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Exercice 19/Encore varié
Message de here4u posté le 28-10-2014 à 00:08:20 (S | E | F)
Hello all of you !

Here's the future exercise you're asking for !

- The first four sentences are a simple translation from French into English !
- Then in five sentences you will have to rewrite the sentences, keeping the same meaning, and using modals.
- Finally, you'll have to re-order words, so that they make meaningful sentences.(no word is missing and all of them must be used !)I know that most of you are fans ... and I know that one or two don't like it ! You may skip these sentences if they get on your nerves too much !

This is a exercise ! The collective correction will be given on the 8th of November. You may change your tries till the 5th at night.

1) L’entraîneur peut soit prendre parti pour son joueur et discuter la décision de l’arbitre, soit persuader son joueur de refaire son service !
2) En France, l'anglais et le chinois sont de plus en plus étudiés au Lycée, mais de moins en moins d’élèves choisissent les Langues Anciennes....
3) Elle lui a fait croire qu'elle s'est fait voler son bracelet ! En fait, elle l’a déposé ‘chez ma tante’ !
4) S’ils étaient plus riches, ils se feraient construire une maison. Cependant, comme ils ont bien du mal à joindre les deux bouts, ils vont soit bâtir leur maison eux-mêmes, soit rester locataires où ils sont depuis 5 ans !

5) Rewrite using modals : (pay attention to the tenses used.)
a) Perhaps something has happened to the postman, he didn't turn up.
b) It wasn't possible for us to send him back to England.
c) No attempt to contact him ! Understood ?
d) Perhaps he didn't know you were supposed to go back with him.
e) As far as your return journey is concerned, no need to hurry.

6)Re-order the words ... Have fun !
a) OFTEN/ENOUGH/MORE/LESS/HE/HER/SHE/HIM/THE/THE/CAN/STAND/STRANGELY/FLATTERS/,/./
b) HE/HE/HIS/HAS/'s/IS/AS/BIRTHDAY/WIFE/THOUGHTFUL/FORGOTTEN /, /./
c) SHE/SHE/SHE/DID/DID/DO/SAY/NOT/WHAT/TO/WANTED /,/ ?/
d) HE/HE/HE/THE/NO/IN/HIS/HIS/HAD/HAD/SOONER/THAN/LIFE/MISTAKE/BIGGEST/ PAPERS/KNEW/MADE/GIVEN/, /./

Good luck !

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Modifié par lucile83 le 28-10-2014 07:24

ATTENTION !En vérifiant les re-orderings, je me suis aperçue qu'un typo s'était glissé en 6b(c'était un 'HAS' qui devait être 'AS'). C'est corrigé et le tout est certifié facilement faisable !

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de jo06, postée le 30-10-2014 à 08:45:29 (S | E)
Hello Here4u.
Thank you very much for the correction N° 18.
This is my try:

1) The coach can either take his player's side and question the referee's decision or talk him into redoing his exercise.
2) In France,English and Chinese are more and more studied in secondary school, but fewer and fewer pupils choose dead languages.
3) She has made him believe that her bracelet has been stolen! In fact, she has left it pawnshop!
4) If they were richer they would have a house built.However, as they have great trouble making ends meet, they are going either to build their house (by their own) themselves, or to remain tenant where they stay (live ) since 5 years!

5a) Something may have happened to the postman, he didn't come yet.
5b) We couldn't send him back to England!
We were not able to send him back to England!
5c) You must not contact him! Got it ?
5d) Perhaps he didn't know you might go back with him.
5e) As far as your return journey is concerned, you don't have to hurry.

6a) Strangely the less often he flatters her, the more enough she can stand him.
6b) As he has forgotten his wife's birthday, he is thoughtful.
6c) Did she say, she did not do what she wanted to?
6d) No sooner than had he given his papers, he knew he had made the biggest mistake in his life.

Wish you a sunny W.E

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Modifié par jo06 le 30-10-2014 09:31

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de alpiem, postée le 30-10-2014 à 10:33:31 (S | E)
Hello, here4u,we are working
with pleasure with you.

1/ The coach may either take sides for his player and question the decision of the referee, or entice his player into trying again his service.
2/In France, English and Chinese languages are more and more being teached at hight schools but fewer and fewer pupils choose Ancien languages.
3/ She enduced him into believing that she had had her bracelet stolen! Actually she had it got lodged at her aunt's house.
4/Were they richer, they would have a house built for them . So far,as they have much difficulties in making ends meet,they are going to either build it themselves or go on in rental where they have been living for 5 years.
5/modals/
a/ Something may have happened to the postman as he didn't turn up.
b/ We couldn't send him back to England.
c/You mustn't contact him! savvy!
d/He might not have known that you were supposed to go back with him.
e/As far as your return is concerned you needn't hurry.

