Posts belonging to Category 'general information'
April 3, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
This video contains useful language for anyone planning to live and work in America. checking account : compte courant /chèque (current account, UK) savings account : compte d’epargne/dépôt interest : intérêt deposit : déposer balance : solde fees : frais ATM (cash machine, UK) : distributeur de billets overdraught : découvert PIN (personal identification number) [...]
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March 21, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
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March 21, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
Seems like this day in history marks some highs and lows in race relations and civil rights. Civil rights = droit civiques to fire = tirer (une arme etc) a bloody chapter – un “chapitre sanglant” A dozen years = 12 ans Share on Facebook
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February 8, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
I just wanted to a share a link with you – it’s a blog by a very talented young English teacher called Luki Bancher. Luki Bancher est un jeune professeur d’anglais au parcours sans histoire : après un an passé aux Etats-Unis (1997-1998) pour parfaire son anglais après le bac (1996-1997), il passe [...]
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February 3, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
Top tips for begging *where smart clothes *Beg in front of a bakery *ask for an exact amount *hide your wine bottle *make a sign about the people, not about yourself *ask a man, they give more often than women! Share on Facebook
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February 2, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
Ecoutez le reportage, et essayez de repérer des mots-clés: icy winter snorm paralysed snow, sleet and freezing rain fender benders (minor accidents involving two or more cars) cancel flights Texas Pan-handle expected Oklahoma Texas Share on Facebook
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February 1, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
Few English words are spelled phonetically, making it difficult to learn how to spell correctly. Some reasons why English spelling is so difficult may be: English is a mix of several languages, and people would sometimes use the same words, but with different pronunciations. As dictionaries did not exist, people that could write spelled words [...]
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January 28, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
I thought this video was interesting just to show the difference between a French cheque and an American one. Notice that when Americans sign their names, they simple write their first name and surname, and don’t really have a distinctive signature like we Europeans. An American colleague explained that this is the way they are [...]
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December 30, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
The Beatles were a British pop/rock group that was formed around 1960 in Liverpool, England. The group’s original name was the Quarrymen. At the end of the nineteen fifties, a type of music called Skiffle was popular in Britain. Skiffle was a mix of trad jazz and blues that often used primitive instruments like washboards. [...]
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December 17, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
How to set up your facebook account. If you want to add me to Facebook contacts, feel free. Just search for Jonathan Lewis and you’ll find me… Share on Facebook
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December 10, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Yesterday the French government announced that the number of deaths on French roads increased in November 2009 compared to the same month in 2008. This bad news coincided with a report from an insurance company that showed that the French were the most dangerous drivers in Europe. The report was based on how many people [...]
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December 9, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Some of you have written to me about problems watching youtube videos on this site. Sometimes, (it happens to me, too) the videos are very slow to download. It will pause while more data is being downloaded. This is very irritating, but happens frequently when many people are online at the same time. The red [...]
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