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Vocabulary
Objective: Name the main artistic genres, describe a cultural work, and produce a structured review using the correct evaluative register.
| Genre | Work | Artist | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| la littérature | un roman | un écrivain | a novel by a writer |
| le cinéma | un long métrage | un réalisateur | a feature film by a director |
| le théâtre | une pièce | un comédien | a play by an actor |
| la musique | une symphonie | un compositeur | a symphony by a composer |
| la peinture | un tableau | un peintre | a painting by a painter |
| la photographie | un cliché | un photographe |
The verb recommander takes the preposition à before a person. The preposition pour is not used in this construction.
Parler de takes the preposition de before the topic. The preposition sur belongs to verbs such as écrire sur or to noun phrases such as un essai sur.
Raconter l'histoire de introduces the plot of a narrative work. The verb takes a direct object.
Sortir en salle is the standard expression for a film's release. The verb takes être in the passé composé.
Créer une pièce means to stage it for the first time. The past passive places the play in the subject position.
Se dérouler describes the setting of a narrative. The verb is pronominal and takes être in the passé composé.
Jeu d'acteur is a fixed noun phrase. The adjective remarquable belongs to the strong positive register.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
| la danse | un ballet | un chorégraphe | a ballet by a choreographer |
| l'architecture | un bâtiment | un architecte | a building by an architect |
À la fois coordinates two adjectives directly, so the second il est is dropped. The two adjectives sit side by side after the single verb.
The preposition de contracts with the masculine article le to produce du before a masculine singular noun.
The sentence balances a positive assessment with a reservation. Mise en scène and rythme are standard terms in a theatre or film review.
Dénouement is the resolution of a plot. The verb manquer de takes the preposition de.
En définitive introduces the verdict. The verb recommander takes the preposition à before a person.