Sorry for not re-ordering

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de maxwell, postée le 30-10-2014 à 11:15:32 (S | E)
Hello Here4u
I'm fond of variety
Just one question to help us : is 6b) ironical (why not end the sentence with "..." instead of "." ?) or isn't the word "NOT" missing ?
And another question : is a comma really necessary in 6d ?

I'll try this :

1 The coach can either take sides with his player (or : take his player's side) and discuss the umpire's decision, or convince his player into serving again (or : or talk his player into replaying the point)
2 In France, English and Chinese are more and more studied in high school, but fewer and fewer students choose ancient languages.
3 She made him believe she had had her bracelet stolen ! In fact, she left it at her aunt's.
4 If they were richer, they would have their house built. However, since they are struggling to make ends meet, they're either going to build their house themselves, or remain a tenant where they have lived for five years !
5a Something may have happened to the postman since he didn't turn up.
5b We couldn't send him back to England.
5c You mustn't attempt to contact him ! Understood ?
5d He might not have known (or : he might have been unaware) (that) you were supposed to go back with him.
5e You won't need to hurry as far as your return journey is concerned.

6a : STRANGELY ENOUGH, THE MORE OFTEN HE FLATTERS HER, THE LESS SHE CAN STAND HIM.
6b : THOUGHTFUL AS HE IS, HE HAS FORGOTTEN HIS WIFE'S BIRTHDAY...
6c : SHE DID SAY WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO, DID NOT SHE ?
6d : NO SOONER HAD HE GIVEN HIS PAPERS, THAN HE KNEW HE HAD MADE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN HIS LIFE.

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de taiji43, postée le 30-10-2014 à 17:45:12 (S | E)
Hello,

1.The coatch may either take his player ‘s side and question the referee’s decision or talk him into redoing his serve.
2.In, Fance, English and Chinese languages are more and more studied in secondary school, but fewer and fewer pupils choose Ancien languages.
3. She made him believed that she had had her bangle stolen, in fact she pawed it.
4.If they were richer, they would have a house built. Howeve as they have a great deal of dificulty in making ends meet, they are going to build their house themselves/ on your own) or remain as tenants where they have been living for five years.
5.Something may have happened to the postman, he didn’t turn up.
6.We couldn’t send him back to England.
7.You must not make an attempt to contact him : Understood ?
8.He might not have known you were supposed to go back with him.
As far as your return journey is concerned you don’t have to hurry.
a.Strangely enough, the more he often flatters her, the less she can stand him.
b.He is toughtful, as he has forgotten his wife’s birthday.
c.Did she say, what she wanted to do ?She did not.
d.No sooner had he given his papers than he knew he had made the biggest mistake in his life.

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Modifié par lucile83 le 31-10-2014 19:14

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de mamou3, postée le 31-10-2014 à 18:55:24 (S | E)
Hello Here4u,
Thank you for this exercise not easy at all !
I tried like that :

1. The coach may either take sides with his player and discuss the referee's decision or convince his player to redo his service !
2. In France, English and Chinese are more and more studied in secondary school but fewer and fewer students choose Ancient Languages...
3. She made him believe she had had her bracelet stolen . In fact, she pawned it !
4. If they were wealthier they would build a house. However as they are struggling to make ends meet, they will be building their home themselves or remain where they are tenant for five years.

5.a. Something must have happened to the postman because he didn't turn up.
b. We couldn't send him back to England.
c. You mustn't contact him. Understood ?
d. He didn't know you had to go back with him.
e. You don't have to hurry concerning your return journey.

6.a. Enough strangely the more often he flatters her, the less she can stand him.
b. As he is, he has forgotten his thoughtful wife's birthday.
c. Did she say what she wanted to do, did not she ?
d. No sooner had he given papers that he knew he had mad the biggest mistake in his life.

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de kazan, postée le 02-11-2014 à 07:31:37 (S | E)
Hi!
I take some time this morning to do your exercise, how refreshing! What a change from my dull courses.
So let's get the ball rolling.

1) L’entraîneur peut soit prendre parti pour son joueur et discuter la décision de l’arbitre, soit persuader son joueur de refaire son service !
->The coach can either side with his player and discuss the referee's decision, or he can persuade Roger Federer to make his serve again.

