Learn the difference between: death : la mort (noun) to die : mourrir (verb) dead : mort(e) (adjective) In French, we can say: Il est mort and il est mort l’année dernière It is confusing for an English speaker because the past participle and the adjective are the same. (there are many examples in English, [...]
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Try this little quiz to improve your financial vocabulary: * * * * * * * *
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Practise your pronunciation!
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Savez-vous qu’est-ce qu’un gerondif en français? Et un “gerund” en anglais? “Marketing” – c’est un nom ou un verbe? On emploie un peu trop librement les mots anglais terminant avec “-ing” sans vraiment les comprendre. J’espère que cet article va clarifier les choses! Les mots qui se terminent avec “-ing” sont très nombreux en anglais [...]
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En classe, on voit souvent les mots “some” et “any”. We have some milk we don’t have any milk On devrait ajouter le mot “no” pour faire la négation: we have no milk I have no money XX I have not money pas correcte! D’autres exemples dans la vidéo we saw no-one we watched no [...]
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A phrasal verb is made of a verb plus a preposition or an adverb that changes the original meaning of the verb. NOTE! ‘to look at’ (regarder) is NOT a phrasal verb, but ‘to look after’ IS a phrasal verb, because its meaning is different (s’occuper).
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In this video, a woman consults her lawyer about a car accident that she had, and prepares for the court case. Make notes on the vocabulary, and check any words that you don’t know in an English-French dictionary. Sometimes translating is quite difficult because legal systems differ from one country to another.
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Useful to know if you’re visiting Britain or Ireland: When ordering, say: “I’ll have…” or “Can I have…” Beer is sold in pints (50cl) or half-pints (25cl) So you would say, “I’ll have a pint of Guinness/Stella/Heineken, please” etc Or “I’ll have half a Guinness/Stella” etc Whisky: can be ‘Scotch’ (Scottish whisky) and is sometimes [...]
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This is very useful. My learners often have difficulties translating the French verb ‘durer’. Usually it can be translated as ‘last’. “How long does your class last?” “I bought a new pen, but it didn’t last long” We can also use ‘long’ after the duration. Remember we can ask “How long was the film?” “le [...]
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Un mot composé est un mot fait de deux mots plus petits.Regardez les mots suivants:plant, house, light, head, phones Avec ces cinq mots, je peux faire quatre nouveaux: houseplant: une plante(dans la maison)lighthouse: phare (au bord de la mer)headlight: phare (sur un véhicule)headphones: casque (pour écouter la musique) Certains mots composés paraissent un peu bizarre: [...]
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Get is the one of the most common words used in spoken English, and mastering it is one of the keys to speaking fluently.When used with an adjective or a preposition, Get expresses a change of state – a past situation has changed. Here are some typical examples: Past — change — PresentI was single [...]
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