| class | le cours | lesson | le leçon |
| classroom | la salle de classe | curriculum | le programme |
| roll call | l'appel |
| She teaches a class. Elle enseigne un cour. |
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| He is taking a class prendre un cours |
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| They skipped the class. sécher le cours |
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| We played hooky. faire l'école buissonnière |
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| He was expelled for fighting.
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| homework | le devoir | deadline | la date limite |
| presentation | l'exposé |
I'm doing homework. |
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| Did you turn in your homework? rendre les devoirs |
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| When is the assignment due?
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| Take notes! prendre des notes |
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| She gave a presentation on global warming. donner un exposé |
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| grade | la note | quiz | l'interro |
| test | le contrôle | ||
| mid-term | |||
| final |
We took a quiz. |
The teacher graded the tests. noter un contrôlequiz |
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| She passed the quiz. réussir le contrôle |
He failed the quiz. rater au contrôle |
| question | la question | response | la réponse |
| correct | correct | incorrect | incorrect |
| right | wrong | ||
| true | vrai | false | faux , fausse |
Can I ask a question?
poser une questionRaise your hand.
lever la mainAnswer the question.
répondre à une questionI racked my brain but I couldn't come up with the answer.
Je me suis creusé les méninges, mais je n'ai pas trouvé la réponse.
| intelligent | intelligent | stupid | stupide |
| genuis | le génie | dumb | |
| sharp | idiot | idiot | |
| brilliant | brillant | retarded | |
| clever | dunce | le cancre | |
| smart | éveillé |
She's as sharp as a tack.
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| tutor | le professeur privé |
A tutor gives me private lessons.
Je prends des cours privés
| recess | la récréation | ||
| cafeteria | la cantine | teacher's pet | le chouchou du professeur |
Sharpen the pencil. |
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| Underline that sentence. souligner cette phrase |
Highlight the text. surligner le texte |
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Erase the mistake. |
Cross out the word. rayer le mot |
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| Circle the answer. entourer la réponse |
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Review the lesson |
Go over the vocabulary again. |
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| Can I borrow a pencil? Tu peux me prêter un crayon? |
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| brainstorm | le remue-méninges |
| rough draft | le brouillon |
| We wrote an essay about the system of goverment of the US. faire une composition sur la guerre |
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| He rewrote the paper. réécrire la rédaction |
Can you proofread my essay? relire une histoire |
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| Please correct the paper. corriger le papier |
I have really bad handwriting. I can't even read my own writing. J'ai une mauvaise écriture. |
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| research | la recherche |
I need to do some research on Abraham Lincoln at the library.
Faire de la recherche ...