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 How to talk about a document you have studied in relation to the notion

a- Say what the document is about :

The document deals with/ is about… = le document traite de…

It focuses on a major issue = il porte sur un problème majeur
It raises the problem of … = il soulève le problème de…
It indicates / it shows (= il montre) / it suggests / it proves that… / it implies…
It describes / it draws our attention to the fact that = il attire notre attention sur le fait
que…
It refers to (faire reference à ) / it mentions
It points out = it underlines = it emphasizes that = it stresses the fact that = il
souligne le fait que …
It is a good example of…
The journalists argues (soutient) /claims (revendique)/ contends that
(soutient/affirme que)

b- How to talk about the journalist’s point of view

FOR AGAINST NEUTRAL

He/she approves of … = He/she criticizes/ blames / He/she doesn’t side with …

He/she sides with… = se reproaches GN for/with Ving = He/she is unbiased (impartial)
ranger du côté de… / prendre reprocher à quelqu’un de faire =/= biased
parti pour quelque chose He/she analyses / comments
He /she stands for … = être He/she objects to + V-ing on / reveals / informs us
pour / défendre He/she disapproves of… that…
He/ she advocates… = He/she warns us against … =
préconiser / prôner / mettre en garde contre…
recommander He/she denounces / condemns
/exposes…
He/she accuses…. of….
 c- How to explain the link with the notion you have to talk about.

-The narrator’s attitude is typical of … / The narrator embodies …. (incarne)

-It is an interesting / apt (=approprié) / relevant (=pertinent) illustration of… insofar as
(=dans la mesure où) …
-In many respects (à bien des égards), the document) shows that / proves that…
the article makes us realize that (nous fait réaliser que) / makes us aware that (nous fait
prendre conscience que) / makes us understand that (nous fait comprendre)…
- We could also relate this poem / this song to …
-In both documents / in the three documents, the idea / the arguments put forward is …(l’idée
avancée est…)
-There is a relationship between …and ….
-The author / poet /playwright/ journalist / painter / film director/ singer / artist wants to
draw our / the reader’s / the audience’s / the viewer’s attention to…
His/her aim is to… = son but est de …

 Make a personal conclusion and give your opinion on the document

To conclude / in conclusion, I could say that …

I’d like to end by saying that = j’aimerais terminer par dire que …
In my opinion / in my view / to my mind = à mon avis
As for me = pour ma part
From my point of view = de mon point de vue
As far as I am concerned, I think that = en ce qui me concerne, je pense que…
I strongly believe that … : je crois fortement / profondément que …
I’m afraid I disagree about the idea that = je crains de ne pas être d’accord…
I have the feeling that = j’ai le sentiment que…
We are given the impression that… : on nous donne l’impression que…
We must acknowledge that = on doit reconnaître que
We must not forget that… : on ne doit pas oublier que…
We should keep in mind that = on devrait garder à l’esprit que
Nothing will change unless… = rien ne changera à moins que

I’m well aware that …

I can’t help thinking that … je ne peux m’empêcher de penser que…
It is worth mentioning = ça vaut la peine de mentioner