Expressing purpose and contrast — reuse it in speaking and writing

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

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

1. Objective

By the end, you will reuse “Expressing purpose and contrast” in a sentence or situation of your own.

2. Discover

Read the “Expressing purpose and contrast” examples as models. Identify what stays stable and what can change.

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

Say what you want to mean first, then express it with “Expressing purpose and contrast”. Read it again as if you were receiving it.

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.