«En» ou «An»?… Make your pick!

It is Saturday morning and it is time for another test… In the news department, after ten days, Yong have not heard from his results yet! Apparently the assessor had told him it would take between seven and ten days to get the results of his oral test. Can someone tell me why results are taking so long to come in?… As Nelson and Luna told me, the word backlog in the government is the equivalent of laziness: it only sounds better! Speaking of Nelson, he will take his written expression test next Tuesday… I am confident that he will get his B rather easily. The actual real challenge is always the oral interaction test!

Today you will have to decide if the given words are written with «en» or «an»… which is quite easy… I think… I gave it a try myself and I got 50/50. It is your turn now!…

These past two days have been gorgeous!

Will we finally be able to sit outside for a drink?

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While waiting for these tables to be occupied, click here to play!

Amusez-vous bien!

;-)

 

Photo credit by Philip Lean, Canberra, Australia

 

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6 Comments

  1. Posted June 6, 2009 at 9:57 pm | Permalink

    Woo-hoo . . . 45/50! The only thing that saved me was the fact that the words are so similar to the English. Fun story to read, too, btw!

    • Posted June 7, 2009 at 11:01 am | Permalink

      Bravo Diane! ;-)

      You missed a perfect score only by one!.. You’re right, words in «an» and «en» are very similar in both French and English…

      Bon dimanche et à la prochaine!

  2. Isabelle
    Posted June 7, 2009 at 12:42 pm | Permalink

    Bonjour Lyne,

    J’ai eu 40/50. Je pensais avoir un score plus faible, donc je suis assez satisfaite finalement !!
    Je DÉTESTE ce genre de tests !!!

    Passe une très bonne semaine,
    Isabelle

    • Posted June 7, 2009 at 1:15 pm | Permalink

      Pas mal du tout Isabelle! :-)

      Puis-je te poser une question? Pourquoi détestes-tu ce genre de tests?… Je croyais que, au contraire, les gens en général préféraient les tests d’orthographe aux tests sur les règles d’accord!… Alors là, tu viens de démolir ma théorie!

      Bonne semaine à toi aussi!

      • Isabelle
        Posted June 7, 2009 at 2:30 pm | Permalink

        Je déteste ce genre de tests car le fait d’avoir un choix de réponses me fait toujours terriblement douter et je perds tous mes moyens. Je ne sais plus ce qui est exact, et comme je suis influencée par l’anglais aussi, j’en perds mon latin !!!

      • Posted June 7, 2009 at 2:50 pm | Permalink

        Je crois comprendre ce que tu insinues Isabelle… c’est exactement ce que ressentent my étudiants lorsqu’ils passent leurs tests de compréhension de lecture et d’expression écrite: la vue de choix multiples les fait hésiter alors que, s’ils n’avaient qu’à donner une réponse (la leur… celle qu’ils croient être la bonne), le doute ne s’installerait pas dans leur esprit. Du moins, c’est ce qu’ils me disent… finalement, c’est le format que tu détestes! :-(

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