FLF 201
COMPOSITION 2: UNITÉ 2
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Requirements:
- One page, typed, double-spaced
- Three paragraphs in French (Choose A or B; C or D; and E)
- You must use at least three (3) DIFFERENT “mots de liaison/termes d’articulation”
(one per paragraph). You may not repeat a “mot de liaison”.
- You must use at least five (5) of the expressions below in EACH paragraph.
You may repeat expressions in another paragraph, but NOT in the same paragraph.
Expressions followed
by a change in subject + subjunctive:
Il faut que Il est important que Il est dommage que
Il est bon que Il est indispensable que Il est essentiel que
Il est utile que Il vaut mieux que Il est normal que
Il est juste que Il est naturel que Je préfère que
Je souhaite que J’insiste pour que Je désire que
Je veux que Je voudrais que J’aimerais que
J’exige que ETC.
Subject:
Choose three (3) of the situations below and write a short note (one paragraph each), giving orders/advice. In each paragraph, you must use at least five (5) of the expressions above (remembering to change the subject after “que” and to use the subjunctive) in each paragraph along with other sentences of your choosing. You may repeat expressions in other paragraphs. You must use at least one (1) “mot de liaison” in EACH paragraph.
Paragraph #1: Choose topic A or B:
Use “vous”. Begin with “Chers Employés,…”
Paragraph #2: Choose topic C or D:
Use “tu”. Begin with “Cher____________ou Chère_______________”
and a French male or female name.
Use “tu”. Begin with with “Mon cher fils,” or “Ma chère fille,”
Paragraph #3: Choose topic E:
Use “vous” and “nous”. Begin with “Mes chers citoyens,”
MOTS
DE LIAISON
(How
to connect your ideas in French)
Introduction :
- d’ abord, tout d’ abord, first, at first, first of all
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en premier lieu,
in the first place,
-
pour commencer,
for a start,
Enumération :
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de plus, en outre,
furthermore, moreover, besides,
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par ailleurs,
otherwise,
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aussi (après le verbe) also,
- d’une part, …. d’autre part,… on one hand, … on the other hand, …
Opposition:
-
mais
but
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au contraire, par contre, on the contrary,
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néanmoins,
nevertheless,
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cependant, pourtant,
however,
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malgré (+ nom)
despite…,
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tandis que, alors que
whereas, while,
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a la différence de …, unlike…,
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contrairement à …, contrary to…,
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en ce qui concerne, au sujet de, concerning…, about…,
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par exemple,
for
example
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c’est-à-dire,
i.e., that is to say,
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en fait,
in fact,
Conclusion :
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enfin,
at last,
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en dernier lieu,
last of all,
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finalement,
finally,
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en résumé,
in short,
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en conclusion,
in conclusion,
- par conséquent, therefore, as a result,
- c’est pourquoi…voilà pourquoi this is why…
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pour toutes ces raisons this is why…
- a mon avis, in my opinion,