Vocabulaire en anglais

Introduire l’idée générale:

As a general rule = in most cases = most of the time (la plupart du temps, en régle générale)

People usually say that (on dit que)

It is a well-known fact that (c’est un fait connu que)

It raises an important issue (cela souleve un probleme important)

We may wonder wether (on peut se demander si)

There are several aspects to the problem. First of all, let’s us try to understand (il y a plusieurs aspects à traiter, d’abord essayons de comprendre)

Présenter la thèse:

At first sight (à première vue), it would seem that (cela n’a pas l’air de)

Let’s have a look at (regardons d’abord)

Let’s us begin with (commençons par)

Présenter l’antithèse:

As for the question of (Quant à la question de)

There is also a bright side to the problem (il y a aussi un côté positif)

On the one hand… on the other end (d’une part… d’autre part)

In fact, it would be more accurate to say that (il serait plus juste de dire)

In spite of = despite (malgré)

However = nevertheless = yet = though (cependant)

Présenter uns solution, la synthèse:

We must weigh up the pros and the cons of that problem (on doit peser le pour et le contre)

It should be recognized that (on doit reconnaitre que)

All in all (tout bien pesé, tout compte fait)

Conclure :

As a conclusion = in conclusion = to conclude

We can come to the conclusion that (on peut en venir à la conclusion que)

All things considered = for all these reasons I think that (pour toutes ces raisons, je pense)

2. 2 Construire une phrase complexe et un paragraphe

Ordonner ses idées :

To begin with = first = firstly = first of all = in the first place (d’abord)

First and foremost (en tout premier lieu)

Secondly = in the second place (deuxiémement)

Thirdly (troisiémement)

Then = next (ensuite)

Lastly = finally = eventually (finalement)

Présenter son point de vue:

From my point of view = in my view = in my opinion = personally (selon moi)

As far as I’m concerned = if you ask me

It seems to me that (il me semble que)

I have the feeling that (je sens que)

I am well aware that (je suis conscient que)

We are given the impression that (on a l’impression que)

It may be noticed that (on peut noter que)

Présenter un autre point de vue:

As for (quant à)

Regarding = concerning (concernant)

As far as … is concerned = according to … (selon)

Ajouter une idée supplémentaire :

Moreover = in addition to that = added to that = what is more (de plus)

Besides (d’ailleurs)

As we have previously seen (selon ce que nous avons vu avant)

We must also remember that (on doit aussi se rappeler que)

Donner des exemples pour étayer les faits :

For instance = for example

That is to say (c'est-à-dire)

Let’s take the example of (prenons l’exemple de)

Let us consider the example of (considérons l’exemple de)

There is a striking example of (il existe un exemple frappant de)

3. 3 Expliquer

Parler de l’auteur et du narrateur :

He talks about (il parle de)

He describes = he depicts (il décrit)

He narrates = he relates (il raconte)

He refers to (il fait référence à)

He explains that/how (il explique que/comment)

He accounts for this by saying that (il explique cela par le fait que)

He justifies (il justifie)

He analyses (il analyse)

He draws our attention to the fact that (il attire notre attention sur le fait que)

He comments upon (il commente)

He mentions (il mentionne)

He quotes (il cite)

He suggests that (il suggère que)

He argues in favour of / against (il argumente en faveur / contre)

He takes sides (il prend parti)

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