2) En France, l'anglais et le chinois sont de plus en plus étudiés au Lycée, mais de moins en moins d’élèves choisissent les Langues Anciennes....
-> In France, English and Chinese are more and more studied in high school, but fewer and fewer students pick ancient languages...

3) Elle lui a fait croire qu'elle s'est fait voler son bracelet ! En fait, elle l’a déposé ‘chez ma tante’ !
-> She was made to believe her that her armband had been stolen! In fact, She left it at "her aunt's place"!

4) S’ils étaient plus riches, ils se feraient construire une maison. Cependant, comme ils ont bien du mal à joindre les deux bouts, ils vont soit bâtir leur maison eux-mêmes, soit rester locataires où ils sont depuis 5 ans !
->Were they richer, they would have their house built. Still, since they have trouble making ends meets, they'll have to build their house themselves, or keep on renting the house they've been living in for 5 years *breathe*.

5) Rewrite using modals : (pay attention to the tenses used.)
a) Perhaps something has happened to the postman, he didn't turn up.
-> Something may have happened to the postman, he didn't turn up.

b) It wasn't possible for us to send him back to England.
-> We couldn't send him back to England.

c) No attempt to contact him ! Understood ?
->Thou shallst not contact him! Understood?
->(alternatively) you won't contact him! Understood?

d) Perhaps he didn't know you were supposed to go back with him.
-> He may not had been aware you were supposed to go back with him.

e) As far as your return journey is concerned, no need to hurry.
->As far as your return journey is concerned, you must hurry.

6)Re-order the words ... Have fun !
a) OFTEN/ENOUGH/MORE/LESS/HE/HER/SHE/HIM/THE/THE/CAN/STAND/STRANGELY/FLATTERS/,/./
->Strangely enough, the more often he flatters her, the less she can stand him.

b) HE/HE/HIS/HAS/'s/IS/AS/BIRTHDAY/WIFE/THOUGHTFUL/FORGOTTEN /, /./
->As he is thoughtful, he has forgotten his wife's birthday.

c) SHE/SHE/SHE/DID/DID/DO/SAY/NOT/WHAT/TO/WANTED /,/ ?/
->Did she do what she wanted to do, did she not?

d) /////IN/HIS/HIS/////LIFE/MISTAKE/BIGGEST/ ////, /./
-> No sooner had he given the paper than he knew he made his biggest mistake in his life

Many thanks

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de tereda, postée le 02-11-2014 à 09:36:28 (S | E)
hello HERE4U,
this is my "work",

1. the coach can either take his player's side, and debate the referee's decision, or to persuade his player to serve again !
2. In France, English and Chinese are more and more studied in secondary school (or high school) , but fewer and fewer pupils choose ancient languages..
3. She made him believe that her bracelet has been stolen! in fact, she has pawned it.
4. If they were richer, they would have a house built ; however, as they have difficulties to make both ends meet, either they are going to build their house by themselves, or staying renters where they have been living for 5 years !

a. something must have happened to the postman, he didn't turn up.
a. Something may have happened to the postman, he didn't turn up.
b. we couldn't have the possibility to send him back to England
c. you mustn't attempt to contact him ! Understood ?
d. Perhaps he might not know you were supposed to go back with him.
e. you don't need to be in a hurry, as far as your return journey is concerned

6)Re-order the words ... Have fun !
a) OFTEN/ENOUGH/MORE/LESS/HE/HER/SHE/HIM/THE/THE/CAN/STAND/STRANGELY/FLATTERS/,/./

a/ I prefer giving my tongue to the cat !

HE/HE/HIS/HAS/'s/IS/AS/BIRTHDAY/WIFE/THOUGHTFUL/FORGOTTEN /, /./

b/ As thoughtful he is, he has forgotten his wife's birthday.

c) SHE/SHE/SHE/DID/DID/DO/SAY/NOT/WHAT/TO/WANTED /,/ ?/

she did not say what she wanted to do
she didn't wanted to do what she did say
Did she say what she wanted to do ? she did not.
What did she say she wanted to do ? SHE DID NOT.
MY HEAD IS LIKE a RUBiCUBE, you know ! in which sense I must go ? hihi

And it's not finished !!

d) HE/HE/HE/THE/NO/IN/HIS/HIS/HAD/HAD/SOONER/THAN/LIFE/MISTAKE/BIGGEST/ PAPERS/KNEW/MADE/GIVEN/, /./

No sooner he had given his papers, than he knew he had made THE biggest mistake in his life, OUF !

I'm happy !!

Thanks a lot.

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de joe39, postée le 02-11-2014 à 11:11:02 (S | E)
Hello dear here4u!

