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1/2 a half

1/3 a third

1/4 a quarter

1/5 a fifth

1.25 : one point two five (dot only for mail)

3,028 : three thousand and twenty height

Telephone numbers : same as decimals individually

pounds/pence

dollars/cents

+ : plus

= : equal

- : minus

What's do you do ? son travail

What are you doing ? ce que l'on fait sur le moment

usually/often/always/rarely/never/sometimes/occasionnally

hardly never (presque jamais)

Adverb of frequency go BEFORE the verb : i often go shopping

I am never late : to be is the only one exception and negation

I don't often go shopping.

to lick : lécher

to leak : fuiter

Différence entre to do the shopping (faire les courses) / to go shopping (aller faire des achats)

the works(ers) council : comité d'entreprise eq CE

I take care of : je m'occupe de

ask someone something : i will ask Mary

say something to someone : i said that to Mary

tell someone something : i will tell Mary

NPP : New Power Plan

Power Cut or power outage

to cut down the reactors

to greet visitors : accueillir les visiteurs

to deliver

a delivery

to collect

post room

CONJUGAISONS :

FUTURE

will ('ll) : instant decision

• to be + going to + verb

PRESENT

simple : permanent

• routine
• habits
• fatcs
• timetable

continuous : to be + verbing temporary

• happening
• around
• now

PRESENT PERFECT

Passé/Présent : action non terminé

I have met 3 clients this week

PAST

• simple
• action
• time

Both are finished

I met a client yesterday

How long will it last ? : Combien de temps cela va durer ?

to do some gardening : faire du jardinage

double sided : recto/verso

to be responsible for ...

to be in charge of ...

the aim/purpose/objective of thi meeting is to ...

to report to someone

arranging meeting

to keep someone up to date

the diary : l'agenda

to be suitable for ... : prévu pour

to handle something : like to manage

Trade Union : délégué du personnel

Agree/Disagree/Ask opinion

I agree with you

I disagree with my boss

Do you have an opinion with/about/on ...?

On ne met jamais is avec agree

I agree with you up to a point : être d'accord jusqu'à un certain point

What do you think about this ?

What is your point of view ?

Tailor made : un tailleur

to follow : suivre

a brand : une marque

It depends on : il dépend de ...

pesonal services : services personnalisés

straight away : tout de suite

a nap : une petite sieste

boredom : je m'ennuye

hunger eq hungry

i am hungry different to i am angry

les fractions : 2 in 6 or 2 our of 6 : 2/6

straight through : sans arrêt

were becoming ill as a result : il se rend malade

be sack : être viré

efficiency/tiredness/boredom/hunger/productivity/stress/health

to be in good health

customer care : faire attention au client

to achieve : atteindre

loyal : fidèle

event if : même si

midday : midi

midnight : minuit

i can make it : je peux le faire

best wishes as same as best regards

i look forward to meeting : always ing with i look forward

sentence

to celebrate (a birthday ...)

what do you eat for breakfast ?

are you happy ?

what are you watching ? verb to be donc ing

Present simple : habits (routine), fact, description

Present continuous : actions happening now, a btrend eg the economy is growing

With adverbs of frequency, we can only use the presnet simple

to catch a cold : attraper un rhume

once a week

to interview/an interview

to sunbathe : bronzer

did you uniquement si pas de verbe sinon were you

Can you explain to me ?

How long does it last ?

When does it begin ?

What kind of activities are there ?

Fireworks : feu d'artifice

demanding : pointieuse

involve

under/over/on budget

on/ahead of/behind schedule

to take advantage of

Ordinal numbers :

1st : first

2nd : second

3rd : third

4th : fourth

5th : fifth

12th : twelfth

14th : fourteeth

15th : fifteenth

17th : seventeenth

20th : twentieth

22nd : twenty-second

30th : thirtieth

31st : thirtyfirst

on time : on schedule

late : behind schedule

early : ahead of schedule

at the money available : on budget

more than the money available : over budget

less than the money available : under budget

full stop : . le point

comma : , virgule

capital letters : lettre majuscule eq upper cas

afterwards : brievement

apostrophes : apostrophes

I : tout le temps en majuscule

a colon :

a semi colon ;

despite : malgrès

I'm dealing with it

I'm taking care of it

get in touch : prendre contact

keep in touch : garder contact

to borrow : emprunter

some advice

to advise

strating a call

It/This is .... Sophie

I'm phoning about / I'm calling about

How can I help you ?

