lesson premiere euro Monday the 16 th of december

 lesson premiere euro Monday the 16 th of december 

goal : cambridge certificate sepaking test 

WORD OF THE DAY 

let us get into the nitty gritty = let us get into the details = let us take a closer look

baffling = surprising 

 i am taken aback = i am surprised 

(to) study = analyse = scrutinize = peruse = delve into = take a closer look into / at = examine 

(to) glean / collect information ( attention information est indénombrable donc jamais avec un S et pour dire une information = a piece of information )

EXTRA WORDS :

hiking ( la randonnée) 

 (to) hitch hike ( faire de l 'auto stop) 

may i go first ? 

 (to) train ( s entrainer) 

(to) devote yourself to something ( se devouer à qqchose) 

 the rent ( le loyer ) 

randomly ( au hasard) 

be off age = be over 18 

to like = (to) love = enjoy = be fond of = be crazy about = be nuts about = it floats my boat = it is right up my street = it is to my liking 

through thick and thin ( à travers toutes les epreuves) 

I live not too far from ...( je ne vis pas trop loin de ...)

the suburbs = the outskirt of paris 

let me suggest = let me float the idea that 

let's agree to disagree = i hear you but i will stand my ground = i will not change my mind.

whereas = while + phrase

contrary to = as opposed to = unlike  + nom 

i don't know if you are familiar 

i am in a quandary = i  have a mixed opinion on that ...

homework : learn the vocabulary