Free lessons in technical translation skills, French to English

For translation students, beginners and others, the ten postings to date in the series
Show 'em what you can do_#,
and others yet to come, may be viewed as free lessons in technical translation skills -- or more precisely the translation of technical journalism -- for those working from French to English.

For others these postings are a call for feedback and comments.

As Item #48 of 101 Things a Translator Needs to Know,
Two eyes good,
four eyes better,
makes clear we can all benefit from feedback.