Matanovic Pet Peeves
Things not to say in french in...
French Culture
Mispronounced Words
100

...simple words during an oral. List two basic words you MUST avoid during your Oral IA

Personne/Chose

100

A french oral

english words/english with a french accent

100

Winner of Manie Musicale

La vie - Ichon

100

 Word meaning "a lot"

Beaucoup

200

...incorrect prepositions for locations. What are the prepositions for Brampton, Canada, France, and Algeria. 

À Brampton, au Canada, en France, En Algérie

200

A professional setting Ex. School, Work, Interview (Hint: verb)

Je suis excité!

200

French Idiom that means that what's done is done...

Les carottes sont cuites.

200

Common word for human being/individual.

Personne

300

...evident use of translators. What translation website should you always avoid?

Google Translate

300

An interrogation (Hint: question word)

Quoi?!

300

Name 1 cajun dish

Ex. Jambalaya, les crevettes à la broche...

300

 Ending of the ils/elles conjugation in the present tense.

ENT

400

...uncreative writing. What three french tenses must you know for an ecrit?

Présent, passe composé, imparfait

400

A time-limited presentation

Comme j’ai dit…

400

City in France known for champagne

Épernay

400

A type of expression used to extract information.

Questions

500

...mixing up tenses. Explain the difference between using Imp v. Pqp ?

Whatever answer said is correct, it's the end of the year, you've done enough :)

(but also, Pqp is used to express an action in the past anterior to another, whereas Imp is used for a plethora of things)

500

When you’re finished your work

Je suis fini (☠)

500

Name at least 3 famous french cafés

Ex. La Rotonde, La Maison Rose, Café Angelina, Café de Flore, Les Deux Magots, Café de la Paix, Le Progrès...

500

Small appetizer

Hors d'oeuvres

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