Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for French for Baccalaureate

Français : Passé composé, futur proche et vocabulaire essentiel

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Vocabulaire et expressions de base

Qu'est-ce qu'une soirée ? Une fête qu'on fait le soir.
Est-ce un jour férié ? Quand on ne travaille pas.

"I slept late last night, I guess, because I had to study." → Je me suis couché tard hier soir parce que j'ai dû étudier.
"Where were you born?" → "I was born in France." → Où es-tu né ? Je suis né en France (in = en).
Il a plu hier.
"When we went to Paris last year, we visited the Palace of Versailles." → Quand nous sommes allés à Paris l'année dernière, nous avons visité le château de Versailles.

Le passé composé : verbes irréguliers

  • Je vais → Je suis allé
  • J'invite → J'ai invité
  • Nous prenons → Nous avons pris
  • Nous skions → Nous avons skié
  • Nous voulons → Nous avons voulu
  • Nous
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English Vocabulary for Students: Key Terms with Basasque Translations

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English Vocabulary with Basque Translations

Below is a bilingual vocabulary list covering academic life, personal relationships, descriptive adjectives, phrasal verbs, and other useful expressions. Each entry is paired with its Basque equivalent to help learners build a strong working vocabulary.

Academic Life and Education

  • Assignment → lan
  • Cheat → kopiatu, trampa egin
  • Compulsory → derrigorrezkoa
  • Degree → titulu, gradu
  • Drop out → ikasketak utzi
  • Enrolled → matrikulatuta
  • Field → campo, sector
  • Punishment → zigorra
  • Requirement → betekizun
  • Revise → errepasatu
  • Scholarship → beka

Housing, Relationships and Everyday Verbs

  • Host → ostalari, alojar en
  • Expect → espero
  • Be into something → apasionatuta egon
  • Force → derrigortu
  • Look back (on) →
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Binge-Watching and Pollution: Impacts on Mental and Environmental Health

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Binge-Watching Effects

During lockdowns, binge-watching served as a distraction from negativity and filled excessive spare time, becoming a coping mechanism for overthinking.

However, excessive binge-watching can lead to mental health issues like insomnia and anxiety. Humans are social creatures, and compulsive binge-watching combined with social media overuse can cause loneliness and depression.

While occasional TV watching is relaxing, daily marathons risk addiction and social withdrawal. The negative effects often outweigh stress relief. It's crucial to find a balance in TV consumption.

Pollution's Impact on Wildlife

Introduction

This report examines pollution's effects on local wildlife and proposes improvements and regulations to protect the...

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Vocabulario de viajes en español e inglés: traducciones clave

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Vocabulario de viajes en español e inglés

centro de ciudad - city centre
complejo turístico - seaside resort
turista de ciudad - sightseers
campo - countryside
turista de playa - holidaymakers
campista - campers
todo incluido - package holiday
turismo - tourism
viaje independiente - independent travel
gafas de sol - sunglasses
tienda de campaña - tent
trekking - walking boots
toalla de playa - beach towel
mochila - backpack
crema solar - sun cream
mapa - map
pasaporte - passport
maleta - suitcase
mochila de playa - beach bag
derrochar - overspend
quedarse corto - understatement
recuperar - reclaim
interacción - interaction
extracurricular - extracurricular
políglota - multilingual
guía turística - guidebook
veraneante - holidaymakers

Verbos y expresiones

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Vocabulari Jurídic i Reported Speech en Anglès

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Vocabulari jurídic en anglès

Delictes i infraccions

  • Shoplifting: robar tendes
  • Mugging: atracament
  • Mugger: atracador
  • Burglary: robatori
  • Pickpocket: carterista (pickpocketing: acció)
  • Fraud: frau
  • Arson: piromania
  • Hijack: segrest (d'avió o vehicle)
  • Rape: violació
  • Kidnapped: segrestar
  • Smuggling: contraban
  • Smuggler: contrabandista
  • Blackmailer: extorsionador
  • Forgery: falsificació
  • Terrorist: terrorista
  • Con artist: estafador
  • Trick: estafar
  • Petty crime: delicte menor, no un crim seriós

Judici i procés penal

  • Court: tribunal
  • Trial: judici
  • Tried: jutjar
  • Jury: jurat
  • Sentence: sentència
  • Pass the sentence: sentenciar
  • Passed verdict: aprovar un veredicte
  • Acquitted: absolt
  • Charged: acusar
  • Convicted: condemnar a
  • Guilty: culpable
  • Pleaded: defensar
  • Prosecuting lawyer: advocat acusador
  • Witness
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Increasing Air Travel Costs: Environmental and Economic Benefits

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Should Flying Become More Expensive?

