Lesson of May 8, 2024

Question 1

What is “ver d’oreille” in English?

Example: That song is a real ………….. !

Answer 1

ear worm

Example: That song is a real ear worm!

Question 2

What is the difference between “Where do they come from?” and “Where are they coming from?”

Answer 2

Where do they come from? = What is their country of origin? (Example: They come from Canada.)

Where are they coming from? = Where were they just before arriving here? (Example: They’re coming (back) from Arizona.)

Question 3

What does “back and forth” mean?

Example: Is this the cost to go only, or back and forth?

Answer 3

aller-retour

Exemple: Est-ce que c’est le coût pour l’aller seulement, ou aller-retour?

Question 4

What is “billet aller” and “billet aller-retour” in English?

Answer 4

Billet aller = one-way ticket

Billet aller-retour = Return ticket / Round-trip ticket

Question 5

When we say that someone is “eager to learn”, what does it mean?

Answer 5

It means that they are very motivated to learn; that they really want to learn.

Question 6

What is “texto” in English?

Answer 6

Text-message
(note: The word “texto” is not used in English)

Question 7

What is “Avoir le goût de” or “Avoir envie de…” or “Ça me tente de…” in English?

Exemple:
J’ai le goût de me mettre au défi.
Je n’ai pas envie de tout changer.

Answer 7

feel like + verb in “ing”

Example:
I feel like challenging myself.
I don’t feel like changing everything.

Question 8

“During” or “while”?

1) He came …………….. the meeting.
2) He asked me a question ………….. I was talking.
3) He started crying …………. the test.
4) He started crying …………….. he was doing the test.

Answer 8

1) He came during the meeting.
2) He asked me a question while I was talking.
3) He started crying during the test.
4) He started crying while he was doing the test.

Question 9

What is “être difficile” or “ne pas être diffile” when talking about a person’s likes and dislikes?

Answer 9

être difficile = picky, hard to please (Example: When it comes to meat, I am very picky.)

ne pas être difficile = easy to please (Example: You can choose the restaurant. I am very easy to please.)

Question 10

What is “pourvoirie” in English?

Answer 10

outfitter

Question 11

How do we pronounce “idol”?

Answer 11

EYE-doll

Question 12

What does “movie plot” mean?

(Example: I thought the plot of the movie was too unrealistic.)

Answer 12

the story

Question 13

What does “cast” mean?

Example: I thought the cast in the movie was just fantastic!

Answer 13

La distribution (i.e. the actors)

Question 14

What is “entre autres” in English?

Answer 14

among others

Question 15

What is “l’ouest canadien” and “l’est du Canada” in English?

Answer 15

Western Canada

Eastern Canada

Question 16

What is “galerie” in English?

Example: Mélissa wants a house where she can watch the sunset on her front ……………

Answer 16

porch

Example: Mélissa wants a house where she can watch the sunset on her front porch.

Question 17

What is pronunciation difference between “porch” and “Porsche”?

Answer 17

Porch = pronunced portch

Porsche = pronunced porsh

Question 18

What is “à part ça” in English?

Example: You have to come to do the test but …………… , you don’t have to do anything.

Answer 18

other than that

Example: You have to come to do the test but other than that, you don’t have to do anything.

Question 19

What is the difference between “significant” and “meaningful”?

Answer 19

significant = a big amount (Example: She had a significant impact in my life.)

Meaningful = more emotional (Example: I’m tired of my job. I want to do something more meaningful.)

Question 20

When do we use “what” and “which” in a question? What is the difference?

Example:
What tasks do you prefer to do?
Which tasks do you prefer to do?

Answer 20

“What” is used when there is no limited or defined number of tasks, and “which” in used when there is a limited or defined number of tasks.

Example:
What tasks do you prefer to do? (=in general)

Which tasks do you prefer to do? Calling applicants? Giving aptitude tests?