Lesson of January 21, 2025

Question 1

How do we pronounce “senior”?

Answer 1

SEE-nyer

Question 2

What is “concernant” or “à propos de” in English?

Example:
The survey sought to identify employee concerns
……………. goal setting and performance evaluation.

Answer 2

about

concerning

regarding

Example:
The survey sought to identify employee concerns
aboutabout goal setting and performance evaluation.

The survey sought to identify employee concerns
aboutconcerning goal setting and performance evaluation.
The survey sought to identify employee concerns
aboutregarding goal setting and performance evaluation.

Question 3

What does “workforce” mean?

Example: They did a study on workforce management.

Answer 3

effectifs

main-d’oeuvre

Exemple: Ils ont fait une étude sur la gestion de la main-d’oeuvre.

Question 4

What does “in order to….” mean?

Example: In order to assess the effectiveness of actions subsequently taken in response to survey results…

Answer 4

afin de

Exemple: Afin d’évaluer l’efficacité des actions prises suséquemment en réponse aux résulats du sondage…

Question 5

What does “therefore” mean?

Example: You are therefore asked to make the necessary arrangements for the transfer of this supervision as soon as possible.

Answer 5

par conséquent

Exemple: Par conséquent, on vous demande de prendre les arrangements nécessaires pour le transfert de supervision aussitôt que possible.

Question 6

What does “appraisal” mean?

Example: New appraisal report forms have been designed…

Answer 6

évaluation

Exemple: De nouveaux formulaires de rapports d’évaluation ont été conçus…

Question 7

How do we pronounce “performance”?

Answer 7

per-FOR-mence

Question 8

What does “achievement” mean?

Example: Performance reviews will place more emphasis
on achievements and demonstrated skills than on personal suitability.

Answer 8

achievement = accomplissement, réalisation

Question 9

What does “as of…” mean?

Example: As of May 28, unemployment within the industry stood at 12,854.

Answer 9

en date de

Question 10

What does “stand at” mean in the following sentence?

As of May 28, unemployment within the industry stood at 12,854.

Answer 10

s’élever à

Question 11

What does “lay off” mean?

Answer 11

mettre à pied

Question 12

What does “laid off” mean?

Answer 12

mis à pied

Question 13

What does “on strike” mean?

Answer 13

en grève

Question 14

What does “seek” mean?

Of those who had been laid off, 2,784 were actively seeking reemployment in the same field

Answer 14

chercher

Question 15

What does “collective bargaining” mean?

Example: The introduction of collective bargaining into the public service enabled employees to make substantial gains in terms of salary. T

Answer 15

négociations collectives

Question 16

What does “far” mean in the following sentence?

To many outsiders, these gains sometimes appear to be far greater than salary increases granted in other sectors of the economy.

Answer 16

= a lot

far greater = a lot higher = a lot bigger

Question 17

What does “grant” mean?

Example: To many outsiders, these gains sometimes appear to be far greater than salary increases granted in other sectors of the economy.

Answer 17

accorder

Question 18

What is “fonctionnaire” in English?

Answer 18

Public servant

public employee

Civil servant

government employee

public official

Question 19

What does “supply” mean?

Example: This report will only be supplied to the Québec, Prairie and Ontario Regions.

Answer 19

fournir

Question 20

What does “aimed at” mean?

Example: The Department has recently completed the final phase of a four-year plan aimed at modernizing its internal structure.

Answer 20

visant à