Emphasising information — identify and understand

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

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: participe-present-produirePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will identify and explain “Emphasising information” in new examples.

2. Discover

Read the examples for “Emphasising information — identify and understand” as sentences you could genuinely hear or use. What links the ideas?

3. Understand

Emphasis structures highlight a specific piece of information. “C’est… qui” often highlights the subject, while “c’est… que” highlights another element.

C’est Léa qui a préparé le dossier.C’est ce document que je cherchais.Ce qui m’inquiète, c’est le délai.Ce que je préfère, c’est travailler le matin.C’est demain que nous partons.C’est dans cette salle que la réunion aura lieu.

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.