lesson bts cg2 thursday the 16 th of april

 lesson bts cg2 thursday the 16 th of april 

 

Lesson bts cg 2  REVISION TIME THE LINK WORDS

WORDS OF THE DAY

This idea floats my boat = it pleases me (cela me plait ) 

 

STEP 1 TEST INTRODUCTION

 

STEP 2 REVISION OF THE LINKWORDS cf survival kit

1.       CONNAITRE LES MOTS DE LIAISON POUR PARLER DU TEXTE

FRANCAIS	ENGLISH
Parceque	Because, since, as
En raison de	Because of ,Due to , owing to
Donc	Thus, therefore, so , hence
En consequence	As a result, as a consequence
Alors que	Whereas, while
Au contraire	On the contrary
Contrairement à	unlike
Bien que	Though, although, even though
Même si	Even if
Cependant	however
Et pourtant	And still
malgré	Despite, in spite of
De la même façon	likewise
Ainsi que	As well as
De plus	Moreover, furthermore, besides
Afin de	In order to
A moins que	unless
Par exemple	For instance, for example
autrement	otherwise
Pendant ce temps	meanwhile
selon	According to
De peur que	For fear that, lest + sujet + should + bv
Les avantages sont	The advantages are.., the plus, the assets are.., the benefits are.., the pros are…, the positive sides are …
Les désavantages sont ..	The disadvantages are .., the negative sides are.., the downfalls are .., the downsides are …, the cons are …
En conclusion	As a conclusion
En résumé	In a nutshell

 

 

 

 EXERCISE 1

📝 Part 2: Graded Quiz

Instructions: Choose the best linkword to complete the sentence. Each correct answer is worth 1 point.

1. ________ the heavy rain, the football match continued as planned.

• a) Although
• b) Despite
• c) However

2. The company's profits have decreased. ________, they will have to cut costs.

• a) Furthermore
• b) Therefore
• c) Unless

3. We will go for a hike tomorrow ________ it rains.

• a) unless
• b) so as to
• c) in order to

4. She is an incredibly talented musician. ________, she is a brilliant painter.

• a) Nevertheless
• b) Consequently
• c) Moreover

5. I am studying hard ________ pass my English exam with flying colors.

• a) in order to
• b) because of
• c) despite

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⚡ Part 3: Translation Challenge

Instructions: Translate the following sentences into English using the linkwords provided in the table.

1. Bien que il soit fatigué, il a fini son travail.
• English: ________although/ though/ even if he is tired / exhausted , he has finished / completed his work / task ______________________________
2. Le vol a été annulé en raison du mauvais temps.
• English: _______________the flight was cancelled _due to bad weather ______________________
3. Il a acheté un nouvel ordinateur. De plus, il a pris une imprimante.
• English: _he bought / purchased a new computer .Moreover he took a printer _____________________________________

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Grading Scale:

• 7-8 points: Mastery (C1 level potential!)
• 5-6 points: Solid B2 level.
• Under 5 points: Review the difference between linkwords followed by a clause vs. those followed by a noun.

EXERCISE 2

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