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French B2: Saying It Exactly

Lesson 2 of 32

Your mission

At work

Mark the difference between what you know and what you are working out.

You should be able to do this without preparation, and adjust when the conversation turns.

  • B2
  • About 18 minutes
  1. 01Learn5 activities

Activity 01 · Orientation

Build the idea

Start with the essential idea and connect it to language you can use.

An argument you cannot fully back is still worth making - you just have to say so. French hedges with devoir, with a handful of adverbs, and with one use of the conditional that you will meet in every news bulletin you ever hear.

It also contains the single most expensive false friend in the language, and it is sitting in the middle of this topic.