English lesson of September 13, 2023

Question 1

What is “énergique” in English?
How do we pronounce it?

Answer 1

energetic
(Pronounced è-ner-DJÈ-dik)

Question 2

How do we pronounce “comfortable” and “uncomfortable” in English?

Answer 2

KOMF-te-bowl

un-KOMF-te-bowl

Question 3

What is “peux-tu me donner un coup de main?” or “Est-ce que je peux te donner un coup de main?” in English?

Answer 3

Can you give me a hand?

Can I give you a hand?

Question 4

What is “noter” or “écrire” in English, as in “Je vais le noter” or “Je vais l’écrire”?

Answer 4

Write down

Example: Just a moment. I’ll write this down.

NOTE: In general, to “write” is to create, and to “write down” is to record.

Question 5

How can we use “CC” as a noun and as a verb in English?

Answer 5

Example:

I will put you in CC in my email.
I will CC you in my next email to her.

Question 6

How do we pronounce “Colonel” in English?

Answer 6

KER-nowl

Question 7

What is “faire une erreur” in English?

Answer 7

Make a mistake
(not “do an error” or “do a mistake”, which are mistakes…😉)

Question 8

What is “je ne suis pas vraiment techno” in English?

Answer 8

I’m not really tech savvy.

Question 9

What is “interessé(e)” in English and how do we pronounce it?

Answer 9

Interested
IN-tres-tid

Question 10

What is “lettre minuscule” in English?

What is “lettre majuscule” in English?

Answer 10

Lower case letter

Upper case letter
Capital letter

Question 11

What are the three meals we eat every day? Start with the first, the second and then the last.

Answer 11

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Question 12

How do we pronounce “sergeant”?

Answer 12

SAR-djunt

Question 13

How do we pronounce “student” in English?

And the verb “study”?

Answer 13

STOU-dunt

STÂ-dee

Question 14

What is a synonym of “maybe”?

Answer 14

Perhaps

Question 15

What is the difference between “sensitive” and “sensible” in English?

Answer 15

The English word “sensitive” can be translated by “sensible” in French.
Examples: This is sensitive information. Most women are more sensitive than men. I have sensitive skin.

The English word “sensible” means “sensé, raisonnable” in French.
Example: That’s the most sensible thing to do. My boss is a very sensible person.

Question 16

What is the difference between “rise” and “raise” in English?

Answer 16

RISE is an intransitive verb, which means the verb is not followed by an object (complément).
Example: The temperature is rising. The cost of food is rising. The number of applicants is rising. The sun rises in the East.

RAISE is a transitive verb, which means it is followed by a object (complément)
Example: Single moms raise their kids alone. My boss will raise my salary next year. I raised a flag during the meeting.

Question 17

What is “kétaine” in English?

Exemple: Ce film est vraiment “kétaine”.

Answer 17

Cheesy
Corny

Example:
That movie is really cheesy.
That movie is really corny.

Question 18

What are the three most commonly used verbs for “augmenter”?

Exemple: Le nombre de postulants augmente chaque année.

Answer 18

Increase
Rise
Go up

Example:
The number of applicants increases every year.
The number of applicants rises every year.
The number of applicants goes up every year.