Cruz Davalos, Yesica | 4th Period

Semester 2 Structures/Vocabulaire

English Word: so that one is

Sentence with Personal Connection: I study different careers so that one is happy in the future.

French Word: pour qu’on soit

Sentence with Personal Connection: J’étudie les métiers différents pour qu’on soit heureux dans le futur.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “is” reminds me of “being”, and I want to be happy regarding my career in the future.

English Word: so that one has

French Word: pour qu’on ait

English Word: so that one makes/does

French Word: pour qu’on fasse

English Word: so that one goes

French Word: pour qu’on aille

English Word: so that one can

French Word: pour qu’on puisse

English Word: research

Sentence with Personal Connection: In the future, I want to do medical research.

French Word: la recherche

Sentence with Personal Connection: Dans l’avenir, je veux faire de la recherche médicale.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “Recherche” reminds me of “research”, and the medical research that a lot of medical students are involved in.

English Word: a vaccine

Sentence with Personal Connection: I want to learn how to give a vaccine.

French Word: un vaccin

Sentence with Personal Connection: Je veux apprendre à donner un vaccin.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “Vaccin” reminds me of “vaccine”, and how most medical students have to learn how to administer vaccines to others.

English Word: a social network

Sentence with Personal Connection: A strong social network helps medical students gain experience.

French Word: un réseau social

Sentence with Personal Connection: Un réseau social fort aide les étudiants en médecine à gagner de l’expérience.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “Social” in “réseau social” reminds me of how social medical students have to be in order to gain connections and experiences within the field, which is much easier when they have pre-existing connections to professionals in the field.

English Word: computer science

Sentence with Personal Connection: Computer science is very difficult to study in college.

French Word: l’informatique (f)

Sentence with Personal Connection: L’informatique est très difficile à étudier à l’université.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “Informatique” reminds me of “informative”, and how much information computer science majors have to learn in college.

English Word: digital technology

Sentence with Personal Connection: Digital technology has helped education around the world and also my own education.

French Word: le numérique

Sentence with Personal Connection: Le numérique a aidé l’éducation dans le monde et aussi mon éducation.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “Numérique” reminds me of “numbers”, which has been used to build modern digital technology.

English Word: connected (to electronics)

Sentence with Personal Connection: My electronic devices are often connected to Bluetooth to use them for other purposes.

French Word: branché(e)

Sentence with Personal Connection: Mes appareils électroniques sont souvent branchés au Bluetooth pour les utiliser autrement.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “Branché” reminds me of “branched” like tree branches, which expand like technology with Bluetooth—including uses such as a speaker.

English Word: this harms…

French Word: cela nuit à…

English Word: involved in…

French Word: impliqué(e) dans…

English Word: volunteer work

French Word: le bénévolat

English Word: (it) makes sure that…

French Word: (il) fait en sorte que…

English Word: benefits

Sentence with Personal Connection: The benefits of good sleep each night are very important.

French Word: les bénéfices (m)

Sentence with Personal Connection: Les bénéfices d’un bon sommeil chaque nuit sont très importants.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “Bénéfices” reminds me of “benefits” of sleep, which are very noticeable, especially on nights where I have not slept well or for long.

English Word: so that you are

French Word: afin que je sois

English Word: so that you have

French Word: afin que j’aie

English Word: so that you make/do

French Word: afin que je fais

English Word: so that you go

French Word: afin que j’aille

English Word: so that you can

French Word: afin que je puisse

English Word: an app

Sentence with Personal Connection: I use an application on my phone to talk with my family and my friends.

French Word: une application (une appli)

Sentence with Personal Connection: J'utilise une application sur mon téléphone pour parler avec ma famille et mes amis.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “app” is in the word “application”

English Word: a screen

Sentence with Personal Connection: I look at a screen to do my homework or to relax.

French Word: un écran

Sentence with Personal Connection: Je regarde un écran pour faire mes devoirs ou pour me relaxer.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “écran” sounds like “cram”, and students often stay up cramming for tests using their iPads or other technology.

English Word: a password

Sentence with Personal Connection: I have a password on my electronic devices for my privacy.

French Word: un mot de passe

Sentence with Personal Connection: J'ai un mot de passe sur mes appareils électroniques pour ma vie privée.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “passe” sounds like “pass” and you need a password to pass the main screen and get access to an entire electronic device.

English Word: a printer

Sentence with Personal Connection: My teachers use a printer to give us copies of homework.

French Word: une imprimante

Sentence with Personal Connection: Mes professeurs utilisent une imprimante pour nous donner des copies de devoirs.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “imprimante” reminds me of “imprimir” in Spanish, which means to print, and a printer is needed to print paper.

English Word: a photocopier

Sentence with Personal Connection: I use a photocopier when I need copies of pictures or important documents.

French Word: une photocopieuse

Sentence with Personal Connection: J'utilise une photocopieuse quand j'ai besoin de copies de photos ou de documents importants.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “photocopieuse” looks like “photocopier”

English Word: until one is

French Word: jusqu’à ce qu’on soit

English Word: until one has

French Word: jusqu’à ce qu’on ait

English Word: until one does/makes

French Word: jusqu’à ce qu’on fasse

English Word: until one goes

French Word: jusqu’à ce qu’on aille

English Word: until one can

French Word: jusqu’à ce qu’on puisse

English Word: well-being

Sentence with Personal Connection: I am grateful to have a good well-being.

