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English lessons May 17
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- 1What is a habit?It's a behavior that is regular
- 2They seem to get the hang of itthey seem to learn how to do it.
- 3Some people have a knack for languagesKnack=talent
- 4A recipe for successRecette du succès
- 5What are the 3 keys to improvement in learning❓ Pra Rep RouPractice
Repetition
Routine - 6What do goals help us to❓They help to give us a direction➡️
- 7To feel awkwardEmbarrased
- 8To laugh at yourselfRire de soi
- 9What do mistakes help us❓They help us learn
- 10What are the 4 first important habits of learning❓ Reg Rev Go RisBe Regular
Review often
Set Goals
Take Risks - 11Goods habits are the ........of achievement & successFoundation
- 12Learning doesn't have to be a dragDrag=boulet
- 13Focus on topics that arouse your interestArouse=susciter
- 14Writing engage both the ........ and the....... parts of our brainCreating and understanding parts
- 15Imitate what you hearImiter
- 16To strike up a conversationTo initiate
- 17What are the 5 following habits❓ Int Wri Bal Imi GoRead what is of Interest
Write it down
Balance input & output
Imitate
Go out to practice - 18To encompass both this and that...Encompass= Comprendre, englober
- 19Trump's request has been spurnedSpurn=rejeter, éconduire
- 20His lack of loyalty has doomed the FBI directorDoom=condamner
- 21He's been convicted with dubious chargesDubious=douteux
- 22He will face dire consequencesDire=terrible
- 23The recent findings on tax cheats have made a dent on Singapore's reputationDent=entaille
- 24She underwent a grueling chemotherapyGrueling=éreintant
- 25Brigitte coached her husband on his public demeanorDemeanor=conduite
- 26The political stagecraftTechnique de la scène politique
- 27It's like a breath of fresh airComme un souffle d'air frais
- 28The Macrons are breaking a pattern of powerful men adorning themselves with younger womenAdorn= parer
- 29I wish I could figure out how to embed a youtube videoEmbed=incorporer
- 30The laws of a country embody the spirit of its peopleEmbody=incarner
- 31It helped raise awarenessFaire connaitre
- 32How do you explain the discrepancy in the accounts?Discrepancy=différence
- 33We can't cling to the pastCling to=s'accrocher à
- 34It stirs up the immune systemStir up=agiter, secouer
- 35She will be monitored for the rest of her lifeMonitor= contrôler, surveiller
- 36My mother was robbed of the rest of her lifeOn a volé à ma mère la fin de sa vie
- 37This is where many managers falterFalter=défaillir
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- Flashcards on Business English Speaking, created by JC DE SA on 12/05/2017.
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