Here is my try.

1)The coach can take either the side of his player and discuss the referee's decison or persuade his player to redo his service!
2) In France, English and Chinese are being increasengly studied in high school, but the Ancient/Classical Languages are being chosen by fewer and fewer students.
In France, English and Chinese are increasingly studied in high school, but fewer and fewer students choose the Ancient/Classical Languages.
3)She managed him believe she was stolen/they had stolen her bracelet! Indeed she pawned it to the pawnshop!
4) If they were richer, they would have built a house. However, as they are struggling to make ends meet, they either are going to build the house of their own, or they will stay where they have been staying as tenants for 5 years!
5)
a) Something may have happened to the postman, as he didn't turn up/as by the time he must be turned up.
b)We weren't be able to send him back to England.
c)You're not allowed to contact him! Got it?
d)Perhaps he may have ignored you would have gone back with him.
e)You needn't hurry when in your/during your return journey.
6)
a)Strangely enough, the mor efton she flatters him, the less he can stand her.
b)Thoughtful as he is, he has forgotten his wife's birthday.
c)Did she say she mwanted to do, not what she did?
d)No sooner than had he given his papers, he knew he had made the biggest mistake in his life.

It was demanding but useful.
Thank you very much.
Have a nice Sunday.
So long
Joe

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de lucile83, postée le 02-11-2014 à 17:34:48 (S | E)
Hello
Here is my try.
Thank you for this exercise

1) L’entraîneur peut soit prendre parti pour son joueur et discuter la décision de l’arbitre, soit persuader son joueur de refaire son service !
The trainer may either support his player and debate the referee’s decision, or persuade his player to serve the ball again !
2) En France, l'anglais et le chinois sont de plus en plus étudiés au Lycée, mais de moins en moins d’élèves choisissent les Langues Anciennes....
In France, English and Chinese are more and more studied in Secondary Schools, but fewer and fewer students choose Ancient Languages.
3) Elle lui a fait croire qu'elle s'est fait voler son bracelet ! En fait, elle l’a déposé ‘chez ma tante’ !
She has made him believe she had her bracelet stolen ! In fact, she has deposited it at ‘my Uncle’s’ !
4) S’ils étaient plus riches, ils se feraient construire une maison. Cependant, comme ils ont bien du mal à joindre les deux bouts, ils vont soit bâtir leur maison eux-mêmes, soit rester locataires où ils sont depuis 5 ans !
Were they richer, they would have their house built. Yet, as they hardly make ends meet, they will either build their house on their own, or stay in the place they have been renting for five years!

5) Rewrite using modals : (pay attention to the tenses used.)
a) Perhaps something has happened to the postman, he didn't turn up.
Something may have happened to the postman, he didn’t turn up.
b) It wasn't possible for us to send him back to England.
We couldn’t send him back to England.
c) No attempt to contact him ! Understood ?
You must not try to contact him! Understood?
d) Perhaps he didn't know you were supposed to go back with him.
He may not have known you were supposed to go back with him.
e) As far as your return journey is concerned, no need to hurry.
As far as your return journey is concerned, you needn’t hurry.

6)Re-order the words ... Have fun !
a) OFTEN/ENOUGH/MORE/LESS/HE/HER/SHE/HIM/THE/THE/CAN/STAND/STRANGELY/FLATTERS/,/./
a.Strangely enough the more often he flatters her, the less she can stand him.

b) HE/HE/HIS/HAS/'s/IS/AS/BIRTHDAY/WIFE/THOUGHTFUL/FORGOTTEN /, /./
b.Thoughtful as he is, he has forgotten his wife’s birthday.

c)SHE/SHE/SHE/DID/DID/DO/SAY/NOT/WHAT/TO/WANTED /,/ ?/
c.She did not say what she wanted to do, did she?

d) HE/HE/HE/THE/NO/IN/HIS/HIS/HAD/HAD/SOONER/THAN/LIFE/MISTAKE/BIGGEST/ PAPERS/KNEW/MADE/GIVEN/, /./
d.No sooner had he given his papers, than he knew he had made the biggest mistake in his life.

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de ronald1955, postée le 03-11-2014 à 15:27:14 (S | E)
Hello Here4u

Here is my test

1) L’entraîneur peut soit prendre parti pour son joueur et discuter la décision de l’arbitre, soit persuader son joueur de refaire son service !
a- The coach may either take sides with his player and discuss the chair umpire's decision or persuade his player into serving the ball again !
b- The trainer can either take his player's side and debate the chair umpire's decision or talk his player into serving/replaying the ball again !
c- The coach may either take sides with his player and discuss the chair umpire's decision or get his player to serve the ball again !