French Word: le bien-être

Sentence with Personal Connection: Je suis reconnaissant d'avoir un bon bien-être.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “bien” reminds me of “well”, such as being in good health and having a good well-being.

English Word: security

Sentence with Personal Connection: There are a lot of rules at school for our security.

French Word: la sécurité

Sentence with Personal Connection: Il y a beaucoup de règles à l'école pour notre sécurité.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “sécurité” looks like “security”

English Word: education

Sentence with Personal Connection: I value my education a lot to have a good career.

French Word: l’éducation (f)

Sentence with Personal Connection: Je valorise beaucoup mon éducation pour avoir une bonne carrière.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “éducation” looks like “education”

English Word: the school system

Sentence with Personal Connection: The school system has a lot of problems but it is better than in other countries.

French Word: le système scolaire

Sentence with Personal Connection: Le système scolaire a beaucoup de problèmes mais il est meilleur que dans d'autres pays.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “système scolaire” looks like “school system”

English Word: a (vacation/sick) leave (from work)

Sentence with Personal Connection: I should have taken time off when I was sick.

French Word: un congé

Sentence with Personal Connection: J'aurais dû prendre un congé quand j'étais malade.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “con” in “congé” refers to something negative, and being sick often feels really bad and tiring.

English Word: delighted

French Word: ravi(e)

English Word: he is mad at (someone)

French Word: il en veut à… (=il est fâché contre)

English Word: he is mad at him/her

French Word: il lui en veut

English Word: thick

French Word: épais (épaisse)

English Word: wise

Sentence with Personal Connection: I want to be wise and have several careers.

French Word: sage

Sentence with Personal Connection: Je veux être sage et avoir plusieurs carrières.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “sage” looks similar to “savé” in Spanish, which means “to know”, and a lot of wise people know a lot more than the average person.

English Word: skillful

Sentence with Personal Connection: I want to be skilled with all the languages of the world.

French Word: habile

Sentence with Personal Connection: Je veux être habile avec toutes les langues du monde.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “habile” sounds like “habilidad” in Spanish, which means “to be able to”, and a lot of skillful people have more capabilities than others.

English Word: unless one is

French Word: à moins qu’on soit

English Word: unless one has

French Word: à moins qu’on ait

English Word: unless one does/makes

French Word: à moins qu’on fasse

English Word: unless one goes

French Word: à moins qu’on aille

English Word: unless one can

French Word: à moins qu’on puisse

English Word: a salary

Sentence with Personal Connection: After my studies, I want a good salary.

French Word: un salaire

Sentence with Personal Connection: Après mes études, je veux un bon salaire.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “salaire” is spelled similar to “salary”, which both mean the same thing.

English Word: poverty

Sentence with Personal Connection: Corruption causes a lot of poverty in the world.

French Word: la pauvreté

Sentence with Personal Connection: La corruption cause beaucoup de pauvreté dans le monde.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “pauvreté” has “pauvre” in the word, which looks like “poverty”.

English Word: wealth

Sentence with Personal Connection: I want wealth to buy everything that I want.

French Word: la richesse

Sentence with Personal Connection: Je veux la richesse pour acheter tout ce que je veux.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “rich” in “richesse” reminds me of being rich and having a lot of wealth.

English Word: a challenge

Sentence with Personal Connection: Studies are a big challenge for me when I am stressed.

French Word: un défi

Sentence with Personal Connection: Les études sont un grand défi pour moi quand j’étais stressée.

.Optional Keyword Strategy: “défi” reminds me of “desafió” in Spanish, which is a challenge.

English Word: a leisure activity

Sentence with Personal Connection: Reading and watching movies are my favorite leisure activities.

French Word: un loisir

Sentence with Personal Connection: Lire et regarder des films sont mes loisirs préférés.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “loisir” is spelled similarly to “loser”, and when playing games as a leisure activity, there is often a winner and loser.

English Word: chest (body part)

Sentence with Personal Connection: I have chest workout days at the gym.

French Word: la poitrine

Sentence with Personal Connection: J'ai des jours d'entraînement de la poitrine au gymnase.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “poitrine” is pronounced similarly to “protein”, which is needed a lot if you are going to the gym and doing chest exercises.

English Word: desperate

French Word: désespéré(e)

English Word: pulse

French Word: le poul

English Word: nausea

Sentence with Personal Connection: I got nauseous after eating something expired.

French Word: les maux de cœur (=la nausée)

Sentence with Personal Connection: J'ai eu des maux de cœur après avoir mangé quelque chose de périmé.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “maux” looks like “max”, and when you are often holding back to the maximum of your ability when nauseous to avoid throwing up.

English: in a hurry; urgent

Sentence with Personal Connection: I am very rushed in the morning to catch the bus.

French: pressé(e)

Sentence with Personal Connection: Je suis très pressée le matin pour attraper le bus.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “pressé” is similar to “pressure”, and you are often facing a lot of pressure and stress if you are in a hurry.