13 November 2017							Mrs. MAYER	④
Jacqueline.Mayer@free.fr

VOCABULARY
A flash of lightning:	 éclair
A very loud CLAP OF THUNDER: coup de tonnerre
Practically OVERHEAD
A lightning conductor
To be struck by lightning (foudre): être foudroyé
A rumble of thunder:	grondement
A power cut:		coupure de courant
A new meter called Linky: compteur
A caretaker:		gardien
A screwdriver:		tournevis
A trip switch:		disjoncteur
To call=to phone=to ring
A laptop:		ordinateur portable
The procedure
A corkscrew:		tire-bouchon
Cork:			liège; bouchon
I fell asleep
Boring and silly:	ennuyeux & bête
Bluebells:		jacinthe des bois
A wizard:		sorcier
A witch:			sorcière
A humanitarian mission
Hepatitis B & C
You can stand the heat: vous supportez la chaleur
Athens – Aegean Sea
On watch:		de garde, veille
You’re on deck or you’re on watch
A drought [draut]:	sécheresse

TELEVISION PROGRAMMES
MONDAY 13/11
France 2 21.00-22.35 BROADCHURCH, last episodes of Season 3

TUESDAY 14/11 C8 21.00-0.00 Dr FOSTER 2017 VM, British English (BBC1) Season 2 (1-3)
A neurotic sort of person: névrosée
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1.	C’est le seul livre que j’aimerais relire
It’s the only book (that) I’d like to read again.

2.	Tout ce qui brille n’est pas or.
All that glitters is not gold.

3.	Depuis hier, il essaie de réparer son fusil.
He’s been trying to repair/fix/ his gun/rifle-US/ since yesterday.

4.	Le cerisier dont je parle se trouve au milieu du verger.
The cherry tree I’m talking about is in the middle of the orchard [o:tchǝd]

5.	Il vient me voir tous les trois jours.
He comes to see me every three days.