Speaking Flashcards

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Question words/phrases:

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Qui - who; avec qui - with whom; que/qu’est-ce que - what; quand - when; depuis quand - since when / how long for; où - where; d’où - where from; comment - how; combien (d’/de) - how much/many (of); pourquoi - why; quel(s)/quelle(s) - which

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Connectives:

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à cause de - because of; à part - apart from; ainsi - so/therefore; au début - at the beginning; car - because; cependant - however; c’est-à-dire - that is to say; comme - like/as; d’habitude - usually; d’un côté/de l’autre côté - on the one hand / on the other hand; de plus - moreover; donc - therefore/so; en ce moment - at the moment; en plus - also; ensuite - afterwards; évidemment - obviously; finalement - finally; mais - but; malgré - despite; (mal)heureusement - (un)fortunately; même si - even if; néanmoins - nonetheless; non seulement - not only; par contre - on the other hand; par exemple - for example; parce que - because; pendant (que) - while; pourtant - however; puis - then/after; puisque - since/as (+ reason); quant à - as for; quelquefois - sometimes; sans doute - undoubtedly; surtout - especially; tout d’abord - first of all; tout de suite - straight away / immediately; y compris - including

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Structures for range of language:

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Après avoir / être + past participle - After having…; Avant de + infinitive - Before…; Pour + infinitive - For/To/In order to…; Sans + infinitive - Without…;
C’est facile / difficile de + infintive - It’s easy/difficult to…; Avoir l’intention de + infinitve - To intend to do…; Depuis - Since/For (Time); comparatives (plus..que.. / moins..que.. / mieux que.. / pire que..); varied negatives (ne..ni..ni / ne..personne / ne..rien / ne..que / ne..plus); present subjunctive (formed by removing -ent from ‘they’ form of present verb and adding ending from -e, -es, -e, -iez, -ions, -ent) used after verbs of wishing, command, request, emotion (after ‘pour que’ or ‘afin que’ to express purpose, after ‘bien que’ to express ‘although’

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