Vocabulary
How do you say "une fresque" in English?
A mural (mjooral).
Quel modal permet de donner un conseil ?
Should.
Who was the first US president to open the Olympics?
It was Ronald Reagan.
How do you pronounce this word: "written"?
Wri-tten (not wrai-tten).
What is a bill in politics?
It is a project for a new law.
What's the French for "a speech"?
Un discours.
Quel est le pronom relatif qui permet d'exprimer la possession ?
Whose permet d'exprimer la possession.
It was published in 1949.
How do you pronounce this word: AI? What does it stand for?
A (ei) I (ai). It means Artificial Intelligence.
A quoi sert le present perfect ? Et le preterit ?
Le present perfect sert à faire un bilan du passé dans le présent. Le preterit permet d'évoquer une action passée et datée.
What's the French for "previous"?
Précédent (Previously : précédemment).
If I could turn back time would you still be there?
Qu'exprime would ici ?
Il exprime une hypothèse (renforcée par la présence de "if").
Who is the current PM in England?
Keir Starmer is the current PM in England.
How do you pronounce this word: "starring". What does it mean?
Sta-rring (not Stai-ring, otherwise it would be this word: staring).
Starring: avec la participation de
Staring: regarder fixement
What is the origin of the word "Gypsy"?
It comes from the word "Egyptian".
What does "drought" mean?
La sécheresse.
Corriger l'erreur dans la phrase suivante : Students entered in the classroom.
Students entered the classroom (pas de in avec Enter !)
What does CEO mean?
It means "Chief Executive Officer".
How do you pronounce this word: "unbiased". What does it mean?
Unbiast (on enlève -ed, le son final est /s/ donc la terminaison avec -ed se prononce /st/). It means "Neutre".
Name the 2 main political parties in the US, and the 2 main political parties in the UK.
US: Democrats and Republicans / UK : Labour Party and Conservative Party.
How do you say "une menace" in English? What is the verb related to this word?
Une menace : a threat
Menacer : To Threaten
Traduire la phrase suivante : Je suis déjà allé à New York dans le passé.
I have already been to New York in the past.
Who wrote Life of PI?
Yann Martel wrote Life of PI.
How do you pronounce this word: "private".
Prai-vit. (not Pri-vat).
Quelle préposition utiliser pour exprimer le but ?
TO (et pas FOR bande de jambons !)