English Vocabulary about Furniture

Basic words about the Furniture.

French	English	עברית
la mur	the wall	הקיר
le tableau	the picture	התמונה
le plancher	the floor	הריצפה
la fenetre	the window	החלון
la lampe	the lamp	המנורה
mais	but	אבל
très bien	very good	טוב מאוד
la chaise	the chair	הכסא
la porte	the door	הדלת

Use these words in sentences to put them into your memory! 

First translate these sentences into English: 

1. Le Tableau est sur le mur.. תמונה על הקיר

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2. La mur est blanc.  הקיר לקן

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3.  La fenetre est ouverte.  החלון פתוח

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4. La chaise est blueu נכסא כחול 

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5. La porte est fermee mais la fenetre est overte  הדלת סגור אבל החלון פתוח.

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Next: 

Write your own sentences: 

1.____________________________________________________

2_____________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________

4_____________________________________________________

5_____________________________________________________

Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach, Professional English Teacher 

Preparing a Speech

This can be used as a template for speeches for class, an English test such as the IELTS or the TOEFL or even for public speakers.

The parts of a Speech
Introduction. - This is where you put your topic, and a main premise, that is you say what you are going to talk about.

Body of the Speech: Give three examples that prove your topic.  You can use experiences, that you have had, examples from the news, academic proof.

Once you have prepared the body, now go back to the Introduction and make sure that you really have proved your topic.  Draw in your audience by opening with something humorous, or dramatic.

Finally, write you conclusion, restating your topic in a different way, summing up your topic.  Be positive and end with a strong statement.

Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach, Professional English Teacher 

Map Reading Activity for 7th grade

Weekly English French Hebrew Vocabulary Exercise

This week we are going to translate from Hebrew and French into English. Use these words as they are defined.   Good luck!

French	English	Hebrew
non   ne pas	no	לא
oui	yes	כן
sans cle	without a key	בלי מפתח
derriere	behind	מאחור
parce que	because	כי
pourquoi	why	מדוע
vous avez	you have	יש לך
petite	small	קטן
grand grande	big	גדול
et	and	ו
ici	here	כאן
ses	his	שלו
vouloir	to wish	דרוש
voulez	you wish	אתה דרוש את דרושה
dechirer	tear	קורע

1.  Oui, je veux manger une pommes.  כן אני רוצה לאכול תפוח

2. Le table est petite  השוחלן קטן

3. La lampe est grande המנורה גדול

4. Ouvez les yeux.  תפתח העניים

5. Puis-je manger des pommes de terre? אתה יכול לאכול התפוח אדמה

6. Pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas sortir? למה אתה לא רוצה לצאת

7. Je suis ici.  אני כאן

8. Fermez la porte. תסגור את הדלת

9. Je ne dechire pas le papier  אני לא קורע את הנייר

10. Je veux parler francais. אני רוצה לדבר צורפתית

Rachael Alice 

Rachael Alice - English Teacher

English Grammar - Prepositions of Position in space - on, off, in

Prepositions are different in every language.  So this is a subject that students have to really practice over and over again.

On -  an object to lie on top of  or over another 

Off - an object to get away from another. 

In - one object is inside another. 

Examples: 

Put the book on the table. 

Get off the table!

Put the dishes in the dishwasher. 

Exercises:  Use the prepositions  in, out, and on, each word is used many times. 

The tablecloth is ________________________ the table. 

I have to take __________________ my coat, it is too hot now. 

Get _______________ of the street! A big truck is coming!

The pencil is _____________ the drawer. 

Come ______________ the door is open. 

Go _______________ the sun is shining! 

He likes to sit ______________ the couch to read a book. 

Oh, what a cute baby, put __________________ his hat! 

I have to look up a word ________________ the dictionary. 

Clear ______________ the table, I want to set it for dinner. 

One note about the Internet. 

For the Internet, we use the preposition "on".  This is because we don't think of ourselves as inside the Internet, with all the wires and the infrastructure, but we interface with it through the computer and through a a smart phone.  

Example 

Yesterday I was surfing on the Internet. 

English Grammar - Prepositions of Direction

Prepositions of Direction

To - going in a direction

In - being inside a city, swimming pool, a country 

Out - leaving an enclosed space 

Examples 

I am going to Paris next month. 

