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Silver Rule 1
DO NOT REPEAT ANY VERB IF POSSIBLE.
je
suis
allé
(e)
…
(I went)
should be used only once.
You could use:
j’ai
decidé
d’aller
…
(I decided to go)
or
j’ai
voyagé
…
(I travelled)Slide2
Silver Rule 2
IMPRESSIVE VOCABULARY
Inoubliable
(unforgettable)
Heureusement
(fortunately)
Mal
heureusement
(
un
fortunately)
en plus
(in addition)
bien sûr
(of course)
commencer à
(starting with)Slide3
Silver Rule 3
TIME EXPRESSIONS
d’abord
,
(first
)
→
puis
,
(then)
→
ensuite
,
(next
)
→
plus
tard
(later)Slide4
Silver Rule 4
40-70 WORD ANSWERSSlide5
Silver Rule 5
SANS PERDRE UN MOMENT
(without losing a minute)Slide6
Silver Rule 6a
3 or 4 PAST TENSES
j’
ai voyagé
(I
travelled
)
j’
ai travaillé
(
I
worked
)
j’
ai lu
(I
read
)
j’
ai acheté
(I
bought
)Slide7
Silver Rule 6b
3 or 4 PRESENT TENSES
je
bois
(I drink)
je
lis
(I
read
)
j’
achète
(I
buy
)
je
mange
(I
eat
)Slide8
Silver Rule 6c
3 or 4 FUTURE TENSES
j’
irai
(I
will
go)
je
travaillerai
(I
will
work
)
je
visiterai
(I
will
visit
)
je
lirai
(I
will
read
)Slide9
Silver Rule 7
1 or 2 EXCLAMATIONS!
Quelle
horreur
!
(What horror!)
Quelle
joie!
(What joy!)
Quel
livre!
(What a book!)
Quelle
dommage
!
(What a pity!)Slide10
Silver Rule 8
USE PARCE QUE
(because)
3 TIMES
e.g
parce
que
j’aime
la France
(because I like France)Slide11
Silver Rule 9
AVANT DE + INFINITIVE
(=before doing)
avant d’
arriver
(before arriving)
avant de
manger
(before eating)
avant de
faire mes devoirs
(before doing my homework)Slide12
Silver Rule 10
APRÈS AVOIR + PAST PARTICIPLE
après
avoir
mangé
(after eating)
après
avoir
visité
(after visiting)
après
avoir
fait
mes
devoirs
(after doing my homework)Slide13
Silver Rule 11
en
+ present participle
(on doing something)
en
arrivant
(on arriving)
en
visitant
(on visiting)
en
apprennant
(on learning)Slide14
Silver Rule 12
Put an
adjective
with
every
noun
un homme
content
(a happy man)
une femme
contente
(a happy lady)