Reformulation connectors — identify and understand

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

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: connecteurs-concession-produirePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

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

2. Discover

Compare: travail; famille; ville; voyage. Which clue helps you recognise lexique en contexte?

3. Understand

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

Le logement est meublé ; autrement dit, les meubles sont déjà sur place.Le train est direct, c’est-à-dire qu’il ne faut pas changer.Le paiement est différé ; en d’autres termes, tu paieras plus tard.La démarche est facultative, autrement dit elle n’est pas obligatoire.Le service est inclus, c’est-à-dire qu’il n’y a rien à ajouter.Le délai est dépassé ; en clair, la demande arrive trop tard.

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 — identify and understand”, 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.