2) En France, l'anglais et le chinois sont de plus en plus étudiés au Lycée, mais de moins en moins d’élèves choisissent les Langues Anciennes....
a- In France, English and Chinese are more and more studied in secondary/high school, but fewer and fewer students choose ancient languages.

3) Elle lui a fait croire qu'elle s'est fait voler son bracelet ! En fait, elle l’a déposé ‘chez ma tante’ !
a- She made him believe that her bracelet had been stolen ! In fact, she left it at the pawnbroker's/at the pawn shop!
b- She made him believe that she had had her bracelet stolen ! Actually, she left it as/in pawn !
c- She made him believe that her wristlet had been stolen ! In fact, she pawned it !

4) S’ils étaient plus riches, ils se feraient construire une maison. Cependant, comme ils ont bien du mal à joindre les deux bouts, ils vont soit bâtir leur maison eux-mêmes, soit rester locataires où ils sont depuis 5 ans !
a- If they were richer, they would have their house built. However, as they hardly make ends meet, they will either build their house on their own/themselves, or remain tenants where they have been living for five years!
b- Were they richer, they would have their house built. Nevertheless, as they have difficulty/trouble making ends meet, they will either build their house themselves, or remain tenants where they have been living for five years!

5) Rewrite using modals : (pay attention to the tenses used.)
a) Perhaps something has happened to the postman, he didn't turn up.
a- Something may have happened to the postman, he didn’t turn up.

b) It wasn't possible for us to send him back to England.
b- We couldn’t send him back to England.

c) No attempt to contact him ! Understood ?
c- You mustn't try to contact him! Understood ?

d) Perhaps he didn't know you were supposed to go back with him.
d- He might not have known you were supposed to go back with him.

e) As far as your return journey is concerned, no need to hurry.
e- As far as your return journey is concerned, you needn’t hurry/you don't need to hurry/you don't have to hurry.

6) Re-order the words ... Have fun !
a) OFTEN/ENOUGH/MORE/LESS/HE/HER/SHE/HIM/THE/THE/CAN/STAND/STRANGELY/FLATTERS/,/./
a- Strangely enough the more often he flatters her, the less she can stand him.

b) HE/HE/HIS/HAS/'s/IS/AS/BIRTHDAY/WIFE/THOUGHTFUL/FORGOTTEN /, /./
b- He is thoughtful, as he has forgotten his wife's birthday.
b- He has forgotten his wife's birthday, as thoughtful he is.
b- As he has forgotten his wife's birthday, he is thoughtful.

c) SHE/SHE/SHE/DID/DID/DO/SAY/NOT/WHAT/TO/WANTED /,/ ?/
c- She did not say what she wanted to do, did she ?

d) HE/HE/HE/THE/NO/IN/HIS/HIS/HAD/HAD/SOONER/THAN/LIFE/MISTAKE/BIGGEST/ PAPERS/KNEW/MADE/GIVEN/, /./
d- No sooner had he given his papers, than he knew he had made the biggest mistake in his life.

Thanks a lot Here4u for these useful exercises !!

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de icare29, postée le 03-11-2014 à 19:22:09 (S | E)
Hello Here4u; here is my work

1) L'entraîneur peut soit prendre parti pour son joueur et discuter la décision de l'arbitre, soit persuader son joueur de refaire son service !
The coach can either take stand for his player and discuss the referee's decision or convince his player redoing his service
2) En France, l'anglais et le chinois sont de plus en plus étudiés au Lycée, mais de moins en moins d'élèves choisissent les Langues Anciennes....
In France , English and Chinese are more and more studied in high school , but fewer and fewer students choose dead languages ( no longer spoken )
3) Elle lui a fait croire qu'elle s'est fait voler son bracelet ! En fait, elle l'a déposé ?chez ma tante' !
She has made him believe that her bracelet had been stolen ! In fact ,it was left in aunt's .
4) S'ils étaient plus riches, ils se feraient construire une maison. Cependant, comme ils ont bien du mal à joindre les deux bouts, ils vont soit bâtir leur maison eux-mêmes, soit rester locataires où ils sont depuis 5 ans !
If they were richer they would have build a house . However, as they have a difficult time making ends meet , they will build either their house by themselves or remain tenants where they have been for five years

5a- Something may have happened to the postman, he didn't turn up,
5b--It couldn't possible for us to send him back to England
5c- you mustn't try to contact him ! Understood ?
5d- Perhaps he might not have known you were supposed to go back with him
5d- you have not to hurry as far as your return travel is concerned

