📖LearnModule 10 · Lesson 19 of 30Independent User · CEFR B1 + B2 mastery, and the C1 bridgeUnit 4 · L'épreuve écrite
Les connecteurs, révisés
Module 10 of the free French course (CEFR B1 + B2 mastery, and the C1 bridge), lesson 19 of 30: . On this page: 8 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line, the conjugation table and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's lesson 19.
The words
French
English
Say it
d'abord
first
dah-BOR
de plus
moreover
duh PLEWS
ajouter une idée
to add an idea
ah-zhoo-tay ewn ee-DAY
enfin
finally
ah(n)-FA(n)
l'enchaînementmasculine — the article elides to l'
the flow between ideas
lah(n)-shehn-MAH(n)
vide de sens
meaningless
veed duh SAH(n)S
une seule fois
once only
ewn suhl FWAH
l'examinateurmasculine — the article elides to l'
the examiner
leg-zah-mee-nah-TUHR
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
Hear the words
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
La règle · The rule
Six connectors will carry almost any B2 essay: d'abord, en effet, cependant, en revanche, par conséquent, en définitive. Use each one once.
Et aussi · And also
The mistake to avoid is the connector that connects nothing: de plus at the start of a sentence that adds nothing new. A reader notices immediately, and so does an examiner.
Attention · Watch out
Use each connector once. de plus must add something new; en revanche marks a contrast; en définitive closes. A connector that connects nothing is noticed at once.
dire — the table
je dis · tu dis · il/elle dit · nous disons · vous dites · ils/elles disent
Do it now — on paper
Say all 8 words aloud twice from the respelling, then once from the French spelling alone — begin with d'abord.
Copy every word with its accents on paper; then cover the English column and write each meaning back from the French.
Write out dire in full from memory, every person, and check each form against the table above.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The French Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
Keep these words
Turn this lesson’s words into flashcards, then space your reviews — the two habits the research behind our study guides backs hardest.