Vocab for Year 9 assessment 5

Question 1

To start with

Answer 1

Pour commencer

Question 2

I am going to talk about

Answer 2

je vais parler au sujet de/d’

Question 3

I am going to start with a description of

Answer 3

Je vais commencer avec une description de/d’

Question 4

secondly

Answer 4

deuxiemement

Question 5

In our modern society

Answer 5

dans notre societe contemporaine

Question 6

we are often discussing

Answer 6

nous discutons souvent

Question 7

the media never cease to hound us with images of

Answer 7

les medias ne nous cessent pas de signaler des images de

Question 8

its a very widespread problem

Answer 8

c’est une question vraiment repandue

Question 9

Its a very widespread debate

Answer 9

c’est un debat tres repandu

Question 10

having taken into account

Answer 10

ayant pris en compte

Question 11

having taken into consideration

Answer 11

ayant pris en consideration

Question 12

I would say that

Answer 12

je dirais que

Question 13

above all

Answer 13

somme tout

Question 14

that is to say that

Answer 14

C’est a dire

Question 15

as for

Answer 15

en ce qui concerne

Question 16

moreover/thus/so

Answer 16

de plus/ainsi/alors

Question 17

be that as it may

Answer 17

quoi qu’il en soit

Question 18

although it is

Answer 18

bien qu’il soit

Question 19

i don’t think that it is

Answer 19

Je ne pense pas qu’il soit

Question 20

i don’t believe that it is

Answer 20

je ne crois pas qu’il soit

Question 21

i would have preffered to

Answer 21

j’aurais prefere

Question 22

if i had to give na opinion i would say that

Answer 22

si je devais donner une opinion, je dirais que

Question 23

If I werelucky i would like

Answer 23

si j’avais de la chance, je voudrais

Question 24

It costs a fortune

Answer 24

Cela coute les yeux de la tete

Question 25

to be fed up

Answer 25

avoir le cafard

Question 26

i have bigger fish to fry

Answer 26

j’ai d’autre chats a foutter

Question 27

It is raining cats and dogs

Answer 27

il pleut des cordes

Question 28

I have had enough

Answer 28

j’en ai marre

Question 29

To put it another way

Answer 29

Autrement dit

Question 30

Which/that

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Ce que

Question 31

to sum up

Answer 31

En bref

Question 32

To conclude

Answer 32

pour conclure

Question 33

I/We did

Answer 33

nous avons/ j’ai fait

Question 34

I had a good time

Answer 34

je me suis bien amuse

Question 35

It will be

Answer 35

Ca sera

Question 36

I am going to have a good time

Answer 36

je vais bien m’amuser

Question 37

It’s worth it

Answer 37

il vaut la peine

Question 38

It was worth it

Answer 38

il valait la peine