Lesson of September 16, 2024

Question 1

What is “amer” and “amertume” in English?

Example:
I like …….. beer.
I like beer with a little ………….. in them.

Answer 1

bitter

bitterness

Example:
I like bitter beer.
I like beer with a little bitterness in them.

Question 2

What is “agrumes” in English?

Example: I like …………. beer.

Answer 2

citrus

Example: I like citrus beer.

Question 3

What is “en tête” in English?

Example: What do you have ……………..?

Answer 3

in mind

Example: What do you have in mind?

Question 4

What is “entretenir” and “entretien” in English?

Example:
Employees don’t need to ……………….. the slopes for uphill skiing.
Uphill skiing doesn’t require any ………….. on the slopes.

Answer 4

maintain

maintenance

Example:
Employees don’t need to maintain the slopes for uphill skiing.
Uphill skiing doesn’t require any maintenance on the slopes.

NOTE: Bear in mind that the verb “maintain” has other meanings, such as “maintenir” among others. Example: I don’t know if my kids will be able to maintain good marks at school all year long. = Je ne sais pas si mes enfants seront en mesure de maintenir de bonnes notes durant toute l’année.

Question 5

What is “vignoble” in English?

Answer 5

Vineyard (pronounced VINN-yerd)

Winery

Question 6

How do we pronounce:

• particular?
• particularly?

Answer 6

• particular = pr’-TI-kyoo-ler
• particularly =pr’-TI-kyoo-ler-lee

Question 7

What is “augmenter” in English? (3 possibilities)

Translate: Le coût des médicaments est en augmentation.

Answer 7

rise

increase

go up

Translation:

The cost of medication is rising.
The cost of medication is increasing.
The cost of medication is going up.

Question 8

What is “baisser” or “diminuer” in English? (3 possibilities)

Traduire:
Le coût des médicaments est en diminution.

Answer 8

decrease

fall

go down

Translation:
The cost of medication is decreasing.
The cost of medication is falling.
The cost of medication is going down.

Question 9

What is “grange” in English?

Example: The wedding we went to was in a vineyard, in an old …………….

Answer 9

barn

Example: The wedding we went to was in a vineyard, in an old barn.

Question 10

Which is correct?

1) I’m working for Pfizer.
2) I work for Pfizer.

Answer 10

2) I work for Pfizer.

Explanation: Permanent situation = simple present.

Question 11

Which is correct?

1) I’m working on a big project right now.
2) I work on a big project right now..

Answer 11

1) I’m working on a big project right now.

Explanation: Actions happening around now, temporary actions = present continuous.

Question 12

Which is correct?

1) Where is he living?
2) Where does he live?

Answer 12

2) Where does he live?

Exaplanation: Permanent situation = simple present.

Question 13

What is the difference between:

1) What does he do?

2) What is he doing?

Answer 13

1) What does he do? = What does he do for a living? What’s his job?

2) What is he doing? = What is he doing right now?

Question 14

Ask a question to match this answer:

Yes, he works with me.

Answer 14

Does he work with you?

Question 15

Ask a question to match this answer:

He takes 5 different kinds of medication.

Answer 15

How many different kinds of medication does he take?

Question 16

Ask a question to match this answer:

Yes, they work together.

Answer 16

Do they work together?

Question 17

Ask a question to match this answer:

Yes, she has to go to Montreal this afternoon.

Answer 17

Does she have to go to Montreal this afternoon?

Question 18

Write down and translate what you hear:

Answer 18

I visited a vineyard last summer.

= J’ai visité un vignoble l’été dernier.

Question 19

Write down and translate what you hear:

Answer 19

The wedding was in an old barn.

= Le mariage était dans une vieille grange.

Question 20

Write down and translate what you hear:

Answer 20

I’m not a big fan of bitter beer.

= Je ne suis pas une grande fan de bière amère.

Question 21

Write down and translate what you hear:

Answer 21

I don’t like bitterness in beer.

= Je n’aime pas l’amertume dans la bière.