📖LearnModule 12 · Lesson 28 of 30Proficient User · CEFR C1, completedUnit 6 · L'argumentation C1
L'essai C1
Module 12 of the free French course (CEFR C1, completed), lesson 28 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 28.
The words
French
English
Say it
survivre à
to survive
sewr-veevr AH
l'opposantmasculine — the article elides to l'
the opponent
loh-poh-ZAH(n)
convaincre
to convince
koh(n)-VA(n)KR
éviter la question
to dodge the question
ay-vee-tay lah kehs-TYOH(n)
la conviction
the conviction (belief)
lah koh(n)-veek-SYOH(n)
intéressant
interesting
a(n)-tay-reh-SAH(n)
tenir bon
to hold firm
tuh-neer BOH(n)
la faiblesse
the weakness
lah feh-BLEHS
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
The C1 essay differs from the B2 one in a single respect: it expects you to have a position that survives the counter-argument, not one that avoids it.
Et aussi · And also
Practically, that means part two has to be written by someone who disagrees with you and means it. If you cannot write that part convincingly, your position is probably not the interesting one.
Attention · Watch out
Part two must be written by someone who disagrees with you and means it. If you cannot write it convincingly, your position is not yet interesting.
soutenir — the table
je soutiens · tu soutiens · il/elle soutient · nous soutenons · vous soutenez · ils/elles soutiennent
Do it now — on paper
Say all 8 words aloud twice from the respelling, then once from the French spelling alone — begin with survivre à.
Copy every word with its accents on paper; then cover the English column and write each meaning back from the French.
Write out soutenir 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.