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Giving and analyzing examples. Se référer à un auteur ou un texte. The author of the article says / holds / claims / argues / asserts / contends that … His analysis / description / article tends to prove that … In the author’s view , … To David Smith, …..
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Se référer à un auteur ou un texte The author of the article says / holds / claims / argues / asserts / contendsthat… Hisanalysis / description / article tends to provethat … In the author’sview, … To David Smith, ….. This aticleoffers the readers a detailedaccount of the situation back in the 1960s… a thoroughanalysis of the problem a minute description of the works aconvincingpresentation of the artist’sworks The authoracknowledgesthat … The author’scriticismiswell-grounded. Hisdepiction / accountisprecise. Hisdemonstrationiswell-organised. Hisexaminationisclear-sighted.
Citer un texte Faux amis : The village of Skibbereeniscited as havingmostsufferedfrom the Famine. The authorinvokes a previous article, quotingitatlength. As the journalistsays, in the first §, the reality wasquitedifferent. As the presidenthimselfsaid, « … ». The artisttold the interviewer « … ». In the words of the Prime Minister: « … » The authordevelops the viewthat « … » One mayfind an example of overstatement on line 43: « … » The passage goingfrom line 20 to line 25 mayrightfullysuggestthat the author … As the concludingparagraphsuggests, the author ….
Donner des exemples • Mindyourspelling: an exAmple – to exemplify • To set an example / give, quote an example • Original artistsmay not bewellreceived. Consider Van Gogh whowasconsidered as mad. • The dissolution of monasterieshad diverse consequences –for example the concentration of wealth. • Artistssuch as / like Warhol as veryfamous. • The textis full of clichés –from the myth of the self-made man to that of an open society. • Tudor monarchs, amongwhom Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, are aware of the importance of their public image. • The crisisbrought about manyunexpectedconsequences. Theseinclude … • Labour politicians, Blair and Brown to mention just a few, have been widelycriticized.
Donner des exemples This type of workwasproduced, for instance, during the war. Abstract art canbehermetic. Pollock’soveralls come to mind as an example. A case in point iswhathappened in Dubai. Whathappened in Kilkenny is a good / tellingexample. Victorianwriters (e.g. Dickens, Eliot, the BronteSisters) have emphasized the hypocrisy of their society. The Hastings case exemplifies the power of religious groups.
Analyser des exemples • To back up our argumentation, wewouldlike to quote the example of manypoor countries. Such cases tend to suggestthat … Indeed, as a matter of fact… • To hammerour point home, wecouldanalyze the example of … • Let’sponder over the case of … • Our ideacouldconvincinglybeexemplified by a few precise cases, e.g. …. • To go further in ouranalysis of the topic, wewouldlike to delveinto the situation in GB. • Our interpretation of the exhibition isgrounded in the factthat …