LI course - 2023-2024

Tool

Tool

(noun) outil. As in: "We need a ____________________that is sharper than a knife to cut this piece of wood."

Scare

(verb) effrayer. As in: "We need to ____________________the dangerous animals away with fire"

Benefit

(noun) advantage. As in “There are a couple of ___________________to living close to where you work.”

Drawback

(noun) disadvantage. As in: “The main _____________of this approach is that it takes a lot of time

Meet our needs

satisfaire nos besoins. As in: "To _______________________ in terms of food requires careful planning.”

Fresh water

eau douce. As in: ""We need _______________________from the river if we want to survive."""

Rescue

(verb) sauver. As in “In order to ______________these people from the burning building, we will need specialized equipment.”

Entertainment

(noun) divertissement. As in ""We need fun and ______________________to stay happy while we live on our island."

Bore

(verb) ennuyer. As in: "That person's long speech is starting to _____________________me."

blink

{verb} to open and close your eyes. As in: ""He could look at a painting for hours without __________________________."

guidance

(noun) help or advice that tells you what to do. As in: "We need more ___________________ on how to handle these unusual cases."

device

(noun) electronic equipment. As in: "You should turn off all of your electronic ________________________such as phones.”

tailor

(verb) to adapt to a specific situation or needs. As in: "Our client has asked us to _____________________our product to his exact specifications."

struggle

(verb) to have a hard time. As in: "Some students ____________________with the meaning of words that look the same in French and English."

remote

(adj.) far away. As in: ""We had to survive on a _____________________and deserted island."

while

(conj.) here: whereas (used to indicate opposition or contrast.) As in: “Some people prefer to wake up early _________________________others prefer to sleep until late."

provide

(verb). To give. As in: "Could you ___________________us with some examples to help us understand the theory?"

up to

(prep. phrase). to be your choice/responsibility. As in: "It is ____________ you to decide if we stay in tonight or go out and eat at a restaurant. I'm ok with both!"

engaging

(adj.) interesting. As in: “Teachers need to provide students with ______________materials”

bunch

(noun) a lot. As in: “A ______________of people were gathering around the city center to protest the government’s decision.”

in touch

"(expr.) in contact. As in: “We kept ______________________all these years despite the long distances separating us.”

issue

(noun). here: a problem. As in: ""I was able to repair the _______________________with my phone."""

take up

(phras. verb.) here: to consume (time, space). As in: “Solving mathematical equations __________________the majority of students’ time.”

either

"(conj.) Often used to present two options. As in: ""We can ____________________go to a restaurant or stay inside tonight."""

Wire

(noun) a thin piece of metal. As in: “We use copper _________________to conduct electricity in most circuits.”

Limb

"(noun) an arm or a leg. As in: ""You need all four _____________________to go rock climbing."""

Straight

"(adj.) here: directly. As in: ""We went ___________________to work on a new design after the first one failed."""

Enable

"(verb) to make possible (for someone). As in: ""This new approach has _________________us to be succesful very quickly."""

Suit

(verb) to be proper, appropriate, convenient. As in: “This arrangement doesn’t __________________me so I want you to change it immediately.”

Tie

(verb) to attach. As in: “Could you ______________this rope to the side of the ship? We need it to be really tight.”

Require

(verb) to need. As in: “We _______________________clear instructions before we can do anything."

Achievement

(noun) accomplishment. As in: "This is our greatest __________________________. We can be very proud of ourselves."

Thick

(adj.) épais. As in: "This door is very _____________________, so you can't hear what's happening on the other side."

Exercise

(verb) s’entraîner. As in: "Our gym is closed ,so we will need another place to ____________________."

Quite

(adj.) rather, a lot. As in: "I __________________ like this music. Could you turn up the volume?"

Proud

(adj.) fière. As in: "We are very ___________________of our achievement because we won a prize with it."

Disability

(noun) ici: handicap. As in: "People suffering from a ____________________________need help from their friends and family in their daily lives."

Well-being

(noun) bien-être. As in: "To improve our digital ___________________________we should not let our phones control our lives."

Resume

(verb) to continue. As in: "We want to _____________________last year's activity”

Summarize

(verb) to sum up. As in: "Could you ______________________this passage in one sentence?"

likely

(adj/adv) probable/probably. As in: ""The most _______________________explanation for our success is the improved economic climate."

Enhance

(verb) To improve, As in: "This new medical approach will __________our well-being

Rather than

(conj.) used to indicate preference. As in: I would ______go the beach _____to the cinema.

Rely

(verb) to depend on. As in: "We ______on a robot to clean our house."

Claim

(verb) soutenir que, prétendre que. As in: "He________that he has seen a monster under his bed."

Further

(adj.) here: additional. As in: "We need ______proof before we can publish our research results."

Turn out

(phras. verb) finir, tourner. As in: "The bad guy at the start of the movie _________to be the good guy at the end."

Whether

(conj.) used to indicate alternatives. As in: "I don't know_______to stay or go."

