USEFUL VOCABULARY FOR A SYNTHESIS

USEFUL VOCABULARY FOR A 'SYNTHESE'

Type of documents:

An article = a piece

A column = an opinion piece: An opinion piece is an article, published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about the subject

An in-depth article + A LEADING ARTICLE = article de fond

A chart - a graph = un graphique

A cartoon = desssin de press // A cartoonist = dessinateur

it as DRAWN by 

A drawing - an illustration 

A photograph (pas "photography")

To tackle - to deal with - to focus on - to address.... an issue  (le "s" de la 3eme personne! it deals with - tackles - focuses on - addresses )

It is dated (it came out in)   January 2016 – it was published IN The Guardian – it is taken from – it is an extract from – it is adapted from…

• A CARTOON

  a. description:

The cartoon SHOWS - DEPICTS...

if you briefly describe a cartoon: he is holding/ carrying/ sitting/ wearing : Be + ING pour la description des actions d'un personnage)

b. Meaning 

the cartoon ILLUSTRATES (the idea, the notion that)

It DENOUNCES - CRTITCIZES 6 COMMENTS ON - TARGETS - MAKES FUN OF 

The article / the  cartoon : the cartoonist HIGHLIGHTS THE FACT THAT ...(+sujet et vb)

                                                               HIGHLIGHTS the gap between rich and poor.

the cartoon CONVEYS THE IDEA THAT (suggère)

The aim-goal-purpose      of the cartoon(ist) is to... 

•  OPINIONS OR POINTS OF VIEW EXPRESSED IN THE DOCUMENTS - REFRENCES TO THE DOCUMENTS:

Professor... suggests / claims / points out that/ declares that...

Both articles emphasize / highlight (the fact) that…

As pointed out in The Guardian, in the report, in the article...

As suggested in The New York Times,...

As indicated in The Economist,...

As shown in the cartoon,...

As mentioned in Time Magazine

Or : The NYT indicates – states – mentions – highlights – emphasizes – points out that…