Agreeing and disagreeing
In a debate, giving your opinion is only half the job. The other half is reacting to what someone else said: agreeing, agreeing partly, or pushing back politely. At B1, examiners want to hear you do this with a range of expressions, not just oui and non. The trick is to react, then justify with a connector.
| Je suis (tout à fait) d'accord. | I (totally) agree. |
| Tu as raison / Vous avez raison. | You're right. |
| C'est vrai, et en plus... | That's true, and what's more... |
| Je partage ton avis. | I share your view. |
| Je ne suis pas (du tout) d'accord. | I don't agree (at all). |
| Je ne pense pas, non. | I don't think so, no. |
| Là, je ne te suis pas. | There, I don't follow you. |
| C'est discutable. | That's debatable. |
| Tu as raison, mais... | You're right, but... |
| Je comprends, cependant... | I understand, however... |
| Dans un sens, oui, pourtant... | In a way, yes, yet... |
| Au contraire | On the contrary |
| À mon avis | In my opinion |
| Personnellement, je trouve que... | Personally, I find that... |
Associez chaque expression à sa fonction.
Match each expression to its function.
Votre ami dit que le télétravail est toujours mieux. Vous êtes d'accord en partie. Que dites-vous ?
Your friend says working from home is always better. You partly agree. What do you say?
Complétez avec un connecteur de concession (« however »).
Complete with a concession connector (however).
Je comprends ton idée, ____ je ne suis pas convaincu.
Partial agreement is the most useful move in a debate, and it runs on concession connectors. Mais (but) is the basic one. To sound more B1, use cependant, pourtant and néanmoins (however / yet), or bien que + subjunctive (although). A clean structure is: acknowledge the point, then introduce your reservation with the connector. Tu as raison sur ce point, cependant je pense que c'est plus compliqué.
Complétez avec la bonne forme après « bien que » (subjonctif de « être »).
Complete with the correct verb form after 'bien que' (subjunctive of être).
Bien que ce ____ vrai, je ne suis pas d'accord.
Construisez la phrase : « You're right, however I think it's more complicated. »
Build the sentence: "You're right, however I think it's more complicated."
Traduisez en français.
Translate into French.
On the contrary, I find that it costs too much.
Traduisez en anglais.
Translate into English.
Je partage ton avis sur ce point.
Quelle phrase est grammaticalement correcte ?
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Écoutez et tapez ce que vous entendez.
Listen and type what you hear.
Construisez la phrase : « Although it's debatable, I share your view. »
Build the sentence: "Although it's debatable, I share your view."
Quelle réponse exprime le désaccord le plus clair et naturel au niveau B1 ?
Which response shows the clearest, most natural disagreement at B1?
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