Unit 2 : vocabulary (pre-Christmas)

To make (made, made)

I like Ron, he makes me laugh. Faire rire quelqu’un
somebody laugh
I miss you She missed her family badly. Tu me manques.
To mail somebody Envoyer quelque chose à
Can you mail me the details?
something quelqu’un par email.
She is dancing to the rhythm of the
The rhythm Le rythme
music.
I hope my English will improve when I
To improve S’améliorer.
go to London.
S’inscrire dans une troupe de
To join a drama club I joined a drama club at my school.
théâtre.
Cheerleading is a popular activity in
Cheerleading Être pom-pom girl
many high schools in America.
To take (took, taken)
Se mettre à, débuter (un
something up (a hobby, an She took up tennis last year.
hobby, une activité)
activity)
I love horse(back) riding.
Horse riding Would you like to go horse riding this L’équitation
afternoon?
To be scared/afraid of Avoir peur de quelque
something/doing She is scared/afraid of going out alone. chose/de faire quelque
something chose
After her exam, Mary went shopping
To go (went, gone) shopping Faire les magasins
and bought a new dress for the prom.
A loud noise I heard a loud noise and turned around. Un grand bruit
We are going to look for new shoes at
The (shopping) mall Le centre commercial
the mall.
To browse through (a He was browsing through the Feuilleter (un magazine, un
magazine, a book, …) newspaper. livre, …)
I decided to spend the night browsing
To browse the internet Surfer sur internet
the internet.
Aimer (faire) quelque
To enjoy (doing) something I enjoy watching rugby. chose/apprécier (de faire)
I always enjoy a good book. quelque chose
To do one’s homework Paul, have you done your homework? Faire ses devoirs
Loud music I hate listening to loud music. De la musique trop forte
To concentrate on Se concentrer sur quelque
something I am trying to concentrate on my work. chose
Can you turn the TV down, I am trying Baisser le volume, mettre
To turn down to work. moins fort
Monter le son, mettre plus
To turn up Can you turn up the radio? fort
To sprain one’s ankle, one’s John stood on a loose rock and Se fouler la cheville, le
wrist, … sprained his ankle. poignet, …
You should enjoy sunny days to
To improve your fitness improve your fitness. Retrouver la forme
That hip-hop music just drives me
To drive somebody crazy crazy. Rendre quelqu’un fou
To get on somebody’s This music is starting to get on my Taper sur les nerfs de
nerves nerves. quelqu’un
She was laughing and joking with the
To joke children. plaisanter
You are joking! / You must She is going out with Dan? You are
be joking! joking? Tu plaisantes!
To let somebody do In some countries they let you drive at Laisser quelqu’un faire
something 15. quelque chose
The shop sells all kinds of stuff.
all sorts/kinds of stuff Toutes sortes de choses
We could do all sorts of stuff together.
A quoi ressemble une
What’s a day like ? What’s a typical day like for you? journée ?
Our sons are very different from each
Different from >< the same
other. Different de >< le même que
as
She was born on the same day as me.
To get (got, got) up I got up early yesterday. Se lever
Next spring my husband and I are going
To take (took, taken) a trip Partir en voyage
to take a trip to New Zealand.
Boring She found her job boring. Ennuyeux,’ barbant’
Six weeks ago, there was a party at the Un centre de loisirs pour les
A youth centre
youth centre. jeunes
The children spent the afternoon
To play games Jouer à des jeux
playing games.
To go (went, gone) out for a Yesterday I went out for a drink with
Aller prendre un verre
drink my colleagues.
Camden Market is the place to be at
The place to be L’endroit idéal
the weekend.
To hug somebody = to give She gave her mother a big hug. Serrer quelqu’un dans ses
somebody a hug She hugged her mother. bras
Take care ! Prends bien soin de toi !
Peter slept late and missed the
To miss sth meeting. Rater, louper qqch
The little boy fell over and started to
To cry cry. pleurer
To be gutted I was gutted when I lost my job. être dégoûté (très déçu)
To be sick She was sick with the flu. Se sentir mal, être malade
To have a BBQ (= barbecue) We had a barbecue on the beach. Faire, organiser un barbecue
To kiss sb She kissed him on both cheeks. Embrasser qqn
To hate sb/sth I really hate Monday mornings. Détester qqn/qqch
My sister and her boyfriend always
To hold (held, held) hands hold hands when watching a movie. Se tenir la main
There is plenty of fish in the Un de perdu, dix de
sea retrouvés
To take (took, taken) sb for He took her for a ride along the coast Emmener qqn faire un tour
a ride/a spin at sunset. (en voiture)
To leave (left, left) She left without saying goodbye. Quitter, partir
C’est une bonne nouvelle/Ce
That’s good news (unc.) sont de bonnes nouvelles.

I guess
To feel (felt, felt) better
To move
Recently
To send (sent, sent) sb an
email (informal: a mail)
I’m doing great!
To line up
To happen
To feel (felt, felt) weird
To start a new school
Scary
The form teacher
To introduce sb to sb
A desk
To answer a question
In the morning
During lunch break
To join (a club, a sports
team, …)
Since then
A neighbour
The whole family
To wonder
To drink (drank, drunk)
alcohol
To smoke (cigarettes)
(football, rugby, basketball,
…) practice
“Have you had enough to eat?” “I
guess”. J’imagine, je crois
I feel better knowing he is home safe
and sound. Se sentir mieux
We don't like it here so we've decided
to move. déménager
I haven’t seen them recently. récemment
John sent me an email (a mail) with the
directions to the party. Envoyer un email à qqn
Je vais très bien!
People lined up in front of the box
office to buy tickets for the show. Faire la file
You'll never guess what happened
yesterday! Se passer
I feel weird asking Sophie for money. Se sentir bizarre, mal à l’aise
Entrer dans une nouvelle
My son is about to start a new school. école
It was a really scary moment. effrayant
She has great respect for her form
teacher. Le titulaire (de classe)
It was me who introduced Peter to
Mary. Présenter qqn à qqn
I spend all day sitting at a desk. Un bureau (le meuble)
She didn’t answer my question. Répondre à une question
I’ll come round in the morning for a cup
of coffee. Dans la matinée
During lunch break, I usually eat out. Pendant la pause de midi
S’inscrire à, devenir membre
de (un club, une équipe de
She joined a chess club. sport, …)
That was years ago. I've changed
jobs since then. Depuis lors
Our next-door neighbours are very
noisy. Un voisin
This concert will captivate the whole
family. Toute la famille
I was just beginning to wonder where
you were. Se demander
Steve doesn’t drink alcohol, so we
drank coffee instead. Boire de l’alcool
She stood by the door, smoking. fumer
Entraînement (de football,
John is at baseball practice. rugby, basket, …)