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Opinions, reasons and connectives
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GCSE speaking and writing reward giving an opinion and a reason, then linking ideas. This recap builds longer sentences from words you already know.
Saying what you like
j'aime (I like), j'adore (I love), je n'aime pas (I don't like), je déteste (I hate), je préfère (I prefer).
With a noun use le, la, les: J'adore la musique. Je déteste les devoirs.
With an activity use the infinitive: J'aime jouer au foot. Je préfère regarder des films.
With a noun use le, la, les: J'adore la musique. Je déteste les devoirs.
With an activity use the infinitive: J'aime jouer au foot. Je préfère regarder des films.
Giving a reason
parce que or car (because) + c'est + adjective:
intéressant (interesting), amusant (fun), génial (great), facile (easy), utile (useful), ennuyeux (boring), difficile (difficult), nul (rubbish).
Opinion starters: à mon avis (in my opinion), je pense que (I think that), je trouve que (I find that), je crois que (I believe that).
J'aime le sport parce que c'est amusant.
intéressant (interesting), amusant (fun), génial (great), facile (easy), utile (useful), ennuyeux (boring), difficile (difficult), nul (rubbish).
Opinion starters: à mon avis (in my opinion), je pense que (I think that), je trouve que (I find that), je crois que (I believe that).
J'aime le sport parce que c'est amusant.
Linking and adding detail
Translate: I love music because it is great, but I hate sport.
- I love music: j'adore la musique (keep la).
- because it is great: parce que c'est génial.
- but I hate sport: mais je déteste le sport.
Answer: J'adore la musique parce que c'est génial, mais je déteste le sport.
Opinion verb + le / la / les + noun, or + infinitive. Give a reason with parce que or car + c'est + adjective. Link ideas with et, mais, aussi, donc, and add frequency words like souvent and toujours.
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