ID de réservation
17578530
Quand ?
26th August 2025
Horaire ?
10:30am - 11:00am
Notes
SUBJECT/TOPIC: meetings
VOCAB / EXPRESSIONS
Side – à côté / next to.
Example: The café is on the side of the street.
Track – train tracks or a path.
Example: The train runs on the track.
Collocations – words that naturally go together.
Example: earn money (not win money, unless it’s lottery).
Attend – be present at an event.
Faux ami: attend ≠ attendre.
Example: I will attend the meeting.
RSVP – confirm attendance: yes or no.
Example: Are you attending the party?
Available – able to come or participate.
Example: They are not available this afternoon.
Progress / Time expressions:
Ahead of schedule – early / devant.
Behind schedule – late / derrière.
On schedule – on time / à l’heure.
GRAMMAR
Attend vs Wait
Attend = to be present / être présent.
Wait = attendre / to stay until something happens.
Example: I am attending the conference. vs I am waiting for the bus.
Using available
They are not available to attend the meeting.
She is available next week for the interview.
Progress expressions
Use ahead of schedule, on schedule, behind schedule to describe timing of projects.
Example: The team is ahead of schedule with the project.
PRONUNCIATION
Side – /saɪd/
Track – /træk/
Attend – /əˈtɛnd/
Available – /əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/
RSVP – /ɑːr.ɛs.viːˈpiː/
Schedule – UK: /ˈʃed.juːl/ ; US: /ˈskedʒ.uːl/
Ahead – /əˈhɛd/
Behind – /bɪˈhaɪnd/
On schedule – /ɒn ˈʃed.juːl/