Expressing concession — reuse it in speaking and writing

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

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: concession-pratiquerPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

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

2. Discover

Read the examples for “Expressing concession — reuse it in speaking and writing” as sentences you could genuinely hear or use. What links the ideas?

3. Understand

To produce your own sentence, start from a real obstacle in daily life, then add what still happens. The concession should express a meaningful contrast, not just a formula.

Même si je suis pressé, je relis toujours mes messages.Bien que le quartier soit loin, j’aime y travailler.Je garde ce rendez-vous malgré mon emploi du temps chargé.Même si la tâche paraît simple, vérifie les détails.Malgré les critiques, elle défend son projet.Quoique nous ayons peu de temps, nous pouvons finir.

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

Write three personal sentences where the target structure genuinely helps express your meaning. Change the context each time.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For concession, 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 concession” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.