Vocabulary - Writing skills Flashcards
"With the journal article you found based on the research question you selected in Task 6 from the previous unit, for next class read it twice and underline key words and ideas. Then, time yourself and spend a maximum of 45 minutes writing a summary of the main ideas of the article, written for someone who hasn’t read the article. Your summary should be approximately 300-350 words. Make sure you don’t lose this summary, as we will be referring to it regularly in this chapter."
Hence
=donc, ainsi, d’où, par conséquent, de ce fait
Accordingly
=en conséquence, par conséquent, à ce titre
falter
=faiblir, vaciller, chanceler
to ascertain
=vérifier, s’assurer, constater
subsequently
=par la suite, ultérieurement, ensuite
do not beat about the bush
=ne tourne pas autour du pot
to endorse
=appuyer, approuver, endosser
estrangement
=distanciation, aliénation, séparation
at first glance
=à première vue, au premier abord
to avow
=avouer
the former
=le(s) premier(s)
the latter
=le(s) dernier(s)
to warrant
=justifier, garantir, cautionner
adjudicate
=juger, statuer, trancher, décider
pervasive
=omniprésent, envahissant
to no avail
=en vain
salience
=saillance, importance
brawls
=rixes, bagarres
from the outset
=d’emblée
to heckle
=chahuter
to shove
=pousser, bousculer
