désolé, ce personage fait une erreur de prononciation sur le mot ‘shining’ il devrait dire “shai (comme sky) ning, and not shIn (comme in) ing! Hello there. How are you today? I’m not so bad. I’m just getting a little fed up with all the politics in the media. I’ll be glad when it’s all [...]
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1. It’s raining cats and dogs (everyone knows this one, but it’s not used as much as you think these days) 2. It’s pouring down 3. It’s bucketing down 4. It’s pissing with rain (a bit vulgar this one) 5. It’s chucking it down
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Voici huit expressions françaises traduites en anglais. Est-ce qu’elles existent vraiment en anglais? A vous de deviner! 1. I speak English like a Spanish cow (je parle l’anglais comme une vache espagnol) 2. tighten one’s belt (serrer la ceinture) 3. give my tongue to the cat (donner sa langue au chat) 4. Looking for midday [...]
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Watch this clip from Dallas. In the previous series, Bobby died – but because view ers were not happy for him to leave the show, the screenwriters had to find a way of bringing him back. so they made it all a dream that Pam has one night. This is how she reacts when she [...]
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Essayez de traduire ces phrases en anglais. 1. Jetons un coup d’oeil. 2. Ce n’est pas ta faute. 3. laisse-moi tranquille 4. qui t’a dit ça? 5. Où veux-tu que je mette tes affaires? 6. sans blague! 7. Il faut que je me sauve. Entrainez-vous avec la vidéo. 1. Let’s have a look. 2. It’s [...]
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Yes, the English drink a lot of tea! Here are few expressions: It’s not my cup of tea : ce n’est pas ma tasse de thé I wouldn’t do it for all the tea in China: this one isn’t used very much these days (rien ne pourrait me persuader) as good as a chocolate teapot [...]
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I can use some help : I need some help (j’ai besoin d’aide) In British English we often say: ‘I could do with some help’
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Look at the following idioms about money. Which one is the best one to go into the sentences below? Feel the pinch Tighten your belt Make ends meet Down the drain On a shoestring In the red Select the correct idiom to complete the following sentences: 1.When you are unemployed, it’s difficult to ______________________ on [...]
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“The publisher didn’t like my first chapter so I had to start from scratch” “L’editeur n’a pas aimé mon premier chapitre donc je devais recommencer à zéro”
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