Text types Flashcards
start of journal
cher journal
formatting date
example: Lundi, le 24 janvier 2007
* remember: include ‘le’, DONT CAPITALISE MONTH
blog formatting
- name of blog and author
- add links to the top of page (accueil, contacts, liens, à propos)
- date and title entry
- include photos if relevant (WITH CAPTION)
- Ask for likes/shares (partagez, suivez-moi)
- invite readers to leave comments/make a comments section WITH DATES (faites un commentaire)
formal letter ending
Veuillez agréer Monsieur/madame, mes salutations distinguées
formal letter greetings
Monsieur le Directeur, Madame la Présidente, M et Mme Vignal
formal letter formatting
- sender’s address top LHS, receiver lower on RHS
- Subject (objet:…) and attachements (pièce jointe)
- Date on RHS
- Greeting
- Letter
- formal ending and signature (sincèrement, cordialement)
French address sender
*name
*organisation
22 Rue Crémieux
75012 Paris
France
French address receiver
*name
*organisation
15 Rue Privat
33000 Bordeaux
France
French names
Camille Laurent, Jean Dupont
last names: Dubois, Renaud, Allard
greetings for informal letter
Cher ami, salut, bonjour
closing for informal letter
chaleureusement, bien à toi, bisous
informal letter formatting
always date (with city) and sign
speech greetings
chers amis, chers collègues, chers élèves
devices to use in speech
- rule of three (repeat the same phrase three times but slightly different)
- use rhetorical questions
- imperative
- quotes/statistics
format for a speech (un discours)
- greeting
- introduce topic (aujourd’hui;, je voudrais vous parler/ je suis venu vous parler de..)
- use devices
- conclusion
- ending: (merci de m’avoir écouté(e))
Newspaper article format (un article)
- *always use vous and be objective
1. Title
2. Author and date and name of publication (eg Le Monde, Le Parisien)
3. Subheading, under picture (WITH CAPTION) if relevant
4. write in columns
5. include quotes/sources (with name and city)
email formatting (un courriel)
- choose either informal or formal
- Include address in form of de:, à:, Cc:, Objet: (one per line) and date
- sign off using letter formatting
brochure (dépliant)
- title & subheadings
- use exclamations
- organised layout
- use ‘vous’ to address audience (semi-formal tone)
- use imperative
- provide contact info etc for advertising purposes
review (une critique)
- title, name and date
- information on the film/book etc (could be in a box?) including a brief summary
- persuasive tone
essay (une dissertation)
- Title/essay question
- formal & impersonal
- include quotes
éditorial (opinion article)
- title and name of author
- text in columns
- use intro, body, conclusion format
- include exclamations or rhetorical questions
interview (entretien)
- title and name of journalist
- introduce interviewee
- format as: question response
tract
leaflet/handout
report (un rapport)
Purpose is to recount factual information, include author
- use je or nous or il/ils
- includes times and dates of events described
- sign and date it if its and official document
to play a role
jouer un rôle
director
le réalisateur(e) (for cinéma)
le metteur en scène (théâtre)
the set
le décor (théâtre) le plateau (cinéma)
the script
le scénario
the plot
l’intrigue
stunts
les cascades
screen adaption of a novel
une adaption cinématographique d’un roman
comedy
une comédie
dubbed
un film doublé
trailer
la bande-annonce
documentary
un documentaire
drama
un drame
a musical
une comédie musicale
movie ratings
un film tous publics
un film déconseillé pour les moins de 15 ans
takes place in
l’histoire se déroule en
the main character
le personnage principal