6a- Strangely enough , the more often he flatters her , the less she can stand him
6b- Thoughtful as he is ,he has forgotten his wife's birthday,
6c- Did she say what she wanted to do , did not she ?
6d-No sooner had he given his papers than he knew he had made the biggest mistake of his life

Thank you for this new exercise

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de here4u, postée le 04-11-2014 à 11:50:02 (S | E)
Hello !
A few more hours to change what you have written and a few more days to post if you want to ... ;

J'ai envie de vous redire (pour certains) :
- de faire attention aux temps (et aux verbes irréguliers ...)
- de me donner un bon vieux 'modal' lorsque je demande un modal ...
- de vous confirmer suite aux différents mps reçus, que dans le re-ordering, il ne manque pas de mots et qu'il n'y en a pas en trop ... (désolée de vous transformer le cerveau en Rubik's cube !!! )
- pour certains, de vous pencher à nouveau sur 'ma tante' ... et ce sera parfait !
You're GREAT !

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de koreen2012, postée le 04-11-2014 à 13:55:50 (S | E)
Hello here4u

I'm late!!!!
Thank you for this exercise!!!!
The last part was a real brain-teaser!!!! I did my best

1) The coach can either support his player and discuss the referee's decision , or persuade his player to do again his service!

2)In France, English and Chinese are more and more studied in secondary school, but fewer and fewer students choose Ancient Languages....

3) She made him believe she had had her bracelet stolen! In fact she dropped it off at my aunt's (house)!
She made him believe her bracelet had been stolen....

4) If they were richer, they would build a house. However, as they are struggling to make ends meet, they will either build their house themself/ on their own or stay tenants where they have been living for 5 years!

5) modals :

a) Something may have happened to the postman,he didn't turn up.

b) We couldn't send him back to England.

c) You mustn't contact him ! Understood?

d) He might not have known you were supposed to go back with him.

e) As far as your return journey is concerned, no need to hurry.
As far as your return journey is concerned,you don't need / don't have to hurry

6)Re-order the words

a) STRANGELY ENOUGH THE MORE OFTEN HE FLATTERS HER, THE LESS SHE CAN STAND HIM.
STRANGELY ENOUGH THE MORE OFTEN SHE FLATTERS HIM, THE LESS HE CAN STAND HER

b) HE HAS FORGOTTEN HIS WIFE's BIRTHDAY, AS THOUGHTFUL HE IS.

c) SHE DID NOT SAY WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO, DID SHE?

d)NO SOONER HAD HE GIVEN HIS PAPERS THAN HE KNEW, HE HAD MADE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN HIS LIFE.

See you soon!!!!

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de lakata, postée le 05-11-2014 à 23:06:46 (S | E)
Hello dear Here4u and thank you for this exercise that I'm sorry for skipping the last part (the one where at first reading you feel a little like a stammerer ! )

1) L'entraîneur peut soit prendre parti pour son joueur et discuter la décision de l'arbitre, soit persuader son joueur de refaire son service.
The coach can either take his player's part and question the umpire's decision, or talk the player into serving again.

2) En France, l'anglais et le chinois sont de plus en plus étudiés au lycée, mais de moins en moins d'élèves choisissent les langues anciennes.
In France, English and Chinese are more and more studied in secondary school, but fewer and fewer students choose the dead languages.

3) Elle lui a fait croire qu'elle s'était fait voler son bracelet ! En fait, elle l'a déposé " chez ma tante "!
She made him believe she had had her bracelet stolen! Actually, she pawned it!

4) S'ils étaient plus riches, ils se feraient construire une maison. Cependant, comme ils ont bien du mal à joindre les deux bouts, ils vont soit bâtir leur maison eux-mêmes, soit rester locataires où ils sont depuis cinq ans.
If they had more money, they would have their house built. However, having difficulty making ends meet, they're going either to build it on their own, or to keep renting the place where they've been living for five years.

5) Rewrite using modals :
a) Something may have happened to the postman, as he didn't turn up.
b) We couldn't send him back to England.
c) You mustn't contact him ! Understood ?
d) He may not have known you were supposed to go back with him.
e) As far as your return journey is concerned, you needn't hurry.

It's really late for me as I'm used to sleeping at this time! That can explain my skipping!

Have a good night, dear Here4u!
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Now both wide awake and racked by remorse, I've decided to finish my work... (hoping it's not too late and ~~begging your pardon~~ asking for forgiveness !)

So, here it is :

6a) Strangely enough, the more he flatters her, the less she can stand him.

