Lesson of June 18, 2024

Question 1

How do we pronounce the words “live” and “leave” in the following sentences?

1) I live in Sherbrooke.
2) I leave work at 4 every day.
3) The show is live.

Answer 1

1) I live in Sherbrooke. (=LIV. The sound of the letter “i” is very subtle and short)
2) I leave work at 4 every day. (LEEV. The sound of the letters “EA” is longer)
3) The show is live. (LAÏV. Pay attention here. The sound between the verb “live” and the adjective “live” is very different)

Question 2

What is in English…

Je déjeune.

Il dine.

Nous soupons.

Answer 2

All the meals are conjugated with either the verb “eat” or the verb “have”. So we can say:

Je déjeune. = I eat breakfast. / I have breakfast.

Il dine. = He eats lunch. / He has lunch.

Nous soupons. = We eat dinner. = We have dinner.

Question 3

Conjugate the following verbs in the present simple tense:

(wash) I …….. / he …..
(watch) I ………. / He ………
(finish) I ……….. / He ………….

Answer 3

(wash) I wash / he washes

(watch) I watch / He watches
(finish) I finish / He finishes

Question 4

How do we pronounce the following years?

2000
2001
2009
2010
2011
2024

Answer 4

2000 = Two thousand
2001= Two thousand (and) one
2009 = Two thousand (and) nine
2010 = Two thousand ten / Twenty ten
2011= Two thousand eleven / Twenty eleven
2024 = Two thousand twenty-four / Twenty twenty-four

Question 5

How do we pronounce “headache”?

Answer 5

HÈD-ache (rhymes with “cake”)

Question 6

What is “vomir” in English?

Answer 6

Vomit (more formal and the medical term)

Throw up (more commonly used in everyday speech)

Question 7

What is “eau de javel” in English?

Answer 7

Bleach

Question 8

Translate into English:

J’allais dire la même chose!

Answer 8

I was gonna say the same (thing)!

I was just about to say the same (thing)!

Question 9

What is “compenser” or “rattraper” in English?

Example: Juan Pablo worked more after he was sick to ……………… the days he missed work while he was sick.

Answer 9

make up for

Example: Juan Pablo worked more after he was sick to make up for the days he missed work while he was sick.

Question 10

What is “avancer” in English?

Exemple: Le projet avance!

Answer 10

progress

Example: The project is progressing!

Question 11

What is “dans les délais prévus” in English?

Answer 11

On schedule

Question 12

Which is right?

1) I need to sign the report before to give it to the client.
2) I need to sign the report before giving it to the client.

Answer 12

2) I need to sign the report before giving it to the client.

Rule: Before + verb in “-ing”

Question 13

Which is right?

1) I do that each days.
2) I do that each day.

Answer 13

2) I do that each day.

Rule: Each + singular

Question 14

Which is right?

1) I do that every days.
2) I do that every day.

Answer 14

2) I do that every day.

Rule+ Every + singular

Question 15

What is “un résumé” in English?

Answer 15

A summary

Question 16

How do we pronounce “diagonal” in English?

Answer 16

daï-AH-go-nowl (rhymes with “bowl”)

Question 17

Translate the following sentence:

Ça fait longtemps que je n’ai pas travaillé sur les casings.

Answer 17

It’s been a while since I (last) worked on casings.
It’s been a long time since I (last) worked on casings.

It’s been a while since I’ve worked on casings.
It’s been a long time since I’ve worked on casings.

I haven’t worked on casings in a while.
I haven’t worked on casings in a long time.