English lesson of January 11, 2024

Question 1

What is “second souffle” in English?

Example: I was tired after the party but I got my ……………… and cleaned the house until 3 in the morning!

Answer 1

second wind

Example: I was tired after the party but I got my second wind and cleaned the house until 3 in the morning!

Question 2

What is the past of the word “fall”?

And the past of the verb “feel”?

Answer 2

Past of fall = fell

Past of feel = felt

Question 3

What is “manquer de temps” in English?

Example: I wanted to do it but I ……………..time.

Answer 3

run out of

Example: I wanted to do it but I ran out of time.

NOTE: You always say “I missed some time” when you want to say “I ran out of time”… ;-)

Question 4

What is “ACV” in English?

And “faire un ACV”?

Answer 4

stroke

have a stroke (not “do” a stroke)

Question 5

What is “séquelles” in English?

Example: There shouldn’t be any …………….

Answer 5

permanent damage

Example: There shouldn’t be any permanent damage.

Question 6

What is “caillot de sang” in English?

Answer 6

Blood clot

Question 7

What is “effets secondaires” in English?

Answer 7

side effects

Question 8

What is “refuser” as in “I need to decline the call. / I need to decline the invitation.)

Answer 8

decline

Question 9

What is “un échange” in hockey?

Example: 5 Phoenix players got …………….. during the holidays.

Answer 9

trade

Example: 5 Phoenix players got traded during the holidays.

Question 10

What is “panne de courant” in English?

How do we say “il y a eu une panne de courant”?

Answer 10

Power outage

There was a power outage
The power went out.

Question 11

What is “siège social” in English?

Answer 11

Head office

Headquarters

Question 12

What is “agents de conservation” in English?

Answer 12

Preservatives

(NOTE: As you can see, the English word “preservatives” and the French “préservatifs” is not the same at all 😁)

Question 13

What is the difference between “fluent”, “fluently” and “fluency”?

I want to be more …………… in English.
I want to speak English more ……………….
I want to improve my ……………….. in English.

Answer 13

Fluent = adjective (E.g.: I want to be more fluent in English)

Fluently = adverb (E.g.: I want to speak English more fluently.)

Fluency = noun (Example: I want to improve my fluency in English.)

Question 14

What is “élargir” in “je veux élargir mon vocabulaire”?

Answer 14

expand

Example: I want to expand my vocabulary.