INTERACTIVE TUTORS
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Subjects
    • Mathematics
    • French
    • Chinese
  • Press Centre
  • Find a Tutor
  • Contact Us
  • Find A Tutor

Olympic Games in French

8/7/2012

 
Picture
Les Jeux Olympiques de Londres the London Olympics
les Jeux the Games
le stade olympique the Olympic stadium
un(e) athlète an athlete, Olympian
une médaille d'or a gold medal
une médaille d'argent a silver medal
une médaille de bronze a bronze medal
un(e) médaillé(e) olympique an Olympic medalist
la cérémonie d'ouverture the opening ceremony
la cérémonie de clôture the closing ceremony
l'épreuve de... the ... event
... le footbal football
... le basket basketball
... la gymnastique gymnastics
... le kayak canoeing
.. .la natation swimming
... le tennis tennis
... le tir à l'arc archery
... le triathlon the triathlon
... le water-polo water polo

French - Joyeux anniversaire - Happy Birthday

8/2/2012

 
Joyeux anniversaire Happy Birthday
Un anniversaire   A birthday
Joyeux anniversaire. Happy Birthday!
Un cadeau A gift
Des cadeaux Gifts
Donner un cadeau To give
Un gâteau A cake
Des gâteaux Cakes
Une bougie A candle
Une fête A party
Une invitation An invitation
Quel âge avez-vous? (formal) How old are you?
Quel âge as-tu? (informal) How old are you?
J'ai 15 ans. I am 15 years old.

French - À l'école - At school

12/23/2011

 
À l'école At school
Tu vas à l'école où? Where do you go to school?
Je vais à l'école primaire de Versailles. I go to Versailles Primary School.
Tu es en quelle classe? What grade are you in?
Je suis en troixième année. I'm in grade three.

Math Trick - Learning the 7 Times Table

12/6/2011

 
Create a tic tac toe table and list out the numbers 1 to 9 from the top right corner.
  • Step 1. Put 0, 1, 2 in front of the first row
  • Step 2. Add 2, 3, 4 in the second row
  • Step 3. Add 4, 5, 6 in the third row
Picture

English - Idiom - A Piece of Cake

11/10/2011

 
Picture
Idiom: A piece of cake
Meaning:  This idiom is used to describe a task, job or other activity that can be accomplished very easily, just like serving a slice of cake, very simple and pleasant.

Examples: 
  • My homework is a piece of cake; I can finish it within an hour.
  • Riding a bike is a piece of cake.

French - Who are you visiting? - Tu vas chez qui?

10/29/2011

 
Tu vas chez qui? Who are you visiting?
Je vais chez.... I'm visiting...
 ma grand-mère  my grandma
 mon grand-père  my grandpa
 ma tante  my aunt
 mon oncle  my uncle
 ma cousine  my cousin (female)
 mon cousin  my cousin (male)
Chanson - Mon oncle Bernard Song - My uncle Bernard
Ton oncle s'appelle comment? What's your uncle's name?
Mon oncle s'appelle Bernard. My uncle's name is Bernard.
Tu vas chez ton oncle quand? When are you visiting your uncle?
J'y vais un peu plus tard! I'm visiting him later!
Ton oncle habite où? Where does your uncle live?
Mon oncle habite à Gien. My uncle lives in Gien.
Mais Gien, dis-moi, c'est où? But, tell me, where is Gien?
Gien, c'est vraiment loin! Gien is really far away!
C'est près ou c'est loin? Is it nearby or far away?
C'est loin. It's far away.
C'est vraiment loin! It's very far away!
C'est près. It's nearby/close.

Math Trick - Multiplication of Two 2-Digit Numbers

10/24/2011

 
To multiply two 2-digit numbers without showing work, first multiply the ones digits together, then 'cross-multiply,' and finally multiply the tens digits together.

Make sure to carry whenever a product exceeds 9. As you will see in the examples below, you must work your way from right to left to perform this trick.


