Reformulation connectors — practise and choose the right form

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

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: connecteurs-reformulation-repererPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “Reformulation connectors” without copying the model.

2. Discover

Take two “Reformulation connectors” examples and change one element at a time.

3. Understand

Work from the full sentence in “Reformulation connectors — practise and choose the right form”. Identify the grammatical link first, then choose the form that preserves the intended meaning.

Cette phrase est implicite ; autrement dit, tout n’est pas dit directement.Le rendez-vous est confirmé, c’est-à-dire qu’il aura bien lieu.Le tarif est fixe ; en d’autres termes, il ne changera pas.Le contrat est résilié ; pour le dire autrement, il prend fin.L’entrée est gratuite, autrement dit tu ne paies rien.Le document est provisoire ; en clair, ce n’est pas la version définitive.

Watch out

Look at the word together with the words around it. The correct choice often depends on construction, register or collocation, not just translation.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Create new sentences in your own context; keep the target structure but change the situation.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For “Reformulation connectors — practise and choose the right form”, check the function of the form in the full sentence before answering.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Reformulation connectors” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.