Vocabulary
What's The English for CLOTURE?
A fence
Name the first American President
George WASHINGTON
Name a famous South African photographer during Apartheid
Peter MAGUBANE
Translate:
Il entra dans la pièce à 10h30.
He entered the room at ten thirty / half past ten
What was the name of Edgar Allan Poe's wife?
Virginia
Give 5 expressions for S'EMPORTER
To fly into a rage / to fly into a temper
to lose it / to ge berserk / to hit the roof / to flare up
Dates of Apartheid
1948 - 1991
Name two films by Ken Loach
Sorry we missed you / I Daniel Blake / The Wind that shakes the barley, etc...
Translate (be idiomatic!!):
Après avoir réparé son vélo, il est allé faire un tour.
After he had repaired / fixed his bike, he went for a ride.
Give the name of 2 short stories by Edgar Allan Poe
The Tell Tale Heart / The Raven / The Purloined letter / The Murders in the rue Morgue
What's the English for TEMPS MAUSSADE?
Dreary/ dull weather
Who was the British sovereign in the 19th century
Queen Victoria
Name of a notorious slum in Johannesburg
Soweto
Translate:
S'il avait été fou, il n'aurait pas fait autant attention.
If he had been mad, he wouldn't have been so careful.
What's the English for BOUC EMISSAIRE?
A scapegoat
What's the English for TOLE ONDULEE?
Corrugated Iron
How long did Nelson Mandela spend in prison?
27 years!
Name 3 types of typical British accommodations (adjective + noun)
a detached house / a semi detached house
terraced houses / a council flat / a cottage
Translate:
Son œil était enflé parce qu'il avait été roué de coups
His eye was swollen because he had been pummelled
Name of the people who analyse DNA and fingerprints to solve murders
The forensics
What's the English for une BACHE?
a tarpaulin
Date of Edgar Allan Poe's birth (+/- 10 years)
January 19th 1809 In Boston
Name three songs by the Beatles we listened to in the trailer of YESTERDAY?
Yesterday, Let it Be, Hey Jude, I wanna hold your hand
Translate:
Dormais tu depuis que j'étais parti?
Had you been sleeping since I left?
Name two female British Prime Ministers
Liz STRUSS / Theresa MAY / Margaret THATCHER