Vocabulaire avancĂ© â Popular culture [Higher tier]
đ Vocabulaire avancĂ© â Popular culture [Higher tier]
Les rĂ©seaux sociaux peuvent ĂȘtre Ă la fois bĂ©nĂ©fiques et nĂ©fastes : d'un cĂŽtĂ©, ils permettent aux jeunes de s'exprimer librement et de partager leurs crĂ©ations ; de l'autre, ils peuvent engendrer du cyberharcĂšlement et une comparaison sociale destructrice.
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đĄ Exam Tips & Common Errors
- In Higher writing, the marker of Band 4 is not just complex vocabulary â it is the deployment of balanced argumentation. Use the d'un cĂŽtĂ© / de l'autre structure for every discursive task.
- One correctly placed subjunctive per writing task is worth more than four attempts with incorrect forms. If you are not sure, restructure to avoid it â but one confident use earns AO3 marks.
- In the Higher reading paper, watch for bien que, quoique, Ă condition que â these signal that the clause that follows will be nuanced or conditional, which changes how you interpret the text.
- Cultural identity vocabulary (la francophonie, le mĂ©tissage, le patrimoine culturel) often appears in Higher reading texts from francophone countries â not just France. Expect texts set in Senegal, QuĂ©bec, Belgium or Martinique.
â Common error: Il faut que tout le monde est conscient de ces problĂšmes.
â Correct: Il faut que tout le monde soit conscient de ces problĂšmes.
Why it costs marks: Il faut que always triggers the subjunctive. The indicative form est after il faut que is a direct error that shows the student attempted but misapplied the structure. The subjunctive of ĂȘtre in the third person singular is soit â this is one of the most commonly tested subjunctive forms. Learn: il faut que je sois, tu sois, il/elle soit, nous soyons, vous soyez, ils/elles soient.