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C1 Lesson 2 of 3 · DALF C1: Synthesis and Formal Register

The synthesis: method and reformulation

Summarise several documents in one organised text, without opinion and without copying: the signature skill of C1.

17 min · 7 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Identify the common theme and the ideas of each document
  • Organise by ideas, not by document
  • Reformulate with your own words
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Synthesis: no opinion, organised by ideas, reformulated, with a title (~220 words in the exam).
  • 2Reporting verbs: souligner, insister sur, déplorer, nuancer, mettre en garde contre, préconiser.
  • 3Cross-referencing: les deux auteurs s’accordent sur…, alors que…, à l’inverse…

Key vocabulary

préconiserto recommend
déplorerto deplore
s’accorder surto agree on
l’insuffisanceinadequacy