Who's calling please ?

Hold on, please ?

Just a moment, please ?

Could I speak to ?

Hold : garder

Hold on : patienter

Telephone numbers tips :

1. say telephone numbers separatly
2. for 0 say oh or zero
3. for 77 say double seven
4. for ext. 651 say extension six five one
5. pause after every two, three ou four numbers

upset : qui fait mal /vexer

sightseeing : se balader

should : devrait

could: pourrait

would : serait

ambitious, creative, hard working, motivating, helpful, punctual, relaxed, sociable, practical, reliable

Past simple

regular verbs : travel travelled, live lived, want wanted, ask asked, follow followed, finish finished

irregular verbs : buy bought, leave left, go went, see saw, eat ate, take taken, write wrote, begin began

Did you go to work yesterday ?

When did you leave school ?

What did you do last weekend ?

When did you begin English lessons ?

Did you have a holiday last year ?

Why you do any sport last weekend ?

What did you learn in your last English lesson ?

Did you speak English yesterday ?

Should I repeat ?

Shall I repeat ?

tell/ask : different

Would you like me to ?

I didn't catch that

to attend : assister

a deadline : date limite

despite : malgrès

briefly : brièvement

to deal with : prendre en compte

to have lunch : déjeuner

to get in touch : prendre contact

to keep in touch : garder contact

to explain to : expliquer à

fireworks : feu d'artifice

a schedule : planning/calendrier

a delay : délai

to celebrate : fêter

a celebration : une fête

to sunbathe : bronzer

to borrow : emprunter

to interview : s'entretenir

an interview : entretien

once a week : une fois par semaine

to meet : rencontrer

to look forward to : attendre avec impatience

to apologise : s'excuser

sometimes : parfois

hardly ever : presque parfait

relatives : proche (seulement la famille)

to greet visitors : accueillir les visiteurs

to deliver : livrer

a delivery : une livraison

a subsidiary : une filiale

to live in :  vivre à

headquarters : siège

a company : entreprise

a takeover : rachat/prise de controle

to takeover : prendre la direction de

actually : de fait/en fait

currently : actuellement

to get up : se lever

to wake up : se réveiller

to resume : reprendre

to sum up : résumer

an agenda : l'ordre de réunion

a warning : un avertissement

to summarise : pour résumer

DIY : do it yourself

hardware : matériel

software : logiciel

advice : conseil

to advise : conseiller

to hold : tenir

to hold on : attendre

feedback : un retour

a brand : une marque

a target market : la cible

to order : commande

an order form : bon de commande

to follow : suivre

straight away : tout de suite

a task : une tache

it depends on : ca dépend de

to be responsible for : être responsable de

Telephone Gap fill

How lay I help you ?

Who's calling please ?

I'm afraid, i didn't catch your name

I'd like to speak to Ms Johnson, please

Could you put me through to extension 837 please ?

Could I speak to Alan please ?

I'm calling about an invoice we received ...

It's in connection with your recent offer ...

Just a moment, I'll check if she's in

I'm putting you through = mettre en relation

I'm sorry she's in a meeting/an holiday/out of the office

I'm sorry, the line's busy, will you hold ?

Could I take a message ?

Could I leave a message ?

Let me just right that down

Could you say that again ?

I'll make sure she gets the message

Someone will ring you first thing in the morning

Could you ask her to call me back ?

Could you ask him to get back to me as soon as possible ?

I'm sorry, I think you've got the wrong number

There's a terrible noise on the line

I can't hear very well, could you speak up please ?

I'm afraid Mr Pilger is not available at the moment

I'm sorry Mrs Grisby is on other line

When could we arrange a meeting ?

Would next Thursday suit you ?

How about next Thursday ?

Can you make next Thursday ?

I'm tired up all day Thursday but Friday morning will be fine