Stage 5 · B1–B2

Level B1–B2

Reformulation connectors — identify and understand

Reformulation connectors in Albanian: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: lidhesa-leshimi-perdorPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will identify and explain how “Reformulation connectors” works in new examples.

2. Discover

Read: Me fjalë të tjera, duhet të presim.; Domethënë, takimi shtyhet.; Pra, ai nuk vjen sot.; Më saktë, nisemi në orën nëntë.. What relation links the two pieces of information?

3. Understand

This lesson focuses on reformulation. First identify the meaning relation between the two ideas, then notice the Albanian word or structure that links them.

Me fjalë të tjera, duhet të presim.Domethënë, takimi shtyhet.Pra, ai nuk vjen sot.Më saktë, nisemi në orën nëntë.E thënë ndryshe, plani ndryshon.Kjo do të thotë se duhet të veprojmë.Shembull për vëzhgim: Fëmijët shkruan para takimit.
Watch out

Choose the connector from the meaning, not from an isolated translation. Languages do not always divide logical relations in the same way.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Say what you want to mean first, then express it with “Reformulation connectors”. Read it again as if you were receiving it.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For reformulation: 1) identify the meaning relation; 2) choose the connector or structure; 3) check the verb form that follows.

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9. Now I can…

  • I can recognise “Reformulation connectors” in a new example.
  • I can explain my choice and create my own example.