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French writing for DELF and TCF · Lesson 2 of 6

Building a paragraph

A good paragraph develops one idea. It opens with a topic sentence that states the idea, gives an argument with an example, and ends with a short conclusion or a link to the next paragraph.

Connectors mark each step: for the first argument, to explain the sentence before, for a concrete case, and to conclude: .

In the exam, leave a blank line between paragraphs and keep one idea in each. Three short paragraphs read better than one long block.

Examples

  • Le vélo est le meilleur moyen de se déplacer en ville.
  • En effet, il est rapide et ne pollue pas.
  • Par exemple, je traverse le centre en dix minutes.
  • Ainsi, le vélo fait gagner du temps et de l'argent.