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CEFR C1

Review the contrast after listening

Certes, la méthode est efficace.

[sɛʁt | la metɔd ɛ efikas ↘]

concession as a complete statement

Certes, la méthode est efficace, mais son coût reste élevé.

[sɛʁt | la metɔd ɛ efikas ↗ | mɛ sɔ̃ ku ʁɛst eləve ↘]

concession followed by a cost reservation

What tells the two sounds apart

  • ↗ concesión | ↘ reservaThe first part concedes a point; the second limits the conclusion. Plan both groups: leave the concession open and close the reservation, keeping words such as partiellement or sans. Place final prominence on the limitation. Pitch must not erase a negation or turn caution into total rejection; the contour is a model, not an automatic meaning.

Why it is hard

The first part concedes a point; the second limits the conclusion. Plan both groups: leave the concession open and close the reservation, keeping words such as partiellement or sans. Place final prominence on the limitation. Pitch must not erase a negation or turn caution into total rejection; the contour is a model, not an automatic meaning.

Certes, la méthode est efficace dans ce contexte, mais ses résultats ne permettent pas encore de généraliser la conclusion.

To practise

  1. Même si les données sont solides, leur portée demeure limitée à ce contexte.[mɛm si le dɔne sɔ̃ sɔlid ↗ | lœʁ pɔʁte dəmœʁ limite a sə kɔ̃tɛkst ↘]Even if the data are sound, their scope remains limited to this context.
  2. La mesure améliore certes l’accès, sans résoudre pour autant les inégalités existantes.[la məzyʁ ameljɔʁ sɛʁt laksɛ ↗ | sɑ̃ ʁezudʁ puʁ otɑ̃ lezineɡalitezɛɡzistɑ̃t ↘]The measure does improve access without thereby resolving existing inequalities.
  3. Si cette interprétation paraît plausible, elle ne rend compte que partiellement des résultats.[si sɛt ɛ̃tɛʁpʁetasjɔ̃ paʁɛ plozibl ↗ | ɛl nə ʁɑ̃ kɔ̃t kə paʁsjɛlmɑ̃ de ʁezylta ↘]While this interpretation seems plausible, it accounts only partly for the results.
  4. J’admets l’intérêt de la proposition, tout en réservant mon jugement sur sa faisabilité.[ʒadmɛ lɛ̃teʁɛ də la pʁopozisjɔ̃ ↗ | tutɑ̃ ʁezɛʁvɑ̃ mɔ̃ ʒyʒmɑ̃ syʁ sa fəzabilite ↘]I acknowledge the proposal’s value while reserving judgement on its feasibility.