expressions utiles


Plan de présentation d’un document :

Présentation

  • nature du document

This is / This must be / This looks like …

an article / a press article /

an extract / an excerpt from a novel, a documentary, an article

  • son origine

a newspaper / a magazine / a book whose title is

  • sa date

it was published / written / in 2005 … by + name of the author

it dates back to 1996 / the 90′s / the (end of) last century

  • pays d’origine

British / American / Australian / Irish …

the United Kingdom / the United States / Ireland ….

  • sujet en général (en quelques mots)

the text deals with …

the text is about …

* faire une citation

I’d like to quote a passage from the text / Let me quote the text /

As we can read on line … / on line … it’s suggested that / implied that

In paragraph 3 the text reads …

for example / for instance /

words such as … suggest that

Description

Interprétation, Analyse

Réactions

Elargissement

Conclusion

in conclusion , to sum up, to conclude …

finally, in the end …

that’s all, I’m finished ! I’ve g ot nothing else to say / add …

Entretien avec le jury

… pour ouvrir et clore l’entretien

Good morning / afternoon, Sir/ Madam.

Here is my ID card / my driving licence

Shall I start ? / Do you mind if I start with …

Do you want me to read ? / Shall I read ?

Thank you. Good bye.

… pour parler de son état

(I’m aware) I’m a bit nervous / stressed / …

… pour ne pas laisser de blancs pendant votre réflexion

Well, / Let me think, / How shall I put it ? / How can I say ?

You know … / You see what I mean /

I can’t fing the right / proper word / it’s on the tip of my tongue /

I lost track of my thoughts / I don’t remember what I wanted to say

I can’t explain in English / I can’t find the words / the right word

In other words … / What I mean to say is …

… pour faire répéter, reformuler une question ou une remarque

Pardon ? / I beg your pardon ? / Could you repeat, please ? / Do you mind repeating, please ?

Sorry. I didn’t hear what you said /

Could you explain /say that differently please ? / Could you rephrase that, please ?

… pour répondre « oui » ou « non »

Yes, s aux = Yes I do / I can / I am …

No, s auxn’t = No, I don’t / I can’t / I’m not …

Yes, indeed / Yes, of course / Yes, very much / Yes, I think so too / Yes, I think you’re right

In fact, no / Actually, not at all / No, I don’t think so / No, I think you’re wrong / mistaken

… pour marquer votre incertitude

I’m not really sure, but … / I don’t know exactly, but … / I guess

I suppose that / Perhaps / Maybe

Well, it seems to me that / Well, in a way

… pour exprimer un accord ou désaccord

I agree with what you’ve just said / with what bhas been said

I (totally) share the writer’s opinion / your opinion

I (totally) disagree / I don’t quite agree with / I think x is wrong when x says

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