Language Skills 4

Idioms

100

A storm in a teacup

Une tempête dans un verre d'eau

200

To be under the weather

Ne pas être dans son assiette

300

To let the cat out of the bag

Vendre la mèche / Lâcher le morceau

400

To take something with a grain of salt

Prendre quelque chose avec des pincettes

500

To give someone the cold shoulder

Ignorer quelqu'un de manière hostile

False Friends

100

LIBRARY

Une bibliothèque

200

STAGE

Une étape / Une scène (de théâtre)

300

ENGAGED 

Fiancé / Occupé (téléphone)

400

FABRIC

Du tissu / De l'étoffe

500

GRAPE

Un grain de raisin

Irregular Verbs

100

CUT

CUT / CUT / CUT

200

LEAVE

LEAVE / LEFT / LEFT

300

FLY

FLY / FLEW / FLOWN

400

RUN

RUN / RAN / RUN

500

SLAY

SLAY / SLEW / SLAIN

(Terrasser / Tuer / Anéantir)

HOW + adj

100

___________ is the General Sherman sequoia?

- 83 meters (275 feet)

How tall / big is the General Sherman sequoia?

200

_________ is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?

-  2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles)

How long is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?

300

___________ do major earthquakes occur along the San Andreas Fault?

- On average, they occur about every 150 years

How often do major earthquakes occur along the San Andreas Fault?

400

_________ was the highest temperature ever reliably recorded in California's Death Valley?

-  56.7 degrees Celsius (134 degrees Fahrenheit)

How hot was the highest temperature ever reliably recorded in California's Death Valley?

500

________ is the Mariana Trench ?

- 11,000 meters. 

How deep is the Mariana Trench ?