7.4 Writing

• To succeed in OCR A-Level French writing, it's essential to understand the different text types
• Match the text type with its key feature:

  Letters ↔️ Formal or informal register

  Articles ↔️ Engaging introduction
• Steps for planning a French writing task:

  1️⃣ Analyze the prompt

  2️⃣ Brainstorm ideas

  3️⃣ Outline the structure

  4️⃣ Review and revise
• The passive voice emphasizes the action rather than the subject


  True
• In a letter, an appropriate greeting depends on whether the audience is formal or informal
• To manage your time effectively, allocate time for planning, writing, and revising
• Match the grammatical structure with its usage.

  Complex sentences ↔️ Link ideas and provide context

  Conditional mood ↔️ Express hypothetical situations

  Subjunctive mood ↔️ Convey uncertainty or necessity

  Relative pronouns ↔️ Connect ideas and add information
• In an informal letter, a closing like "Bien à toi" is commonly used to express friendship
• Le registre (formal ou informal) doit correspondre à l'audience visée dans une lettre en français.


  True
• Dans un essai argumentatif, le ton est persuasif
• To avoid plagiarism, properly cite all sources
• Developing effective planning techniques is crucial for succeeding in OCR A-Level French writing
• Complex sentences in French essays often use subordinate clauses
• To succeed in OCR A-Level French writing, you need to understand the different text types you'll be required to write
• Order the criteria used to assess OCR A-Level French writing.

  1️⃣ Accuracy

  2️⃣ Range

  3️⃣ Coherence

  4️⃣ Register
• Planning your writing can improve coherence and linguistic range.


  True
• What type of greeting is used in a formal French letter?

  Monsieur/Madame
• Dans une lettre informelle, on utilise une formule de clôture comme Amitiés
• Associez le type d'essai avec son objectif principal :

  Argumentative ↔️ Persuader le lecteur

  Expositoire ↔️ Informer le lecteur
• Un essai argumentatif utilise une thèse pour convaincre le lecteur d'un point de vue précis.


  True
• La planification d'un essai permet d'améliorer la cohérence
• Planning helps you brainstorm ideas and structure your argument
• Match the grammatical structure with its usage:

  Subordinate Clauses ↔️ Link ideas and provide context

  Passive Voice ↔️ Emphasize the action

  Conditional Mood ↔️ Express hypothetical situations

  Subjunctive Mood ↔️ Convey uncertainty or desire
• The subjunctive mood conveys certainty or factual information

  False
• Formal letters in French use greetings like 'Cher/Chère'.

  False
• What are the two main types of essays in French writing?

  Argumentative and Expository
• Steps for structuring an argumentative essay

  1️⃣ Introduction with thesis

  2️⃣ Body paragraphs with arguments

  3️⃣ Conclusion summarizing main points
• Use *cependant*, *néanmoins*, *en revanche* to show a contrast or shift in your argument
• Incorporating a variety of transition words and phrases will help your writing flow logically
• Contrastive transitions like *cependant*, *néanmoins*, and *en revanche* indicate agreement between ideas.

  False
• Match the vocabulary area with an example term or phrase:

  Greetings/Closings ↔️ Bonjour, Cordialement

  Opinion Phrases ↔️ À mon avis, Je crois que

  Analytical Language ↔️ Analyser, Examiner, Évaluer

  Descriptive Language ↔️ Vibrant, Captivant, Saisissant
• Match the text type with its key vocabulary areas:

  Letters ↔️ Greetings, closings, professional phrases

  Articles ↔️ Descriptive language, opinion phrases

  Essays ↔️ Analytical language, argumentation
• The passive voice emphasizes the subject rather than the action.

  False
• In French, apostrophes are used before vowel sounds
• Match the French spelling feature with an example:

  Silent letters ↔️ Chat, maison

  Doubled consonants ↔️ Commencer, appeler

  Irregular plurals ↔️ Oeil/yeux, cheval/chevaux
• What are the assessment criteria for OCR A-Level French writing?

  Accuracy, range, coherence, register
• What grammatical structure is used to emphasize the action rather than the subject?

  Passive voice
• What does the conditional mood express in French?

  Hypothetical situations
• What is the purpose of complex sentences in French essays?

  Link ideas
• Associez le type de texte avec son vocabulaire clé:

  Lettres ↔️ Salutations, formules de politesse

  Articles ↔️ Langage descriptif, opinions

  Essais ↔️ Arguments, preuves