Defending Ideas Fluently
🎯 Objectif : consolider les compétences développées cette semaine — temps avancés, voix passive, conditionnels, vocabulaire des débats — et améliorer ta capacité à défendre une opinion de manière claire, logique et respectueuse.
Écoute le dialogue (3 écoutes maximum) puis réponds aux questions. Le texte ne sera visible qu'après avoir répondu à toutes les questions.
✔️ She has lived in Abidjan since 2015. (résultat / fait établi)
✔️ She has been living in Abidjan for five years. (durée, action continue)
✔️ By the time the debate started, he had already prepared his arguments.
✔️ She had been practising her speech for an hour before the competition began.
✔️ By 2030, researchers will have developed new solutions to climate change.
✔️ This time next week, we will be debating the topic of free universities.
On utilise le passif quand l'action est plus importante que celui qui la fait, ou quand l'auteur est inconnu/évident.
| Temps | Exemple |
|---|---|
| Present Simple Passive | The rules are explained by the teacher. |
| Past Simple Passive | The new policy was announced yesterday. |
| Present Perfect Passive | The report has been written already. |
| Modal Passive | This issue must be discussed before the vote. |
| Type | Formule | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| Zero | If + present, present | If you heat water to 100°C, it boils. |
| First | If + present, will + base | If we invest in education, society will improve. |
| Second | If + past, would + base | If I were the Minister, I would make university free. |
| Third | If + past perfect, would have + p.p. | If the government had invested more, the system would have improved. |
| Mixed | If + past perfect, would + base | If she had studied harder, she would pass the exam now. |
In my opinion... / I believe that... / From my point of view...
I completely agree... / That's a valid point... / You're absolutely right that...
I see your point, but... / I'm not so sure about that... / I understand your concern, however...
For instance... / A clear example of this is... / To illustrate this point...
To sum up... / In conclusion... / Taking everything into account...
argument, counter-argument, rebuttal, viewpoint, stance, evidence, to concede a point, to refute
Ce quiz mélange temps avancés, voix passive, conditionnels et vocabulaire des débats.
Bravo pour ton travail aujourd'hui !