Drafting an argument requires clear structure. Here is an analysis of the proposition: “The government should make flying more expensive.” Do you agree?

At the moment, flying is relatively cheap, and many people choose to travel by air. However, in my opinion, flying should become more expensive.

Environmental Concerns and Flight Frequency

Firstly, flying damages the environment. I feel very strongly that we all need to fly less because planes cause so much pollution. Research has shown that people fly more when prices are low. For example, at the moment the average European takes five or six flights a year.

Funding Greener Transport Alternatives

Secondly, if the government increased the tax on air travel,...

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Protéger notre planète : enjeux environnementaux et choix politiques

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Un problème, ou plutôt une inquiétude, qui attire beaucoup d'attention dans la société aujourd'hui est la conservation de notre planète. Notre société semble considérer que le mot « conservation » n'a pas de sens, en raison du fait que nos gouvernements et les visions du monde accordent leurs priorités à autre chose que ce que nous appelons la Terre.

D'après plusieurs sondages, notre nouveau président est considéré comme un facteur principal dans l'idée que notre planète est en train de mourir. Il est sûr de dire qu'au cours de la dernière année, les élections les plus récentes ont mis en danger et changé l'avenir écologique de la Terre. Je crois que la conservation de la planète ne devrait pas être décidée par...

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English Vocabulary Guide: Key Words and Phrases With Translations

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English Vocabulary With Catalan Translations

Suit: vestit (d’home)

Clue: pista
Acquaintance: conegut
Reply: respondre
Share: compartir
All in all: en general
Pretend: fingir
Reminding: recordar
Cope with: fer front a
Single: sol
Disorder: transtorn
Realises: adonar-se de
Injury: lesió
Run after: perseguir
Run off with: emportar-se
Run into: trobar-se
Look away: apartar la mirada
Look through: revisar
Look forward to: estar desitjant
Look up: buscar informació
Talkative: xerraire
Selfish: egoista
Helpful: amable
Stubborn: tossut
Considerate: atent
Romantic: romàntic
Nosy: tafaner
Calm: tranquil
Dark: fosc
Straight: cabells llisos
Slim: prim
Skinny: molt prim
Fair: just
Chubby: grassonet
Plain: plana
Unattractive: poc atractiu
Good-looking: guapo
Curly: cabell arrissat
Spiky:

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Vocabulario de inglés: personalidad, viajes, deportes y medio ambiente

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Unidad 1: Descripción y personalidad

  • Accessories: complementos
  • Adventurous: aventurero
  • Arrogant: prepotente
  • Average: promedio
  • Blond: rubio
  • Calm: tranquilo
  • Cheerful: alegre
  • Confident: seguro de sí mismo
  • Considerate: atento
  • Curly: rizado
  • Dark: moreno
  • Dishonest: deshonesto
  • Downward: descendente
  • Energetic: activo
  • Fair: rubio
  • Fat: gordo
  • Friendly: simpático
  • Good looking: guapo
  • Gorgeous: muy guapo
  • Handwriting: letra
  • Heavy: pesado
  • Height: estatura
  • Hint: indicar
  • Impolite: maleducado
  • Large: grande
  • Light brown: castaño
  • Mature: maduro
  • Moody: de humor variable
  • Organised: organizado
  • Outgoing: sociable
  • Overall appearance: apariencia general
  • Polite: educado
  • Pretty: bonito
  • Reliable: de confianza
  • Sceptical: escéptico
  • Self confidence: confianza en sí mismo
  • Sensible: sensato
  • Short: corto
  • Shoulder-
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French Verb Conjugations and Grammar Essentials

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French Verb Conjugations

Vouloir (to want/love): veux, veux, veut, voulons, voulez, veulent

Venir (to come): viens, viens, vient, venons, venez, viennent

Avoir (to have): ai, as, a, avons, avez, ont

Être (to be): suis, es, est, sommes, êtes, sont

Aimer (to love): aime, aimes, aime, aimons, aimez, aiment

Finir (to finish): finis, finis, finit, finissons, finissez, finissent

S'appeler (to be called): m'appelle, t'appelles, s'appelle, appelons, appelez, s'appellent

Choisir (to choose): choisis, choisis, choisit, choisissons, choisissez, choisissent

Aller (to go): vais, vas, va, allons, allez, vont

Boire (to drink): bois, bois, boit, buvons, buvez, boivent

Courir (to run): cours, cours, court, courons, courez, courent

Devoir (to must/owe): dois, dois, doit,...

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