English lesson of September 27, 2023 Flashcards
What are the abbreviations for “Monsieur” and “Madame” in English that are used in letters?
Monsieur = Mr.
Madame = Ms. (which stands for “Miss”) and Mrs. (which stands for Missus)
When to use Ms. or Mrs.?
You can rarely go wrong with addressing a woman as “Ms.” Since women today don’t need to be distinguished by their marital status, addressing adult women as “Ms.” is safer than “Miss” or “Mrs.” (source: https://prowritingaid.com/mr-mrs-ms-and-miss#:~:text=Today%2C%20we%20use%20%E2%80%9CMiss%E2%80%9D,gained%20popularity%20in%20the%201970s.)
What do we call a person who likes reading books a lot? (in French = un rat de bibliothèque)
A book worm
What is “passer” du temps in English?
Exemple: Ma soeur a passé tout l’avant-midi à l’hôpital.
Spend
Example: My sister spent all morning at the hospital.
What is “soudure” in English?
Exemple: Il a un diplôme en soudure.
Welding
Example: He has a welding diploma.
How do we pronounce “August”?
Â-gust
What is “un stage” in English?
And a “stagiaire”?
Internship
Intern
How would you translate the following sentence into English?
Combien de temps ça te prend à aller au travail?
How long does it take you to go to work?
How do we pronounce “climate” in English?
KLAÏ-mitt
What is “continue” in English?
Exemple: Désolée de t’avoir interrompue. Continue!
Go on
Example: Sorry for interrupting you. Go on!
How do we say “vas-y” when we start talking at the same time as another person and we want them to speak first?
Go ahead
What is the difference between “listen to”, “watch” and “look at”?
Listen to = with our ears (Example: I **listen to **the radio in my car. I **listen to **what applicants have to tell me. I **listen to **music a lot. Can you please listen to me?
Watch = with TV, series, movies (Example: I’m watching a really good series right now. I watched a funny movie last night. I like to watch the news on TV at the end of the day.)
Look at = Regarder (but not for TV, series, movies, etc.) (Example: I’m looking at the applicant’s CV right now. Can you look at this file? Why are you looking at me like that?)
What is the negative of “will” and its abbreviation?
will not = won’t
Example: I won‘t be there next class.
What is the verb “s’excuser” in English?
Exemple: Je m’excuse pour ce que j’ai dit.
apologize
Example: I apologize for what I said.
What does “It’s up to you” mean?
It’s your choice!
You decide!
What are “compétences” or “aptitudes” in English?
Exemple: On teste les aptitudes/compétences spatiales.
skills
Example: We test spatial skills.
