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B1 Lesson 2 of 3 · DELF B1: Pass the 4 Papers

The written production: a 160-word essay or letter

Express your opinion on a familiar topic in a structured text: introduction, arguments, examples, conclusion.

16 min · 5 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Understand the instructions and the expected genre
  • Structure a 160-word text
  • Use B1 tools: connectors, tenses, opinion phrases
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Write at least 160 words; respect the genre (letter, forum post, essay).
  • 2Plan: introduction + opinion → argument 1 + example → argument 2 + example → conclusion.
  • 3Show B1 tools: connectors, opinion phrases, past tenses in examples, a conditional.

Key vocabulary

le rédacteureditor
en présentielin person
avoir du mal àto struggle to
combinerto combine