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    This document provides useful words and expressions for structuring an essay in French. It includes transitional phrases for introducing topics, structuring ideas, giving examples, making contradictions, expressing opinions, and summing up. Some key transitional phrases listed are firstly, moreover, however, personally I think, and to conclude. The document offers vocabulary for linking paragraphs and guiding the reader through the logical flow of an essay.

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    Useful words and expressions for essay writing

    1. Introducing the subject  One should bear in mind that.... (Il faut
    garder a l'esprit que...) / Bearing in mind
     It is often said that... that...
     It is generally / commonly believed  It mustn't be forgotten that...
    that...  Indeed... (en effet)
     It cannot be denied that...  Above all, … (par-dessus tout)
     It is a well-known fact that...  Actually, ... / As a matter of fact, … (en
     ... is a topical / controversial / burning fait)
    issue.  There is no denying that... (on ne peut
     We may wonder if / whether... (on peut nier que...)
    se demander si...)  We must take into account... (on doit
     We may wonder to what extent... (on prendre en compte...)
    peut se demander dans quelle mesure...)  It is worth mentioning that... (cela vaut
    la peine de mentionner que...)
    2. Structuring ideas d. Contradicting an idea.
     Firstly.../ First ... / First of all, ... / To  However, ... / (And) yet …
    begin with,  Nevertheless... / Still...
     Secondly, ... / Then, ... / Next, ...  On the one hand, ... on the other hand
     Thirdly, ... (d'une part..., d'autre part...)
     Lastly, ... Finally, ... / Eventually, .../ Last  On the contrary, … / By contrast, …
    but not least, ... (dernier point, et non  Unlike ... / Contrary to...
    des moindres) 5. Expressing your opinion
     Personally, I think / I reckon that...
    3. Giving examples  As for me, I believe that.......
     For example, ... For instance, ...  As far as I'm concerned, I think that...
     such as...  My opinion is that...
     Namely.... (à savoir...)  In my opinion, .../ To my mind, /In my
     Let us take the example of... view, …
     In particular / particularly...  I cannot help thinking that...
     A case in point…  I strongly disapprove of...
     I don't share such views.
    4. Making a transition  I'm strongly opposed to...
    a Adding an idea  I fully agree with...
     Moreover... /What is  I don't agree with... / I totally disagree
    more.../Furthermore... (more formal). with...
     Besides, ... (d'ailleurs, ...)
     On top of that... (familiar)/ In addition 6. Summing up and concluding
    (to that) ....  To sum things up, ... / To put it in a
     Similarly... / Likewise... (de la même nutshell...
    façon, de même)  In a nutshell... / In brief, ... / In short, …/
     As we have already seen, … All in all, ... / In a word, (en bref I en un
    b Introducing a new aspect mot)
     Now concerning / regarding...  All things considered, (tout bien pesé)
     As regards... / As for... (En ce qui  For all these reasons, ...
    concerne...) /As far as... is concerned  To conclude ...
    C Insisting on an idea  As a / In conclusion, ...

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