American High School
How much does the school bus cost in the United States?
American school buses are free.
Translate into English: bon appétit!
Enjoy!
What is the separation of people based on race called?
Segregation.
Where in the United States was segregation the most pronounced?
Segregation was very strong in the south(-east) of the United States.
Translate into English:
La fin est la partie la plus importante.
The end is the most important part.
It's lunch time! Where do you eat lunch in American schools?
High school students eat lunch in the cafeteria.
How are verbs written in recipes?
In the imperative form.
(the bare infinitive, 'pour' 'add' 'mix' etc.)
What were 'non-white' people generally called in the United States during segregation?
'Non-white' people were called colored during segregation.
What is the name of a famous organizer of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, who often gave speeches at marches, and what is the name of his most well-known speech?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ; I have a dream
What is actualité in English?
Current events or news.
In the United States, you enter the school building and walk up one flight of stairs to your classroom. What floor are you on?
You are on the second floor. (The first floor is the ground floor.)
What common American dish is made from three main ingredients: pasta, milk, and cheese?
Macaroni and Cheese
What group of people has the highest rate of incarceration in the United States?
Black people have the highest rate of incarceration in the United States.
Besides black people, what people were segregated from 'white' people?
Black people, Native American people, Mexican people, Asian people and even some non-American Europeans (for example, Spanish people) were segregated from 'white' people.
Translate into English:
Vous êtes plus rouges que moi!
You're redder than I am!
Hallways are long, tall, and ___________.
In 3-5 steps, explain how to cook pasta in salted water.
1) Boil salted water.
2) Add pasta, cook until tender.
3) Drain pasta.
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln was president of the USA during the civil war.
What is the name of a famous organizer of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s who is known for refusing to leave her seat on the bus?
Rosa Parks ; Montgomery, Alabama
Conjugate the verb to be:
If he ______ here, he'd be happy.
If he were here, he'd be happy.
In the United States, you enter the school building on the ground floor and walk down one flight of stairs to your classroom. What floor are you on?
You are in the basement.
How do you order a steak saignant in English?
Medium rare.
How many years passed after the abolition of slavery before segregation was outlawed in the United States?
More than 100 years passed.
When segregation was made illegal, did racial discrimination in the United States disappear? If not, what happened to it?
Racial discrimination did not disappear; it took different forms.
Translate the response:
-You never do your homework.
-Mais si!
(Hint: the answer is three words long).
Yes, I do!
or
Yes, we do!