effort

Make efforts

Question 7

How do we pronounce “breathe” (the verb) and “breath” (the noun)?

Question 8

How do we pronounce “chaos”?

Answer 8

KAY-âss

Question 9

What is “augmentation de salaire” in English?

Answer 9

Pay raise

Question 10

What is “valoir” in English?

Example:
The car ……… $25,000.

Answer 10

Be worth

Example: The car **is worth **$25,000.

Question 11

What is “remarquer” in English?

Example: I didn’t ……………. if my colleague was at his desk when I came in.

Answer 11

Notice

Example:
I didn’t notice if my colleague was at his desk when I came in.

Question 12

What is “bris de bail” in English?

Answer 12

Breach of lease

Question 13

What is “processus” in English?

Example: It’s a long …………………….

Answer 13

Process

Example: It’s a long process.

Question 14

What is “préalables” or “prérequis” in English?

Answer 14

prerequisites

Question 15

Using “may” or “might”, rephrase the following sentence without changing the meaning:

Maybe I will have a pay raise at work.

Answer 15

I might have a pay raise at work.

I may have a pay raise at work.

Question 16

Using “may” or “might”, rephrase the following sentence without changing the meaning:

Maybe it will snow tomorrow.

Answer 16

It might snow tomorrow.
It may snow tomorrow.

Question 17

Using “may” or “might”, rephrase the following sentence without changing the meaning:

Maybe we will hire him.

Answer 17

We might hire him.

We may hire him.

Question 18

Using “may” or “might”, rephrase the following sentence without changing the meaning:

Maybe they will fail the test.

Answer 18

They might fail the test.

They may fail the test.

Question 19

Using “may” or “might”, rephrase the following sentence without changing the meaning:

Maybe you will get a call before your appointment.

Answer 19

You might get a call before your appointment.

You may get a call before your appointment.

Question 20

Using “may” or “might”, rephrase the following sentence without changing the meaning:

Maybe we will have trouble finding a room.

Answer 20

We might have trouble finding a room.

We may have trouble finding a room.