Emphasising information — use it independently in context

Emphasising information: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: mise-en-relief-manipulerPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will recognise and use “Emphasising information” correctly.

2. Discover

Read the examples for “Emphasising information — use it independently in context” as sentences you could genuinely hear or use. What links the ideas?

3. Understand

To produce, decide which information your listener should notice first. Then build the sentence around that element without overusing emphasis structures.

C’est ma sœur qui connaît le mieux ce quartier.C’est le formulaire bleu que tu dois remplir.Ce qui me motive, c’est le contact avec les gens.Ce que nous voulons éviter, c’est une erreur de date.C’est après le déjeuner que je suis le plus concentré.C’est pour cette raison que je refuse.

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 mise en relief, 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 “Emphasising information” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.