AQA A-Level French essay phrases

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En premier lieu/D'abord
First of all
Puis/Ensuite
Then, Next
Enfin/Finalement/En dernier lieu
Finally
Je vais discuter du problème de...
I am going to discuss the problem of...
La question qui se pose est/concerne...
The question to ask is/concerns...
Dans l'analyse qui va suivre...
In the analysis that follows...
Je m'efforcerai de montrer que...
I will strive to show that...
Nous examinerons le pour et le contre
We will examine the arguments for and against
Afin de démontrer que...
So as to show that...
Il est à noter que...
It is to be noted that...
Examinons la manière dont...Let's examine the way in which...Je voudrais avancer l'hypothèse...I would like to put forward the hypothesis...J'aimerais proposer que...I would like to propose that...Il semble que...It seems that...Il se peut que...It may be that...À première vueAt first sightIl est important/essentiel/primordial/clair que...It is important/essential/clear that...Je vais considérer/examinerI am going to consider/examine...Penchons-nous sur le problème de...Let's address the problem of...Je voudrais parler de...I would like to talk about...Je discuterai des raisons pour lesquelles...I will discuss the reasons for which...Je soulignerai l'importance de...I will underline the importance of...Venons-en maintenant à...Let's now come to...On peut supposer/concevoir que...We can suppose/conceive that...Il s'agit de...It is a question of...Nous pouvons en effet constater...We can indeed notice...Il faut considérer...We have to consider...Cela nous permet de...This allows us to...Il est souhaitable que...It is desirable that...Il vaudrait mieux...It would be better to...Étant donné que...Given that...Dans la mesure où...In so far as...Il convient d'ajouter que...It is advisable to add that ...On peut se demander si...We can wonder whether...Il s'ensuit que...It follows that...À cause du fait que...Because of the fact that...Autant que je sacheAs far as I knowOn pourrait...We couldOn devrait/Il faudrait que nous...We shouldPour illustrer ce point...To illustrate this point....La raison pour laquelle...The reason why...Prenons un exempleLet's take an exampleConsidérons l'exemple de...Let's consider the example of...De plus/En outreMoreoverD'ailleursBesidesPourtant/Cependant/ToutefoisHoweverEn revanche/D'autre part/Par contreOn the other handNéanmoinsNeverthelessAyant considéré les avantages, nous...Having considered the advantages, we...Il y a ceux qui pensent que...There are people who think that...Il me semble que...It seems to me that...À mon avis, il est clair que...In my opinion, it is clear that...Il est indéniable que...It is undeniable that...Cela va sans dire que.../Il va de soi que...It goes without saying that...Il ne fait aucun doute que...There is no doubt that...Il est évident que...It is obvious that...On ne pourrait nier que...One could not deny that...Pour ma partAs for myselfJe ne doute pas que...I don't doubt that...En ce qui me concerneAs far as I am concernedCela me porte à croire que...That leads me to believe that ...Je (ne) suis (pas) d'accord avec...I (don't) agree with...Au terme de cette analyseAt the end of this analysisNous sommes amenés à penser que...We are led to believe that...En guise de conclusion/en conclusion/pour conclureTo concludeEn fin de compte, je dois avouer que...In the end, I have to admit that ...On peut en déduire que...We can deduce that...Toutes choses considérées, il semblerait que ...All things considered, it would seem that...Cela nous montre que...It shows us that...Pour me résumer...To summarise...En brefIn a wordIl serait facile d'en tirer la conclusion que...It would be easy to draw the conclusion that....