6b) Thoughtful as he is, he has forgotten his wife's birthday.

6c) She did say what she wanted to do, did not she?

6d) No sooner had he given his papers than he knew he had made the biggest mistake in his life.

Thank you again for this exercise, here4u.

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Modifié par lakata le 06-11-2014 17:17

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Modifié par lakata le 07-11-2014 20:51

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de here4u, postée le 06-11-2014 à 20:32:30 (S | E)
Hello !

I'm presently sending the first exercises back !
You still have time to post if you fancy it !

PS : One of you asked me about 'should' ... I've complied and am working on the second step just now !

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de here4u, postée le 07-11-2014 à 12:06:28 (S | E)
Hello !

Mes 'corrections' sont terminées, mais mon moteur de recherche (où je peux copier coller facilement, modifier, etc) est en panne ... J'ai essayé sur un autre ... C'est la galère !
J'ai appelé notre Master au secours, espérons qu'il pourra me dépanner mon compte très vite .
Soyez patients ! merci !

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de here4u, postée le 08-11-2014 à 16:10:43 (S | E)
Hello

La correction collective est prête et sera postée vers 20H !
L'exercise suivant devait être en ligne, mais il contient un tableau qui ne veut pas sortir !
Je pense qu'à défaut, je vais mettre les 4 premières questions en ligne et attendre l'aide informatique !
Bon week-end à tous

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de lakata, postée le 08-11-2014 à 16:47:36 (S | E)
Tu t'en donnes, du mal, dear Here4u !
Du coup, j'ai décidé de te donner un p'tit coup de pouce : voici le tableau que j'utilisais quand j'étais en fonction et sur lequel traîne encore un problème inachevé ( des amateurs ?). Je te l'offre de bon cœur !

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de here4u, postée le 08-11-2014 à 20:36:38 (S | E)
Trop drôle, lakata ! (tu verras, qu'en plus, je ne sais pas compter !!! ) Tu sais, maintenant, on est passés :
- aux tableaux blancs,
- aux tableaux numériques ! Heh !
A tout de suite pour la correction !

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de notrepere, postée le 08-11-2014 à 20:44:07 (S | E)
Hello

1) The coach can either side with his player and discuss the call with the referee, or persuade his player to serve again!
2) In France, more and more students are studying English and Chinese in high school and fewer and fewer students are choosing the classics....
3) She would have him believe her bracelet had been stolen! In fact, she pawned it!
4) If they were richer, they would have a house built for them. However, since they have a hard time making ends meet, they will either build their house themselves or stay in the house they've been renting for the last five years.

Merci.

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de here4u, postée le 08-11-2014 à 20:49:50 (S | E)
Hello !

I'm really no good at making computers and tabs obey me ... Anyway : Here are my suggestions and explanations !

1) L’entraîneur peut soit prendre parti pour son joueur et discuter la décision de l’arbitre, soit persuader son joueur de refaire son service !
The coach can either side with his player and question the umpire’s decision, or talk his player into serving again !
You’ve given me : ‘referee’ and ‘umpire’ … They depend on the sports you’re thinking about ! I was thinking of tennis, (because of the serve !) and tennis has both an umpire and a referee …
Lien internet

‘Persuader quelqu’un de faire quelque chose’ … Après avoir fait une leçon dessus, j’attendais au moins :‘talk someone into doing something’

2) En France, l'anglais et le chinois sont de plus en plus étudiées au Lycée, mais de moins en moins d’élèves choisissent les Langues Anciennes....
In France, English and Chinese are more and more studied in High Schools, but fewer and fewer students choose Ancient languages !
Let’s try not to hurt Latin and Greek Lovers, calling these languages ‘dead’ … They’re NOT ! (just ‘Ancient’, which is much more noble !)

3) Elle lui a fait croire qu'elle s'est fait voler son bracelet ! En fait, elle l’a déposé ‘chez ma tante’ !
She /let/made him believe that she had had her bracelet stolen. In fact, she had put it ‘at my uncle’s’/ left it in a pawnshop.
Suis-je méchante ? C’était effectivement ‘un petit piège’ (ou plutôt l’occasion d’un clin d’œil à ceux qui ne connaissaient pas …) ‘chez ma tante’ = a pawnshop, le Mont de Piété, Le Crédit Municipal … et l’équivalent anglais est savoureux … C’est ‘at my uncle’s’ !!!(Bravo Lucile ! )[Pas de mérite !] Amusant, non ! un peu comme ‘filer à l’anglaise’ devient ‘take a French leave’ !

