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C.V.L. (Critical Literary Vocabulary)

• The document under study
• To be entitled = the title is
• To be an extracted from =
• To be an excerpt from =

• To be adapted from
• To date + date
• To date back to + date
• To be written in
• The writer – the author- the interview- the journalist… to be written by
• To be about = to deal with
• To tackle
• Core = main = fundamental

Difficulty:

• To tackle
• To grapple with
• To be uneasy – difficult – hard

Difference:

• To increase / to decrease
• To evolve – an evolution
• On the contrary
• Contrary to + = Opposite to +

Goal:

• A goal = a purpose = an objective = an aim
• A target
• To aim an V-ING
• … in order to + V = so as to + V = to + V /  for + noun
• 2/3

Cause / Consequence:

CAUSE:

• Because of +
• Because = as = since
• To be at the origin of = to provoke = to generate = to entail = to lead to

CONSEQUENCE:

• As a consequence
• Consequently
• As a result
• That’s why
• Hence (d’où)
• Thus
• Therefore
• Thereby

Linkwords:

LIST:

• Firstly, Secondly
• Then
• Also
• In addition moreover
• Further = plus loin
• Furthermore = encore plus loin
• To conclude = as a conclusion
• Finally = eventually
• To finish
• Last but not least

PRECISION:

• Indeed - actually
• In fact
• As a matter of fact
• Provided = as long as + S + V

Interest:

• To be interested in N ou Ving
• To show/have interest in
• To be concerned about N ou Ving
• To show/have concern
• An interest in

Comparison:

• To compare sthg/s.o. with sthg/s.o.
• To make a comparison between… and….

Comparative superiority:

Likes / Preferences:

• I’d rather = I would prefer
• I’d prefer = I would prefer
• Rather than = + tôt que

Advice:

Impressions:

• How + adj + S + V “How nice you are today! How beautiful it is.”

Investment(s):

• To invest in = to make an investment in
• To plan to
• To put money into
• To funnel money into
• To draw a specific investment plan

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