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French Writing Skills
Writing papers reward task completion, range of language and accuracy – in that balance.
Method
1. Cover every bullet
2. Add opinion + reason for each
3. Vary tenses where the task allows
4. Use 2–3 good connectives
5. Leave time to check endings and agreements
Range without risk
Reuse trusted complex phrases rather than inventing risky structures.
Quality of a few strong sentences beats many broken ones.
Worked example
How long should you spend checking?
Solution: Keep several minutes at the end for verbs, genders and accents.
Practice questions
1. What must you do with every bullet point?
2. Name two accuracy checks.