4) S’ils étaient plus riches, ils se feraient construire une maison. Cependant, comme ils ont bien du mal à joindre les deux bouts, ils vont soit bâtir leur maison eux- mêmes, soit rester locataires où ils sont depuis 5 ans !
If they were richer/ Were they whealthier, they’d have a house built. Yet, as they’re struggling to make ends meet, they’re either going to build it themselves/for themselves/ on their own, or remain tenants (or go on renting ) the place they’ve been renting/living in for 5 years.
Here, of course, you had to take care of the tenses … and of the sequence of tenses in an ‘if clause’; I also wanted to check ‘to make ends meet’, and the pronoun ‘themselves’; May I remind you that ‘the owner’ (or landlord/landlady) lets a house and that the tenants rent the house, paying the ‘rent’.

5) Rewrite using modals : (pay attention to the tenses used. )
a) Perhaps something has happened to the postman, he didn't turn up.
Something may have happened to the postman, he didn’t turn up ! (‘perhaps’ = éventualité)
b) It wasn't possible for us to send him back to England.
We couldn’t send him back to England. (Impossibilité passée)
c) No attempt to contact him! Understood ?
You mustn’t contact him ! Understood ! ( = Interdiction.)
d) Perhaps he didn't know you were supposed to go back with him.
He may not have known you were supposed to go back with him . (Eventualité passée)
e) As far as your return journey is concerned, no need to hurry.
As far as your return journey is concerned, you needn’t worry/you don’t have to worry/ you don’t need to worry ! (= Absence d’obligation . Here, the 3 forms were possible as we’re in the present !)

6)a)OFTEN/ENOUGH/MORE/LESS/HE/HER/SHE/HIM/THE/THE/CAN/STAND/STRANGELY/
FLATTERS/
Stangely enough, the more often he flatters her, the less she can stand him.(or the opposite concerning the persons !)
Etrangement, plus il la flatte, moins elle peut le supporter.
Attention à la construction de 'enough' : Adj/adv + ENOUGH = Rich enough/Fast enough; mais ENOUGH + nom . C’était une progression parallèle inversée …

b) HE/HE/HIS/HAS/'s/IS/HAS/BIRTHDAY/WIFE/THOUGHTFUL/FORGOTTEN /, /./
Thoughtful as he is, he has forgotten his wife’s birthday.
‘Thoughtful as he is ….’ = Aussi prévenant soit-il/fut-il, il a oublié l’anniversaire de sa femme !… Attention, bien que le contraire s’entende fréquemment en , il n’y a qu’un ‘as’ dans cette expression en correct …

c) SHE/SHE/SHE/DID/DID/DO/SAY/NOT/WHAT/TO/WANTED /,/ ?/
She did not say what she wanted to do, did she?
You needed a question tag. It could also be ‘she did say what she wanted to do, didn’t she?’ je préfère la première parce que l’autre avait besoin d’une contraction – que je n’avais pas mise !…

d) HE/HE/HE/THE/NO/IN/HIS/HIS/HAD/HAD/SOONER/THAN/LIFE/MISTAKE/BIGGEST/ PAPERS/KNEW/MADE/GIVEN/, /./
No sooner had he given his papers, than he knew he had made the biggest mistake in his life.
A peine avait-il donné ses papiers qu’il sut qu’il avait fait la plus grosse faute de sa vie.
(After all the negatives and semi negatives, starting a sentence, you MUST put the verb before the subject .)”No sooner + inversion du sujet , than/when ….”

Sorry again for turning your brains into Rubik's cubes ! (Not sorry at all, in fact ! ) I hope you enjoyed it !

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de here4u, postée le 08-11-2014 à 20:58:06 (S | E)
Hello notrepere!

I've just seen your translation after posting my suggestions !
I'll look at it after doing my duty ... I'm required in the kitchen !
Have all a wonderful Sunny Sunday !

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de lucile83, postée le 08-11-2014 à 21:00:56 (S | E)
Hi ....comment ça, pas de mérite pour my uncle's !! je connais mes classiques

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de here4u, postée le 08-11-2014 à 23:59:53 (S | E)
Of course you do !

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de koreen2012, postée le 09-11-2014 à 12:22:53 (S | E)
Hello Here4u!!!!

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de lucile83, postée le 09-11-2014 à 12:26:41 (S | E)
Thank you so much!

Réponse: Exercice 19/Encore varié de lakata, postée le 09-11-2014 à 14:56:26 (S | E)
Loin de moi l'idée de vouloir noircir le tableau, mais il me restait un bout de craie à finir d'user...

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