He slipped in the puddle.

She is coming out of the store. 

Exercises:  Use the prepositions to, in, out in these sentences.  You will use them many times. 

Where are you going?  I'm going ____________________ the mall. 

I love swimming ____________ the ocean. 

Come ______________ of the rain! 

The plane is traveling from Washington DC _______________ London. 

Get _______________ of the street, there's a truck coming. 

Mary went ______________ the elevator as I was coming out. 

 Where is the Grande Place _______________ Brussels?  

Come ____________ the door is open. 

Can you come _____________the kitchen and help with the dishes? 

We are traveling _________________ the Alps next winter. 

Vocabulary list Hebrew, English and French

Today's list is shorter because I know more words.

French	English	Hebrew
est	is	does not exist in present tense
haut	high	גבוה
bas basse	low	נמוך
casse	broken	שבור
yeux	eyes	עניים
lunettes	eyeglasses	משקפיים
sans	without	בלי
puis-je	can I	אני יכול אני יכולה
compter	count	לספור
comptesz-les	count them	תספור אותם

  Today we are going to categorize the words into parts of speech

nouns
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verbs

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adjectives

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adverbs

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connectors 

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Reflections on the book: You Just Don’t Understand - Women and Men in Conversation

Reflections on the book:

You Just Don’t Understand - Women and Men in Conversation by Deborah Tannen,

Ph.D Ballantine Books, New York 1990

Submitted by Rachael Orbach

This book’s premise is that the reason the women and men don’t get along with each

other is because they live in different verbal worlds. Each gender has specific ways of

talking and getting what is needed.

When two men talk, they talk about facts, figures and not much about feelings. They

are always looking for markers that tell them whether they are higher or lower in the

hierarchy. If a man realizes that he is being put down, then he will defend himself even

to the point of offending the other man. Now, the surprising thing is that even after a

long drawn out argument, the two men might become friends.

On the other hand, women, when they talk to each other are not looking for status, but

for connections. How can the woman connect to the other woman? If they are talking

about troubles, for instance about mothers-in-laws, then one will say something about her

mother-in-law, so the other woman will agree with her and add a detail about her own

mother-in-law. They strive to be friends by being similar.

The trouble between the sexes is when men and women talk to each other. Each lives

in a different cultural world so has a different dialect, or “genderlect.” A woman will

ask her husband if he wants to go out to dinner and expects him to answer: “Yes, would

you like to go out to dinner?” When he doesn’t she feel slighted. An argument might

ensue, nobody really understanding the real reason why. Women usually adapt to

the conversation patterns of men in mixed groups, but men usually don’t adapt to the

conversation patterns of women.

Then she goes on to examine boys and girls, and lo and behold, the same patterns

emerge. Two boys when asked to speak alone for 20 minutes in front of a camera, talk

about facts, they don’t look at each other, they fool around and they don’t really make

connections, sometimes talking at the same time.

Girls, however when asked to talk for 20 minutes, speak in the same patterns as grown

up women. What is mindboggling, is that even girls as young as 3 years old, engage in

similar conversation patterns.!!!

What is to be done? Well Dr. Tannen suggests that everybody learn more conversational

styles and the ability to use them often.

English Grammar: Prepositions of Time

English Grammar Prepositions of Time are also different in almost every language.

In - Inside a time period, a month, a year, a century
On- on a particular date, I was born on February 4th.
At- a particular time, at 3 o'clock


Examples

School is on vacation in July and August every year.
The test will be on Friday, next week
The meeting will be begin at 9:30 am, sharp.

Exercises:  Use the words in, on, at, during. Each word will be used many times.

The mall closes ______________ 10:00 pm.

We go skiing every year ________________________ the winter.

Can you hurry up? We will not be ______________time!

Meet me _____________________ 12:00 pm for lunch

When do you go ________________________ vacation this year?

The party started ____________________ 8:00 pm, where were you?

She will get a part-time job ___________________the summer.

____________ the moment, I'm reading a wonderful book.

The class begins ____________________ 11 o'clock

I went to the meeting _________________ 9:45, but I was 15 minutes late.

English Grammar - Prepositions of Location

Prepositions of Location

At  - a particular place    

On –on top of an object or a place

In – enclosed inside the place

Examples:

Meet me at the corner.

