LINK WORDS
( Read and learn the table before doing the exercises)
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CAUSE AND EFFECT |
CERTAINTY |
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Therefore= donc |
of course/ obviously = bien sür |
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Since/as/because = puisque / étant donné que/ parce que |
doubtlessly/ no doubt = sans aucun doute |
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Thanks to : grâce à |
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As a
result/ consequently/therefore/hence= par consequent / donc |
TIME |
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Because
of/due to/owing to
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sooner or later : tôt ou tard |
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at the moment/ at present: à present/actuellement |
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OBJECTIVE/GOAL |
at the beginning: au début |
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In
order to/to :
afin de /pour |
eventually: finalement |
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So as to : de manière à |
in the end : à la fin |
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So
that : afin
que ( + might/could) |
in the future : à l’avenir |
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while= pendant que |
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meanwhile : entre-temps |
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OPPOSITION |
PROOF |
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However/yet= cependant/ pourtant |
there is evidence that = il y a des preuves que |
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Whereas/while : alors que/tandis que ( mise en parallèle de deux actions différentes) |
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Despite/in
spite of= malgré |
ADDITION |
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Nonetheless/nevertheless= néanmoins |
in addition/ furthermore/besides/moreover= de plus |
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Contrary
to/ unlike:
contrairement à |
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On the
contrary= au
contraire |
EXAMPLE |
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Although/though: bien que, quoique |
for example/ for instance: par exemple |
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On the
one hand………on the other hand D’une part….d’autre part |
such as…..= tel que |
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CONDITION |
REPORTING OPINIONS |
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if= si |
to my mind/in my opinion/as far as I’m
concerned / as I see it = à mon avis, en ce qui me concerne |
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unless= à moins que/si…..ne..pas |
as for the author = quant à l’auteur |
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provided= à condition que |
according to the journalist= selon le journaliste |
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EXCEPTION |
EXPLAINING |
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except for/ apart from= à part /sauf |
actually/ as a matter of fact= en fait |
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but= excepté |
in other words= en
d’autres termes |
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that is ( to say)/ i.e / viz = c’est à dire |
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ORGANIZING ELEMENTS |
GENERALIZING AND SUMMARIZING |
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first(ly), second(ly), third(ly) At the beginning, then…, at the end The writer starts with…, then goes on with…,
to end with……….. |
All things considered: tout bien pesé generally speaking To sum up: en résumé
/ in short: bref |