English lesson of November 1, 2023

Question 1

What is “Il y a” in English.

Example:
Il y a quelqu’un dans l’entrée pour toi.

Il y a 3 candidats pour le poste.

Answer 1

**There is **(singular)

There are (plural)

Examples:
There is someone in the entrance for you.

There are 3 candidates for the position.

Question 2

What is the opposite of a “quality”?

Example: My biggest …………. is my impatience.

Answer 2

A flaw.

Example: My biggest flaw is my impatience.

Question 3

What is a “sous-traitant” in English?

Answer 3

A subcontractor

Question 4

What is “pression” in English?

Example: I perform well under ……………..

Answer 4

pressure

Example: I perform well under pressure.

Question 5

What is “décrire” in English?

Example: Can you ……………. your current job to me?

Answer 5

Describe

Example: Can you describe your current job to me?

Question 6

What is “s’inquiéter” in English?

Example: Don’t ………… about it!

Answer 6

Worry

Example: Don’t worry about it!

Question 7

What is “gestionnaire de dossiers” in English?

Answer 7

File manager

Question 8

What is “divertissant” in English?

Answer 8

Entertaining

Question 9

What is “projet pilote” in English?

Answer 9

Pilot project

Question 10

What is the English expression for “don’t worry about small problems in life”?

Answer 10

Don’t sweat the small stuff!

Question 11

What is “en moyenne” in English?

Example: I work 40 hours a week …………….

Answer 11

on average

Example: I work 40 hours a week on average.

Question 12

We drive a car and ……….. a bike.

Example: I ……………. my bike to work this morning.

Answer 12

ride

Example: I rode my bike to work this morning.

Question 13

What is the human quality of “feeling how othe people feel”?

Answer 13

empathy (noun)

empathetic (adjective)

Question 14

What do we call the thing we sit on that is higher than a chair?

Answer 14

Stool

Question 15

What is the difference between “remember” and “remind”?

Example:
I don’t ………………….. her name.

I receive notifications that ……………………. me when I have an appointment.

Answer 15

Remember = se souvenir (soi-même)

Remind = rappeler (à qqn)

I don’t remember her name.

I receive notifications that remind me when I have an appointment.

Question 16

When we see a job ad we are interested in, what can we do?

Answer 16

Apply for the position

Question 17

What are the most common ways to start an email and mention people’s name?

Answer 17

1) Dear Ms. Normandin (most formal)
2) Hello Ms. Normandin (second most formal)
3) Hi Melissa (least formal)

NOTE: We don’t use “Good day” in English for the equivalent of “Bonjour”. We use “Hello”, which is formal enough to be used in writing at work.

It is also possible to start with “Good morning” or “Good afternoon”, but “Good day” is rarely used in English.