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Where might I start when writing a discursive essay in French?

The best thing to think about when writing a discursive essay is to have a clear and defined structure, whilst always keeping in mind that everything you write must be relevant to the question you are asked....
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Answered by William H. French tutor
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The student has to present a current debate concerning a specific social/political/economical problem in France (eg. immigration; internal political structure, ...)

This kind of questions is a way to stimulate the student's interest in the culture of a nation. As I tend to repeat, studying a language is not only a matter of learning a new vocabulary, it also implies to ...
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Answered by Clementina T. French tutor
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How do you know when to use the perfect tense or the imperfect tense?

Both the imperfect and the perfect tense are used to talk about something that happened in the past. However, the imperfect tense tends to refer to things that happened over a period of time in the past. For...
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Answered by Abigail Q. French tutor
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How should I structure my essay in the A2 written paper?

Structuring an essay can be a very subjective thing, there are always a few basic rules to remember - especially when you're under the time pressures of an exam! Introduction - This is where you address the ...
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Answered by Alexandra M. French tutor
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I don't understand the difference between Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns - how do I use them?

A normal Direct Object Pronoun (DOP) sentence would look like this: --> J'attends le bus pendant deux heures chaque matin. --> to change this sentences into the DOP form we replace the object (''le') w...
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Answered by Grace C. French tutor
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