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Verbs and prepositions.
- On 31/03/2014
Here is a list of verbs with the prepositions that they usually take:
http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/pages/grammar/verbs-and-prepositions.html
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For my Year 2 students, voc for the test
- On 07/03/2014
From Disney Cruise line video ad.
À bord: aboard/onboard
Innombrable: countless
Divertissement de classe internationale: world-class entertainment
Diner/gastronomie inoubliable: unforgettable dining
Petit plaisir: indulgence
Aventures sans fin/infinies: endless adventures
Durer une vie: to last a lifetime
Banc de sable du naufragé: castaway cay
Spectacle de feu d’artifice: fireworks show
En mer: at sea
Comédie musicale extraordinaire: amazing musical
Beaucoup d’espace: plenty of room
Cabine familiale: family-size stateroom
From the Oasis of the Seas video ad.
construction navale: ship building
se promener à travers: stroll through
extraordinaire: dramatic
à deux étages: two-storey
passage/promenade en bois: boardwalk
manège: carrousel
plongeon de haut vol: highdiving
se relaxer: unwind
lieux de prédilection: hangouts
abonder, regorger (de): abound
à la pointe du progrès: state-of-the-art
From Freedom Ship documentary (Discovery Channel).
Cinq fois plus grand que: five times larger than
Il ferait un mile de long: it would be a mile long
Des milliers d’ouvriers: thousands of workers
Travailler dur: toil
Une bonne affaire: a bargain
Pendant plus de 3 ans: for over 3 years
Achever: complete
Peser: weigh
Tenter de faire quelque-chose: attempt
Une ville flottante: a floating city
Naviguer: sail
Style de vie: lifestyle
Héberger/loger: house
Appartement (en copropriété) (US): condo
Magasin de détail: retail store
Jet d’entreprise: corporate jet
Don’t forget to review general vocabulary on cruises as well, for example:
Hublot: porthole
Cabine à 2 couchettes: two-berth cabin
Pont (de passager): deck
Embarquer: embark
Débarquer: debark
Équipage: crew
Flotte: fleet
Passager: passenger
Proue (avant d’un bateau): bow
Poupe: aft/stern
Bâbord (gauche): port
Tribord (droite): starboard
Passerelle de commandement: bridge
Cuisine (de bateau): galley
Point de rassemblement (en cas d’urgence): muster station
Passerelle (d’accès à bord): gangway
Premier service (pour le repas): main seating
Deuxième service: late seating
Port d’embarquement: embarkation port
Port d’escale: port of call
Itinéraire: itinerary
Traversée: crossing
Commissaire de bord: purser
Roulie: rolling
Tanguage: pitching
Mal de mer: seasickness
And vocabulary Thomson Spirit:
S’ébattre: frolic
De très près: up close
Salon: lounge
Bain bouillonant: whirlpool
Pataugeoire: wading pool
Salon de beauté: beauty salon
Infirmerie: medical centre
Laverie automatique: launderette
Entièrement climatisé: air-conditioned throughout
Noeud (vitesse): knot
Armoire: wardrobe
Peignoir: bathrobe
Baie vitrée: picture window
Canot de sauvetage: lifeboat
Tirant d’eau: draft
And everything concerning the cabin and its ensuite bathroom.
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Page on fairs and seminars.
- On 18/02/2014
Discover a new page with interesting vocabulary and videos to train your oral comprehension!
You can find it under the heading categories of tourism here: Fairs, seminars and workshops
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Apply to go to Mars
- On 05/02/2014
You can really apply to go to Mars here:
https://applicants.mars-one.com/
One of my students made me discover this (crazy?) project.