Lesson of October 30, 2024

Question 1

What is “réputé-e” in English?

Example: That doctor is ………….. in her field of expertise.

Answer 1

renowned

Example: That doctor is renowned in her field of expertise.

Question 2

How do we pronounce “negative”?

Answer 2

NÈ-ga-div

Question 3

What is “être obligé de” and “ne pas être obligé de” in English?

Example:
I ………………… be at the meeting. I have no choice.

I ……………. be at the meeting. I can stay home if I want.

Answer 3

have to

not have to

Example:

Example:
I have to be at the meeting. I have no choice.

I don’t have to be at the meeting. I can stay home if I want.

Question 4

What is “à temps partiel” in English?

Example:
She’s a …………. student.
I would like to work …………… when I turn 60.

Answer 4

part-time

Example:
She’s a part-time student.
I would like to work part-time when I turn 60.

Question 5

Simple past vs continuous

Conjugate:

Yesterday, I ………… (go) to my client’s office.

Answer 5

Yesterday, I went to my client’s office.

Question 6

Conjugate:

Yesterday when you ………… (see) me, I ………… (go) to my client’s office.

Answer 6

Yesterday when you saw me, I was going to my client’s office.

Question 7

Conjugate

When my friend ………….. (arrive) at my house, we ……………………… (have) dinner so we ……………. (ask) him if he ………….. (want) to join us for dinner. He ………….. (accept) our invitation.

Answer 7

When my friend arrived at my house, we were having dinner so we asked him if he wanted to join us for dinner. He accepted our invitation.

Question 8

Write down a question to match this answer:

I saw him last night.

Answer 8

When did you see him?

Question 9

Write down a question to match this answer:

I called him because I had to discuss a problem with him.

Answer 9

Why did you call him?

Question 10

Write down a question to match this answer:

When you saw me, I was working on a big case at work.

Answer 10

What were you doing when I saw you?

Question 11

Formulate a question with the following words:

When - you - born?

Answer 11

When were you born?

Question 12

Formulate a question with the following words:

When - drug - approved?

Answer 12

When was the drug approved?

Question 13

Formulate a question with the following words:

When - these drugs - commercialized?

Answer 13

When were these drugs commercialized?

Question 14

Formulate a question with the following words:

You - go to bed - what time - last night?

Answer 14

What time did you go to bed last night?

Question 15

Formulate a question with the following words:

You start - when - learn English with Nathalie?

Answer 15

When did you start learning English with Nathalie?

Question 16

Put these two sentences in the past tense:

1) I feel sick. I …………… sick yesterday.
2) I fall a lot. I ……………. at home last night.

Answer 16

1) I feel sick. I felt sick yesterday.
2) I fall a lot. I fell at home last night.

Question 17

Say the following dates:

Jan 1
Feb. 5
Mar. 20
Apr. 22
May 23
June 21
July 28
Aug. 30
Dec. 31

Answer 17

Jan 1
Feb. 5
Mar. 20
Apr. 22
May 23
June 21
July 28
Aug. 30
Dec. 31