Example 1: 12 x 23
Picture
  1. Multiply the ones digits: 2x3=6 (ones digit answer).
  2. Cross-multiply and add: (1x3)+(2x2)=7 (tens-digit answer).
  3. Multiply the tens digits: 1x2=2 (hundreds-digit answer).
  4. Combine: 276 (the answer).

Example 2: 31 x 24
Picture
  1. Multiply the ones digits: 1x4=4 (ones digits answer).
  2. Cross-multiply and add: (3x4)+(1x2)=14 (use the 4 as the tens-digit answer, and carry the 1).
  3. Multiply the tens digits, and add the 1: (3x2)+1=7 (hundreds-digit answer).
  4. Combine: 744 (the answer).

Note: 
This trick will also work on numbers with zeroes and decimal points. Also as you are cross-multiplying, it is generally easier to begin with the larger product and then add the smaller product.

English - Proverb - A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

10/22/2011

 
Proverb: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Meaning: You use this proverb to say it is better to accept something that you have or you can use now than to try to get something better that you might not be able to obtain. Sometimes people just say, "A bird in the hand."

If someone says, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," he/she means that it is better to be satisfied with something you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better you may not succeed in getting.
Picture
Example:
If I were you, I'd accept the job. It might not be the best job for you, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

French - Ordinal Numbers - Nombres ordinaux

10/17/2011

 
Les nombres ordinaux Ordinal numbers
premier first
deuxième second
troisième third
quatrième fourth
cinquième fifth
sixième sixth
septième seventh
huitième eighth
neuvième ninth
dixième tenth

Math Trick - Finding the Percent of a Number

10/3/2011

 
Picture
A percentage is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100 (per cent meaning “per hundred” in Latin). It is often denoted using the percent sign, “%”, or the abbreviation “pct”. For example, 45% (read as “forty-five percent”) is equal to 45/100, or 0.45.

Percentages are used to express how large/small one quantity is, relative to another quantity. The first quantity usually represents a part of, or a change in, the second quantity, which should be greater than zero. For example, an increase of $ 0.15 on a price of $ 2.50 is an increase by a fraction of 0.15/2.50 = 0.06. Expressed as a percentage, this is therefore a 6% increase.

Remember that:
  • 100% of a number is the SAME number.
  • Less than 100% of a number makes the number SMALLER.
  • More than 100% of a number makes the number LARGER.
Note that 200% of a number is the DOUBLE of the number and 300% of a number is the TRIPLE of the same number. 

Example: Let's consider the number 50.
  • 100% of 50 is 50 (SAME)
  • 200% of 50 is 100 (DOUBLE)
  • 300% of 50 is 150 (TRIPLE)
Example: 225% of 24
  • 200% of 24 is 48 (DOUBLE)
  • 25% of 24 is one fourth of 24, that is to say 24 x 1/4 = 6
  • 225% of 24 is the sum of 48 and 6, hence 54 
The video below shows an alternative method to calculate the percent of a number.
<<Previous

    Interactive Tutors

    Free English, French and Mathematics lessons will be provided on this blog. 

    Archives

    August 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011

    Categories

    All
    Arithmetics
    Common Mistakes
    English
    French
    Idioms
    Mathematics
    Math Tricks
    Proverbs
    Times Tables
    Trigonometry

    RSS Feed


About Us

Our Mission
Our Students
How to Get Here

Press Centre

Why Learn French in Hong Kong?
One Out of Ten Students in Hong Kong is Dyslexic
Interactive Tutors Analyzes Tutorial Schools in Hong Kong
The Benefit of Interactive Teaching Techniques
​


Subjects

Mathematics
French 
Chinese

Find a Tutor

Follow Us​

    Contact Us

Submit
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Subjects
    • Mathematics
    • French
    • Chinese
  • Press Centre
  • Find a Tutor
  • Contact Us
  • Find A Tutor