Expressing purpose and contrast — practise in context

Expressing purpose and contrast: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: but-opposition-comprendrePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “Expressing purpose and contrast” without copying the model.

2. Discover

Take two “Expressing purpose and contrast” examples and change one element at a time.

3. Understand

To understand “Expressing purpose and contrast”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Notice how the groups connect. Meaning comes from their relationship, not only from isolated words.

Je travaille et j’étudie.Je reste parce qu’il pleut.Si tu peux, viens.Quand il arrive, nous commençons.Je pense qu’il viendra.Même s’il pleut, nous sortons.

Watch out

First identify the relation between the ideas: cause, consequence, contrast, condition, time… Choose the connector from the meaning, not the other way around.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Use “Expressing purpose and contrast” in a short message you could realistically send today.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For relation entre propositions, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Expressing purpose and contrast” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.