Lesson of October 31, 2023

Question 1

What is the difference between a bookstore and a library?

Answer 1

You BUY books at a bookstore and you BORROW them at the library.

Question 2

How do we pronounce “biography”?

Answer 2

baï-Â-grâ-fee

Question 3

How do we pronounce “vulnerable”?

Answer 3

VÂL-nre-bowl

Question 4

What is another word for “run away from” as in “He ran away from his country”?

Answer 4

flee

Example: He fleed his country.

Question 5

What is “devenir” in English?

Example: Guy A. Lepage …………………. famous with Tout le monde en parle.

Answer 5

become

Example: Guy A. Lepage became famous with Tout le monde en parle.

Question 6

What is “obliger qqn” in English?

Exemple: She was …………………… to leave her country.

Answer 6

force

Example: She was forced to leave her country.

Question 7

What is the plural of “woman” and how do we pronounce it?

Answer 7

Women

(pronounced WÉ-men)

Question 8

What is a “pièce de théâtre” in English?

Example: I went to see a ………………………… in Quebec City.

Answer 8

Theater play

I went to see a theater play in Quebec City.

Question 9

What is “une entracte” in English?

Example: There were a few ……………………….. during the theater play.

Answer 9

Intermission

Example: There were a few intermissions during the theater play.

Question 10

What is “toile” in English?

Example: Riopelle put the ………………. on his table.

Answer 10

canvas

Example: Riopelle put the canvas on his table.

Question 11

What is a “tableau’, for example by Riopelle?

Example: All his …………………….. were displayed at the art galery.

Answer 11

painting

All his paintings were displayed at the art galery.

Question 12

What is “pinceau” in English?

Answer 12

Paintbrush

Question 13

What are “pieux vissés” in English?

Answer 13

Screwpiles

Question 14

What is “Qu’est-ce qu’elle fait dans la vie?” in English?

Answer 14

What does she do (for a living”)?

Question 15

What is the difference between “fun” and “funny”?

Example:
Going to OMG restaurant is always …………….
The comedy I watched was very …………..

Answer 15

Fun = pleasant.

Funny = makes you laugh.

Going to OMG restaurant is always fun.
The comedy I watched was very funny.

Question 16

What is “décrocher” and “décrocheur” in English.

Example:
Many boys …………………….. of school in grade 9.
There are more boy ………………… than girl ……………………

Answer 16

drop out

drop-out

Many boys drop out of school in grade 9.
There are more boy drop-outs than girl drop-outs.

Question 17

Where do we go when we want to go skating or play hockey?

Answer 17

To the rink.

Example: Hockey players have to be at the rink 2 hours before the game.
I prefer going to an outdoor than to an indoor rink.

Question 18

What is “Je ne peux pas le sentir” in English?

Exemple: Je ne peux pas sentir Guy A. Lepage!

Answer 18

I can’t stand him!

Example: I can’t stand Guy A. Lepage!

Question 19

What is “Il est imbu de lui-même” in English?

Answer 19

He’s high on himself.

Question 20

What is “le succès lui est monté à la tête” in English?

Answer 20

He let success go to his head.

Question 21

What is “un rappel” in English?

Example: J’ai besoin de rappels sinon j’oublie des choses.

Answer 21

reminder

Example: I need reminders, otherwise I forget things.

Question 22

What is “encadré” in English as in “Julie’s son has to be……………?”?

Answer 22

supervised

Example: Julie’s son has to be supervised.

Question 23

Mathematics, French, English, Chemistry and Physics are all school……..?

Answer 23

subjects

(=matière scolaire)