Les pieges a eviter - Cabinet Action
"Make your homeworks"
"Do your homework"
Homework est indenombrable (pas de -s). On utilise DO pour les taches, pas MAKE.
"Don't speak!"
"Please be quiet"
Formuler positivement et poliment est plus efficace et bienveillant.
"Open your books at page 10"
"Open your books to page 10"
La preposition correcte est "to" pour les pages en anglais.
"Rise your hand"
"Raise your hand"
Raise = lever (transitif, avec objet). Rise = s'elever (intransitif, sans objet).
"I have a doubt"
"I have a question"
En anglais, "doubt" = suspicion, soupcon. Pour poser une question, on dit "question".
"Repeat after me again"
"Repeat after me" ou "Say it again"
"Repeat" contient deja l'idee de refaire. "Again" est redondant.
"Can you borrow me a pen?"
"Can you lend me a pen?"
Lend = preter (donner temporairement). Borrow = emprunter (recevoir temporairement).
"The teacher learned us English"
"The teacher taught us English"
Teach (taught, taught) = enseigner. Learn (learned) = apprendre (eleve).