French Sentences For Written Section | Leaving Cert French
FRENCH SENTENCES FOR WRITTEN SECTION | LEAVING CERT FRENCH
GENERAL SENTENCES TO USE IN FRENCH LEAVING CERT WRITING
The following are examples of sentences that you can use in either an opinion piece or a diary entry. They will give a richness and depth to your written expression, for example,
⇒ TO STATE THAT SOMETHING IS TRUE OR INEVITABLE…
- Devenir de plus en plus évidente – To become more and more evident.
- C’est incontestablement vrai que – It is undeniably or undoubtedly true that.
⇒ TO STATE THAT SOMETHING WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT…
- Avoir un effet planétaire – To have a global impact.
- Un phénomène universel – A universal phenomenon.
⇒ EXPRESSING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE…
- Il faut trouver une solution à cette question – We must find a solution to this question.
- Il est nécessaire que + subjunctive – It is necessary to.
⇒ EXPRESSING POSITIVE EMOTION OR ACTION…
- Être féru de – To be passionate about.
- Donner feu vert à quelque chose – To give the go-ahead for something.
⇒ EXPRESSING NEGATIVE EMOTION OR ANGER…
- La progression alarmante – The alarming rate of.
- Une triste réalité – A sad reality.
⇒ POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES…
- Entraîner de sérieuses conséquences – Lead to serious consequences.
⇒ ACCORDING TO…
- Selon – According to (useful word to use when writing about a contemporary issue, as you can say for example :
Selon une étude menée par… (According to a study conducted by…)
⇒ HOW TO EXPRESS THAT YOU REALISE/CONSIDER OR REMEMBER SOMETHING…
- Se rendre compte de quelque chose – To realise something.
⇒ EXPRESSIONS TO SAY THAT SOMETHING IS CAUSED BY…
- Le stress est généré par – Stress is caused by.
⇒ GENERAL STATEMENTS…
- Le taux de – the rate of.
- Suite à – following or as a result of.
⇒ GENERAL FRENCH EXPRESSIONS…
- Chercher des noises – Look for an argument.
- Une foire d’empoigne – A free for all.
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