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Exemple de conversation |
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Les
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Modèle de lettre |
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Phrases d’introduction |
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Linkwords |
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His shirt was brilliantly
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Sa chemise était d’une blancheur
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The children seemed happy, which surprised him |
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L’apparent bonheur des enfants le
surprit |
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She swam across the
river |
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Elle a traversé la rivière à la
nage. |
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He ran out of the concert. |
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Il est sorti du concert en courant
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He looked around. |
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Il regarda autour de lui |
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The two men inside
the bar were watching tv. |
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Les deux hommes qui se retrouvaient
à l’intérieur du bar regardaient la télévision |
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I saw a man with a black hat. |
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J’ai vu un homme coiffé d’un
chapeau noir |
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He looked the picture
of health. |
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Il respirait la santé |
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He is astonishingly calm. |
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Il est d’un calme surprenant |
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They refused me the loan of a vehicle |
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Ils ont refusé de me prêter un
véhicule |
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He eventually agreed to negotiate |
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Finalement il a accepté la negotation |
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She never explained to anyone why she
was afraid. |
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Elle n’a jamais expliqué à la
personne la raison de sa peur |
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Keep off the grass ! |
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Pelouse interdite ! |
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No vacancies. |
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Complet |
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It was love at first
sight. |
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C’était le coup de foudre |
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Life is better here |
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On vit mieux ici |
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Exemple de conversation
Anna is in her apartment in
“Hallo Anna,” said Mrs. Martino breathlessly, “This is your mother speaking. Have you got time to
have a chat?”
“Yes, of course, Mum.
Are you in the phone box? Would you like me to call you back” asked Anna.
“No thanks, I’ve got
lots of change for the phone so we can talk for a few minutes. How are you?” she enquired politely.
“I’m very well, thank
you, although I am a bit tired because of the long hours I work every day” she answered in a calm voice. “As I’ve
got three new employees, I’ve had to work very long hours this week. I
hope everything is fine in
“Of course we love
it, but sometimes I wonder if the children aren’t paying too high a price for
all these expensive things. As for me, I think you should send them less
things and come to visit them.” she advised. “ Despite
everything that you do for them they
suffer, because the other kids in the neighbourhood
resent them. On the one hand your children are rich,
on the other hand they are rejected by many of the local kids. I’ve
forbidden them to invite the other children, since someone stole the 15 new
Nintendo games you sent them.” she explained.
“I’ve already forbidden
you to invite all those horrible children to the house. “ Anna retorted.
“My children are the
best in the neighbourhood and must have everything
they want. I work my fingers to the bone, so that they can have everything they
need. I’ve made lots of sacrifices so that they can have a great future,” added
Anna in angry voice. “Mum, someone has rung at the door, I have to answer it”
she said apologetically, “I’ll phone you back next week. Be at the phone box at
9pm next Wednesday,” she ordered. “Bye,
bye. I’ve got to go.”
She put down the phone, drank the whole glass
of wine, lit a cigarette and turned on the TV and watched an episode of
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LES FAÇONS DE "DIRE"
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. accuse
accuser . acknowledge reconnaître . add ajouter . admit admettre. . affirm affirmer . (dis)agree approuver . announce annoncer . answer répondre . apologize s'excuser . approve approuver . argue discuter . beg supplier . break off
(stop) s'interrompre . burst out
(exclaim) s'exclamer . call appeler . command ordonner . complain se
plaindre . confess avouer . confirm confirmer . croak parler d'une voix rauque . cry s'écrier . declare déclarer. . . demand exiger . deny nier . exclaim s'exclamer . explain expliquer . groan, moan gémir . grumble,
grunt grogner |
. inquire demander . insist insister . interrupt interrompre . joke plaisanter . lie mentir . mumble marmonner . offer proposer . object objecter . observe faire observer . order ordonner . plead supplier . pray prier . proclaim proclamer . promise promettre . propose
proposer . protest protester . rave délirer . remark faire une remarque . repeat répéter . report rapporter . reproach reprocher . retort répliquer . scream,
shout, yell hurler, crier . sigh soupirer .
suggest suggérer . stammer,
stutter bégayer . wail,
whine gémir . whisper chuchoter . wonder se
demander |
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He apologised He accused |
He said apologetically He said accusingly |
He said in an apologetic voice He said in an accusing voice |
Other adverbs : calmly/
bluntly/ loudly/ softly/ (im)politely /quickly/
slowly/ (dis)honestly/ nicely/ nastily
“ I live here ”, she stated.
she
said.
she said
TO him.
she
told him
“ Where is he ? ” she asked (him).
she inquired.
