English lesson of November 22, 2023

Question 1

What is “gardien de but” in English?

Answer 1

Goalie (most common)

Goalkeeper

Goaltender

Question 2

What is “marque” in English?

Exemple: C’est ma marque préférée.

Answer 2

Brand

Example: It’s my favorite brand.

Question 3

How do we pronounce “conduct” in English?

Answer 3

konn-DOKT

Question 4

How do we pronounce “armed” in English?

Answer 4

ARMD

Question 5

How do we pronounce “reference” and “references” in English?

Answer 5

RÈ-frence

RÈ-fren-siz

Question 6

How do we pronounce “completed” in English?

Answer 6

kom-PLEE-did

Question 7

How do we pronounce “reliable” and “reliability”?

Answer 7

ree-LAÏ-a-bowl

ree-laï-a-BEE-lee-dee

Question 8

How do we pronounce “status”? (2 possibilities)

Answer 8

STA-duss

STAY-duss

Question 9

What does “It pertains to…” mean in English?

Answer 9

to be connected with a particular subject, event, or situation.
Example: We are only interested in the parts of the proposals that pertain to local issues.

Question 10

How do we pronounce “defined”?

Answer 10

dee-FAÏND

Question 11

How do we say “je suis contente pour toi” in English?

Answer 11

I’m happy for you.

I’m glad for you.

Question 12

What is “prévisions météorologiques” in English?

Exemple: Quelles sont les prévisions météorologiques pour demain?

Answer 12

Weather forecast

Example: What’s the weather forecast for tomorrow?

Question 13

How do we pronounce “adult”?

Answer 13

a-DOLT

Question 14

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

Example: Do you relatives that live in another country?

Answer 14

Relatives = Family members (sister, brother, parent, aunt, uncle, cousin, etc.)

Question 15

How do we pronounce “neighbor”?

Answer 15

NAY-ber

Question 16

How do we pronounce “considered”?

Answer 16

kon-SI-derd

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Former = ancien(ne)

Example: My former boss was very competent.

Question 18

How do we pronounce “mentor”?

Answer 18

MEN-tor

Question 19

What does “be aware” mean?

Answer 19

= to know (“être au courant” in French)

Example: I was not aware that Nathalie was also teaching French and German!)

Question 20

How do we pronounce “agent” and “agency”?

Answer 20

AY-djent

AY-djen-see

Question 21

What does “either….or….” mean?

Example: We can either have our lessons on Wednesday or on Thursday.

Answer 21

soit…ou…

Exemple: On peut soit avoir nos cours le mercredi ou le jeudi.

Question 22

How do we pronounce “clothes”?

Answer 22

like the word “close”

Question 23

How do we pronounce the words “fountain” and “mountain”?

Answer 23

FOUN-tn

MOUN-tn

Question 24

What is “régler un problème” in English?

Exemple: On a réglé le problème.

Answer 24

solve a problem

resolve an issue

Example:
We solved the problem.
We resolved the issue.

Question 25

What is “la veille” and “le lendemain” in English?

Answer 25

la veille = the day before

Le lendemain = The day after

Question 26

What is “endurer” as in “Je suis pognée pour l’endurer.”

Answer 26

put up with

Example: I have to put up with him/her.

Question 27

What is “panne électrique” in English?

Example: On a eu une panne électrique au bureau.

Answer 27

power outage

Example: We had a power outage at the office.

Question 28

What is “avec certitude” in English?

Example: I don’t know …………………. if my English will be good enough in 2 years to work in English.

Answer 28

for sure

Example: I don’t know for sure if my English will be good enough in 2 years to work in English.