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un essai (argumentatif)
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an (argumentative) essay
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une problématique
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the central debatable question of an essay
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une accroche
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an opening hook that introduces the topic
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l'annonce du plan
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the announcement of the essay's plan (in the introduction)
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un connecteur logique
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a logical connector / linking word (d'une part, toutefois…)
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une conclusion raisonnée
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a reasoned conclusion (gives a balanced opinion)
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De nos jours, on se demande si…
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Nowadays, people wonder whether… (to open an essay)
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D'une part… d'autre part…
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On the one hand… on the other hand… (to balance both sides)
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En conclusion, il me semble que…
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In conclusion, it seems to me that… (to open a reasoned conclusion)
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Which register/tone does an essay use?
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Formal and impersonal — on / il semble que, objective and balanced, never a chatty tu or a rant.
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What are the three moves of an essay?
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Introduce the debate (hook + question + plan) → argue both sides with connectors → reasoned conclusion.
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Where do you give your own opinion in an essay?
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Only in the conclusion — the body weighs both sides objectively before you take a reasoned, qualified view.
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Name two connectors that contrast two arguments.
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Toutefois / cependant / néanmoins (however / nevertheless) and d'autre part (on the other hand).
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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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