“ Here ” he answered.
he
replied.
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Modèle
de lettre
Apt. 18
245, 58th St.
New York 762XY
September 30th, 2002
Dear Angel and Misa,
Thank you for your
letter which came yesterday and made me very happy. As soon as I received it
I sat down to read it immediately, even though I had
lots of work to do.
The moment when your letter arrives is the best moment of the month for me. I keep all of your letters and when/whenever I feel sad and lonely, I take your letters
and re-read them and they
make me happy again.
In your letter,
you told me that your teacher punished you for arriving late at
school. You know that you are forbidden to arrive at school late. You
have got to get up early and arrive on time at school. You
don’t have to get
up early at the weeknd, however
you must respect the rules of the school.
Before you go to school don’t forget to eat a big breakfast and to brush your
teeth before you go. Remember how important school is; you have to work hard at school
in order to be successful in life. I want you to be the
best students at school ; that’s why I’m paying Paco to give you extra lessons so that
you will succeed in all your exams. I hope that you listen
to your grandmother and that you
help her at home. I wish that I could
be there with you to watch
you grow and tell you what
to do. Maybe I’ll be able
to come back home one day,
but in the meantime I want you to be
the brightest, best-dressed children in the neighbourhood.
My life here is the same
as always. I get up at about six thirty and then my
long day of hard work begins. No one can earn as much
money as I do unless they work very hard. Sometimes I wonder if I’m not paying too high
a price in staying here. I miss you all very much and
that’s why I sometimes cry myself to sleep at night.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
All
my love,
Mummy
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Phrases d’introduction
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He
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He said to her |
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He told her |
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He insisted |
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He asked |
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He inquired |
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He answered |
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He replied |
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He promised |
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He offered |
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He retorted |
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He suggested |
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He blurted out |
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He admitted |
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He whispered |
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He (dis)agreed |
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He ordered |
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LINKWORDS
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RESULT Accordingly:
en consequence As
a consequence: par consequent As
a result: par consequent As
a result of + nom: a cause de For
this reason: pour cette raison That`s
why: c`est pour cette
raison Therefore:
par consequent Hence:
d`ou So
: ainsi Thus:
ainsi Subsequently:
par la suite Then:
puis CAUSE Because
of/ as a result of Owing
to/ due to +nom: a
cause de (……)Because/since/as(….):
puisque CONTRAST (….)But,
whereas, while(……….) By
contrast: au contraire By
way of contrast: contrairement On
the one hand…..,on the other hand…… ……..instead: au lieu de cela Instead
of +nom ou V+ing: a la
place de Unlike
+nom : contrairement à CONCESSION In
spite of that: malgre cela (…..)Eventhough/although,(……):meme si however:
cependant nonetheless:
malgre tout nevertheless:
neanmoins ADDITION Also/Too
(en fin de phrase): aussi/de meme Furthermore:
en outre Moreover:
de plus Besides:
d`ailleurs In
addition: de surcroit COMPARISON In
comparison: en comparaison In
the same way: de meme Likewise:
egalement, pareillement EXAMPLE e.g.
(example gratia): par exemple for
example/for instance: par exemple such as : tel que |
DEGREE In
many /some ways: a bien des egards In
many/some respects: a certains egards To
some extent To
a certain extent: dans une
certaine mesure REFERENCE
In
this/that respect: a cet egard In
other respects: a d`autres egards POSITION
WITHIN THE TEXT First/firstly:
premierement First
and foremost: tout d`abord First
of all/ to begin with/ In
the first place : pour
commencer Secondly thirdly Then/next
To
conclude/ in conclusion/ Finally Last
but not least: en dernier (mais non par ordre d`importance) SUMMARY In
a nutshell: en un mot In
short/ in a word: en bref To
make a long story short: en 2 mots EXPLANATION i.e.
(id est)/ that is to say: c`est
a dire namely:
a savoir indeed:
en effet RENFORCEMENT Actually:
en realite/ a vrai dire As a matter of fact: en fait really:
vraiment indeed:
en effet not
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