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C2 Level C2 · TEF Canada Writing: A1 to C2

C2 · Persuasive writing with style

Write a C2 letter: a strong thesis, elegant transitions, rhetorical devices and impeccable register.

17 min · 7 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Write elegant transitions between paragraphs
  • Use rhetorical devices in writing
  • Keep an impeccable formal register
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Link paragraphs with sentences: “Si cet argument est de poids, il n’est pas le seul.” “Reste une objection…”
  • 2Rhetoric in writing: rhetorical question, rule of three, “Ce serait oublier que…”.
  • 3Formal structures: pour peu que, si tant est que (+ subj.), quand bien même (+ cond.), loin de.
  • 4A C2 conclusion opens a perspective rather than repeating the thesis.

Key vocabulary

déchiffrerto decipher
restituerto render, convey
un atoutan asset
obsolèteobsolete
un substituta substitute