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un discours
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a speech
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l'orateur / l'oratrice
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the speaker
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le public / l'auditoire
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the audience
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s'adresser au public
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to address the audience
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un appel à l'action
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a call to action (to close a speech)
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une question rhétorique
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a rhetorical question (the hook of a speech)
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Mesdames et messieurs, chers camarades…
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Ladies and gentlemen, dear classmates… (to greet the audience)
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Je vous remercie de votre attention.
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Thank you for your attention. (to close a speech)
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Combien d'entre vous… ?
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How many of you…? (a rhetorical hook that engages the audience)
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Which register/tone does a speech use?
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Formal but rousing — vous, dignified yet warm and energetic, never flat like a report.
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What are the four moves of a speech?
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Greet the audience → hook them → develop signposted arguments → call to action and thanks.
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What is a tricolon and why use it?
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Three short parallel phrases (« une porte, un voyage, une rencontre ») — the rule of three gives a memorable rhythm and lifts Criteria B and C.
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How do you signpost arguments in a speech?
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Premièrement… deuxièmement… enfin… — flag each point so the audience can follow the reasoning.
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Name the three Paper 1 criteria.
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A Language (12), B Message (12), C Conceptual understanding (6).
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