MadmoiZelle speaks English

[Alecto]

Don't know this one, but I like the name, where is it?

No surprise there, I go to the Irish pubs of Grands Boulevards. Magner's at the Corcoran's, Strongbow at the O'Sullivans. Right after work, three times a week. Good thing I stop working on Friday!

[Lenn]

Posté par Alecto

I've found a pub with proprer English cider in Paris. That helps make France more bearable.

And I am leaving in a week now! Though I am not properly going to live in the UK it''ll do it...

Oh Where are you going ?

[Gustave]

The Auld Alliance is in the Marais, rue François Miron. That's where my classmates and I go for a well earned post-linguistics drink.

[Glen Coco]

Posté par Laetitia

Actually, where I live the warmth isn't a big problem. We're far from the 40°C that everybody is talking about

Where do you live ? Well, i'm in Paris at the moment, and it's about 25° i think but way too hot for me ! Seriously, I think i'm gonna move to Sweden It's never hot there, that's perfect for me !

Posté par Lenn

Haha that's what I always say to my mom ! There's always a way to be warm in winter ( and that does not always involve clothes ... )


Now I'd like to see that ! !

Oh yeah That's why winter's definitely the best season ! How can you look sexy when you're all sweat just because you get out of your house in the middle of the day
I gotta admit, in summer, i stay naked when in my house Please tell me i'm not the only one ?

[SuzeDream]

Posté par ambr3

I am so what ? I think you forgot a word haha. Well, we are always discontent about the weather. But as a girl said, in winter, you can easily keep warm thanks to hot clothes, whereas in summer, you can't do nothing to get colder =(

You are so lucky ! I forgot a word as you say !

[Alecto]

Posté par Lenn

Oh Where are you going ?

Jersey

Posté par SuzeDream

You are so lucky ! I forgot a word as you say !

Haha no problem. There were some thunderstorm yesterday, I think temperature has reduced! Yahou!

[SuzeDream]

Hey girls, what did you do during this summer ?

[Lison Frisson]

20 days left...I'm so excited

[Ballerina,]

Today in English's class i was so ridiculous when my teacher ask me to speak english after 2 month of Holiday !
I'm in First , but i'm not sure that i speak a really good english and in my class there are two girls who are American from LA and English So , it's not easier to speak , i have scared by her

Sorry for the bad english and faulses but i wanted to try speak english and it's not really good !

[marialicious]

Well, it's always hard to speak a language you don't know well, because you might feel ashamed. But you shouldn't be, and instead, try to talk as much as you can - with native people, if possible ! That way, you'll improve really fast

[Erin.]

Posté par Ballerina,

Today in English's class i was so ridiculous when my teacher ask me to speak english after 2 month of Holiday !
I'm in First , but i'm not sure that i speak a really good english and in my class there are two girls who are American from LA and English So , it's not easier to speak , i have scared by her

Sorry for the bad english and faulses but i wanted to try speak english and it's not really good !

I'm not really sure but I'm going to (try to ?) correct your sentences.
"when my teacher ask me to speak english", it's "my teacher asked me to speak english".

When you say "It's not easier to speak", you should write only "easy" no ? (Don't hesitate to correct me if I say something wrong x) ) Because, to my mind, "easier" is right when you compare two things like "I love mathematics, I think it's easier than geography", you must only use "easier" with "than".

"and faulses", you should use "mistakes" !

When I wrote my cover letter to apply for an interniship in a Art gallery, I said that I have a good knowledge in english (I made the mistake to say "maitrise courante") whereas I just know a basic vocabulary and I make so many mistakes so I'm afraid of the recruitement interview even if I don't think they are going to speak to me in english... We never know!

[Hello Brooklyn]

Posté par Erin.

I'm not really sure but I'm going to (try to ?) correct your sentences.
"when my teacher ask me to speak english", it's "my teacher asked me to speak english".

When you say "It's not easier to speak", you should write only "easy" no ? (Don't hesitate to correct me if I say something wrong x) ) Because, to my mind, "easier" is right when you compare two things like "I love mathematics, I think it's easier than geography", you must only use "easier" with "than".

"and faulses", you should use "mistakes" !

When I wrote my cover letter to apply for an interniship in a Art gallery, I said that I have a good knowledge in english (I made the mistake to say "maitrise courante") whereas I just know a basic vocabulary and I make so many mistakes so I'm afraid of the recruitement interview even if I don't think they are going to speak to me in english... We never know!

Of course you can write that you have "a good knowledge in english" on ur cover letter! Your english is good, there's no doubt about it

[SuzeDream]

Today, it was my first day of school ! And i really want to start working ! [ Am I crazy ?! ^^'] I think it will help me to don't think about my "heart problems" ! I'm not really [Pressée, i don't find the correct word ! ] to star Philosophy's lessons, but my teacher seems to be pleasant, we'll see !

[Alecto]

Posté par Pukhet

I am really, really excited about this kind of diploma I'll get in December. I'll try to get the PET, to certify that I am bilingual, that I can speak the Engish we could talk in our everyday-life, and that english people would understand me.

It will be very helpful next year, when I'll be in London.

We've talked about it a few pages earlier, the highest exam is the CPE. The PET is the second out of five exams.

And sorry but the mistake's important, never "will" after "when"

[Erin.]

Posté par Alecto

And sorry but the mistake's important, never "will" after "when"

I didn't know that ! And when you want to say "quand je serai contente" how do you translate this sentence ?

[Alecto]

Posté par Erin.

I didn't know that ! And when you want to say "quand je serai contente" how do you translate this sentence ?

Tu as besoin d'une principale et d'une subordonnée.
Principale avec will
Subordonnée avec when + présent

I'll be happy when.... il faut renverser la phrase !

[Erin.]

Ah ok, ça me semble logique en fait. Et c'est comme ça que j'aurais construit ma phrase instinctivement ! Merci !

[Lenn]

Last year I passed the TOEIC, and I remember thinking that the questions were definitely not what I was expecting. I thought we'd be asked grammatical things, but really most of the questions were about everyday life, things you can't really know unless you've lived in an english speaking country ( ok I may be exagerating here and yeah I didn't know anything abt the TOEIC before that ).
For example I remember there were quite a lot of questions about architecture, talking about blue prints and things like that. Luckily I had just watched a movie about architecture so I knew what they were talking about but most of my classmates were lost.

So yeah, random thinking

[Chilali]

I watched Dr House in english and I have a question : how can we translate : "that is adorable" ? Because I thought that was : "ça, c'est adorable" but the translator said it's "qu'il est adorable" Can you help me please?