Présentation du concept avec lequel vous avez affaire

PRESENT THE NOTION YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH

1. How to introduce your topic - I am going to talk about the notion of / The notion I am going to deal with is the idea of …..progress / spaces and exchanges / myths and heroes / places and forms of power - First of all I would like to give a definition of …. - (in order) to illustrate the notion, I have chosen two documents … // / To my mind, the documents that seem to best illustrate the notion are … /// I would like to illustrate this notion through / using the theme of (ex: the influence of myths and heroes in people’s careers.) - Let me explain the reason why I have chosen …. /// I will present this notion by showing the relationship between ……

2. How to talk about a document you have studied in relation to the notion

a. Say what the document is about - It deals with…….. / focuses on a major issue. / it raises the problem of …… - It indicates / shows / implies / suggests / proves that …… - The author describes / depicts / draws our attention to the fact that …… - He / She refers to / mentions …. - He / She shows / points out that / underlines / emphasizes that (souligne que ..) … - He / She argues / claims / contends that (soutient / affirme que …)

b. Explain the author’s point of view FOR AGAINST NEUTRAL The author …. approves of .. sides with .. stands for .. advocates ..( = encourages ; promotes ) The author….. criticizes …. / blames … for (+BV ing) objects to …. (BV ing) disapproves of …. warns us against … denounces / condemns / exposes …. The author….. doesn’t side with ….. is unbiased / biased /’baiəst/ ( = (im)partial)

3. Explain the link with the notion you have to talk about - The narrator’s attitude is typical of .. / the narrator embodies .. ( = incarne) - It is an interesting / relevant illustration of … in so far as … - In many respects the extract from / the recording / the report shows that .../ proves that - We could also relate this poem / this song to …. - Both the article and the ad / film prove / show / expose / indicate / make us realize / become aware / understand that … - In both documents / in the three documents, the idea / the argument put forward is …. - There is a relationship between … and …. - The author / poet / playwright / journalist / painter / film director / singer / artist wants to draw our / the reader’s / the audience’s / the viewer’s attention to ….

4. Make a personal conclusion and give your opinion on the document - I have the feeling that - I am afraid I disagree with the idea that … - I cannot help thinking that … - I would like to raise an objection. - I’m well aware that … - It is worth mentioning that ….. - We are given the impression that … - We should keep in mind that …. - We must acknowledge that …. - We must not forget that … source : Meeting Point terminale Hatier

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