10 GOLDEN RULES for c hanging your grade to a higher one 1 Use more complex connectives Pendant que jétais là While I was there Comme je suis tombé Because I fell ID: 767444
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10 GOLDEN RULES for… c hanging your grade to a higher one!
1Use more complex connectivesPendant que j’étais là = While I was there…Comme je suis tombé = Because I fell…Ce que je trouve fascinant = What I find fascinating…Au moment où j’allais partir = Just as I was going to leave…Lorsque je suis allé = When I went… 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
2Use comparative and superlative structures. Mon père est PLUS amusant QUE ma mère.Witham est MOINS pollué QUE Londres . Mon frère est AUSSI sympa QUE ma sœur . More… thanLess … thanAs … as 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 2
3Includes two examples of subjunctiveIl faut que j’aille + noun or infinitive = I have to goIl faut que je fasse = I have to do Pour que je puisse = So that I can Bien que ce soit = Although it isAutant que je sache = as far as I know(This is looking towards the A*!!!)
4Include two SI sentences using the imperfect and the conditional Si j’avais de l’argent= If I had some moneySi j’étais riche = If I were richSi je pouvais = If I could J’irais = I would goJe visiterais = I would live J’achèterais = I would buyWOULD = infinitive + imperfect endings Si je pouvais , j’irais aux Etats-Unis et je visiterais Boston !
5Use idioms to sound more authentic!1 – Donner un coup de fil à … - to give … a call2 – Donner un coup de main à …- to give a hand to … 3 – J’avais le cafard – I was feeling low4 – J’avais le trac – I had butterflies in the stomach5 – Il a la tête dans les nuages – He daydreams6 – J’en ai par-dessus la tête de / J’en marre de – I am fed up with7 – Je n’en crois pas mes yeux / Je n’en reviens pas – I can’t believe it8 – Je n’en revenais pas – I could not believe it 9 – Il est vraiment branché – He is really fashionable 10 – Je me débrouille – I manage12 – Cela en vaut la peine – It is worth it
6Use exclamations! Quel désastre ! Quelle catastrophe ! Quel voyage agréable! Quel cauchemar ! Quelle bonne journée! Il me tarde!
7Use a variety of opinion structures: Je pense que Je crois que Je trouve que que Il me semble queI think that I believe that I find that It seems to me that
8Use a variety of justifications … parce que c’est mon rêve. rêve…………………………………………………. … puisque ca sera fascinant. ………………………………………………. ... com me c’est mon pays préféré.… because it is my dream …since it will be fascinating …as it is my favourite country
9En + present participle = while doing somethingEn allant… = While going…En jou ant … = While playing…En partant … = While leaving…En écoutant… = While listening…
10Use sentences with OU (where) , QUAND (when ), QUI ( who/which)and QUE (that) – The park which is near my house = – The bag that I bought = – The sport that I prefer is = – The town where I stayed = – When the weather is nice = Le parc qui est près de ma maison. Le sac que j’ai acheté Le sport que je préfère c’est La ville où je suis resté Quand il fait beau