Setting

(noun) circumstances and place. As in: "This experiment would have produced the same results in a different ____________

As long as

(conj.) 'tant que, pourvu que'. “_______________you study hard for this course, you will get a decent grade. “

Current

(adj.) happening now. As in: “Our __________teacher is asking us to learn a lot of words for our English course.”

row

(noun) in a line, one after the other. As in: “It’s not a good idea to always practice the same things in a __________. You need to switch things up!”

throughout

(prep.) tout au long/à travers. “_____________your life you should try to learn new things to keep your brain active.”

heal

(verb) guérir. As in: “Some plants can be used to ______________a variety of illnesses: from the common cold to stomach aches.”

involve

(verb) impliquer. As in: “They were ____________in a variety of student organizations”

Increase

(verb) augmenter. As in: “The number of people with smartphones has been _____________for many years now.”

Flow

(noun) écoulement. As in: “The ____________of the river has been changed by human activity.”

Outweigh

(verb) to be more important than. As in: “I’m not sure if the benefits really ________________________the drawbacks in this case.”

Slight

(adj.) minor, small, a little. As in: “I agree with you on most of the issues, but I have some __________________reservations about two or three of them.

In favor of

For something (not against). As in: “I’m ___________________of increasing the number of math courses in secondary education.”

Opposed to

against something (not in favor). As in: “I’m __________________to the practice of teaching online because many students don’t really pay attention.”

Track

(verb) fr: suivre, pister. As in: “We feel like we should _______________our students’ location by putting a gps device in their uniforms.”

Monitor

(verb) observe, fr: surveiller. As in: “We are trying to _______________her movements while she is walking around town.”

Find out

(verb) to get information about. As in: “I want to __________________if my students have cheated on their test!”

Yawn

(verb) fr: bailler. As in: “I see a lot of my students ______________when they have class early in the morning.”

Consent

(noun) agreement, permission. As in: “We require your parents’ ________________before you can go on this school trip”

Enroll

(verb) fr: immatriculer. As in: “

Feed

(verb) alimenter/nourrir. As in: “This program allows us to________________data directly into the algorithm.”

Piece

(noun) article. As in: “I wrote this _________________last year for a local newspaper.”

Far from

Not at all. As in: “The competition is ____________________over: I feel we can still win!”

Through

(prep.) here: by way of - by using. As in: “____________________the use of AI, we can improve the quality of our everyday lives.”

Claim

(verb) fr: soutenir, prétendre que. As in: “Some people still _________________that the earth is actually flat.”

Take over

(phras. verb). assume control of. As in: “During WWII, Hitler wanted to _________________the whole of Europe.”

Unlike

(prep.) contrairement à. As in: “They asked me to bring a pencil to the exam, _________________the year before.”

Give away

(phr. verb). here: ‘révéler’. As in: “You can’t ______________your position if you’re fighting in a war or the enemy will find you.”

Kind

(noun) ‘Sorte, genre, type, catégorie’. As in: “I don’t like this _________of hotel: it doesn’t even have a swimming pool.”

Exemption

(noun) ‘dispense’. As in: “Because I had an 18/20 in English last year, they gave me an _____________________for this year’s course.”

Order

(verb) ‘commander’. As in: “I’m too tired to cook tonight; let’s________________takeaway.”

Eventually

(adv.). in the end. As in: “After a long discussion, we ________________decided to stay home and not go out dancing tonight.”

Remind

(verb) rappeler (+cod). As in: “Could you _________________me what time our train leaves ?”

Purpose

(noun) objective, goal. As in: “The _______________of this exercise is to improve our knowledge of English vocabulary.”

Tailor

(verb) ‘faire sur mesure, adapter, personnaliser ‘. As in: “New technologies allow us to _____________________course materials to each student’s indiviual needs.”

Mark

(verb) ’noter (des devoirs, des examens,...)’. As in: “Teachers need to ____________a lot of exam copies in the months of January and Juin.”

Likely

(adj). ‘probable’. As in: “The contestant who is the________________winner of the competition is the one who has trained the most.”

Fill the gaps

(phrase') ‘combler les lacunes’. As in: “AI tools can help students ______________________in their understanding of the course.”

keep track (

(phrase) ‘assurer/faire le suivi’ + of . As in: “If we want to _________________of our students’ progress, we need to test their understanding of the materials from time to time.”

assess

(verb) evaluate. As in: “We _____________________our students’ progress by giving them monthly tests.”

Those

(pron.) ‘ceux’. As in: “___________________that have not completed the assignment, can hand in their work next week.”

Commitment

(noun) ‘engagement’. As in: “I have a number of other _____________________tonight, so I cannot meet up with you. How about tomorrow ?”

Shortage

(noun) ‘pénurie’ . As in: “There is a _____________________of qualified teachers at the moment, but new teachers will be trained over the coming years.”

Harm

(verb) ‘faire du mal, blesser, nuire à’. As in “AI tools will be programmed so that they will never ____________________human beings or animals.”

Recognition

(noun) ‘reconnaissance’. As in: “The __________________this war’s victims is done every year during a memorial event.”

Ensure

(verb) ‘assurer, garantir’. As in: “The availability of teaching materials in the classroom at all times____________________that students can also learn outside regular classes.”

Involve

(verb) impliquer. As in: “Students who are _______________________in extracurricular activities often get higher grades as well.”

Aside from

(conj.) ‘A part (de), hormis’. As in: “____________________our regular teachers’ contributions, professionals were invited to organize a seminar on how these skills could be applied in the workplace.”

Reach

(verb) ‘atteindre’. As in: “Online platforms allow us to _________________students who live in remote areas.”

Assess

Definition: To evaluate or examine something carefully in order to understand its nature or quality. The process of _______ involves gathering information and making judgments based on criteria.