The post office is on Main Street

We met in Paris last year.

Exercise – write the correct preposition in the blank. At, On, In, each  word will be used many times.

Where did you say we would meet? __________________ the movie theater

I read _________ the encyclopedia many interesting facts about turtles.

I have lived ______________ this city for many years.

You live _______________________ 123 5^th Avenue?

There are roses growing ___________________ the garden.

The book is __________________ the table.

Where did you find that information ________________ the Internet?

The pen is ____________________ the blue box.

The lamp is standing _________________ the floor.

The party is ___________________ 10551 Holman Ave.

Put your flute away _______________ the case.

There is someone _______________ the door.

You will find the link _______________ the top of the webpage.

The painting is hanging _________________ the wall.

We put a new light fixture ________________the ceiling.

English - French - Hebrew Vocabulary list

Here is the second vocabulary list.   According to learning theory, a person has to come in contact with a new vocabulary word seven times.  First they read the new word, define the new word, then use the word in a spoken sentence, write the word.  You get the picture.

I have organized today's vocabulary words better ,

Vocabulary list for English, Hebrew and French
French	English	Hebrew
touche	touch	נוגע נוגעת
livre	book	ספר
table	table	שולחן
Je	I	אני
vous	you	אתה את
ne        pas	not	לא
Je peux	I can	אני יכול אני יכולה
il peut	he can	הוא יכול
Je ne peux pas	I cannot	אני לא יכול אני לא יכולה
plafond	ceiling	תקרה
pouvez-vous	can you	אתה יכול את יכולה
pout-elle	can she	היא יכולה
porte	door	דלת
fermee	close	סגור
sortir	to go out	לצאת
ecrire	write	כובת כותבת
ouverte	open	פותח

Choose 5 words and write them in a sentence 

1. __________________________________________

2.__________________________________________

3.__________________________________________

4._________________________________________

5,_________________________________________

  

Here is the link if you are interested in learning French: Berlitz Self- Teacher French

Vocabulary list in English, Hebrew and French

I am finding that I need to teach beginners English, and they sometimes speak Hebrew and sometimes speak French.  So I'm learning French right now.  I have an old book, The Berlitz Self-Teacher French book published in 1949, Here is a link to the updated version.  The Berlitz Self-Teacher French

but I don't think that French has changed so much.  There are new words, of course relating to technology, but they are taken usually from English.  I looked up all the words in two dictionaries, a French -English one and then a Hebrew English one.

Feel free to use this list in your teaching as well.  Watch for further blog posts with more vocabulary words.

Here are my vocabulary words that I have learned this week so far.

                                 

French	English	Hebrew
coupoun	cut	לחתוך
couteau	a knife	סכין
forchette	a fork	מזלג
assiette	a plate	צלחת
verre	a glass	כוס
tasse	a cup	םפל
bon	good	טוב
papier	paper	נייר
dans	in	בתוך
le vin	the wine	היין
manger	to eat	לאכול
nous	we	אנחנו
buvons	we drink	אנחנו שותים
mettons	we put	אנחנו שמים
mange	I eat	אני אוכל אני אוכלת
pain	bread	לחם
ai	have	יש לי יש לך
en	some	כמה
beaucoup	many	הרבה
sucre	sugar	סוכר
prennent	we take	אנחנו לוקחים
ecrivev	you write	אתה כותב את כותבת
lit	read	קורא קוראת
allumettes	matches	גפורים
eau	water	מים
encre	ink	דיו
crayon	pencil	עפרון
plume	pen	עט
mauvais	bad	רע
rose	rose	ורד
fraise	strawberry	תות שדה
odeur odor	odor	ריח רע
biere	beer	בירה
choses	things	דברים
musee	museum	מוזאיום
laid	ugly	מכוער
singe	monkey	קוף
cheval	horse	סוס
chamean	camel	גמל
paon	peacock	טווס
nitou	owl	ינשוף
frommage	cheese	גבינה
gout	taste	טעם
citronnade	lemon	לימון
pommes	apples	תפוחים
asperges	asparagus	אדפגוס
monnaie	currency	מטבע
viande	meat	בשר
haricot	bean	שעועית
anglais	English	אנגלית
repas	meal	ארוחה
doigts	fingers	אצבעות
cheveux	hair	שיערות
boite	box	קופסה