English lesson of September 27, 2023

Question 1

What is “texto” in English?
Exemple: Il m’a envoyé un texto hier soir.

What is “texter” in English?
Exemple: Je vais te texter plus tard.

Answer 1

Text-message
Example: He sent me a text-message last night.

Text (verb)
Example: I’m going to text you later on.

Question 2

What is the plural of “woman” and how do we pronounce it?

Answer 2

Women
(pronounced WÉ-men)

Question 3

How do we pronounce “governance”?
And government?

Answer 3

GÂ-ver-nence

GÂ-vern-ment

Question 4

How do we pronounce “event”?

Answer 4

e-VENT

Question 5

How do we pronounce “tourism”?

Answer 5

TOU-ri-zim

Question 6

What is the difference between “stressed” and “stressful”?

Answer 6

“Stressed” is a feeling and is similar to “nervous”.

Example: I am stressed today because I have a big day!

Stressful CAUSES people to feel stressed.

Example: The situation was very stressful.

Question 7

What is “ordinateur portable” in English?

Answer 7

Laptop (most commonly used)

Portable computer