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SPEECH (Part 3)

Your TASK : Complete the grid with the help of the toolbox.
according to the writer - actually - first / firstly - first of all - I agree with / I disagree with - I
would say
tout d'abord
d'aprs l'crivain
je dirais que
premirement
je suis d'accord / je ne suis pas d'accord
en fait

first of all
according to the writer
I would say
first / firstly
I agree with / I disagree with
actually

I approve of / I disapprove of - I have the feeling that - in the author's opinion - second /
secondly - to begin with - undoubtedly
pour commencer
selon le point de vue de l'auteur
j'ai l'impression que
deuximement
j'approuve / je dsapprouve
assurment

to begin with
in the author's opinion
I have the feeling that
second / secondly
I approve of / I disapprove of
undoubtedly

in my opinion / to my mind / as far as I'm concerned - it is generally agreed that - it is true / it is

false - obviously - the writer denounces
il est communment admis que
l'auteur dnonce
mon avis
troisimement
c'est vrai / c'est faux
l'vidence

- third / thirdly
it is generally agreed that
the writer denounces
in my opinion / to my mind / as far as I'm
concerned
third / thirdly
it is true / it is false
obviously

apparently - as for me,

- finally - on the one hand , on the other hand - the narrator

condemns - the text deals with
le texte traite de
le narrateur condamne
en ce qui me concerne
en dernier lieu
d'une part , d'autre part
apparemment

the text deals with

the narrator condemns
as for me,
finally
on the one hand , on the other hand
apparently

admittedly - last but not least - let's consider the pros and the cons - one may assume that
- personally, I think that - the document raises the question of
le document soulve la question de
on peut supposer que
personnellement, je pense que
dernier point, mais pas le moindre
considrons le pour et le contre

the document raises the question of

one may assume that
personally, I think that
last but not least
let's consider the pros and the cons

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admittedly