French linking words game: build each bridge with the right connector
Le pont
A French linking words game set in canyon country: each sentence is split across two cliffs, and four wooden planks hover over the gap. Lay the one with the right connector and your little red truck drives across to the next canyon; lay a wrong one and it cracks into the river, with the reason. A journey of 30 levels climbs from et and mais to quoique and de surcroît, until you choose a connector for the logic of the sentence, not for how clever it sounds.
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30 levels, 5 worlds
From the basics to exam speed
Each level is one round of about 4 minutes. Win a star to open the next level, and replay for three stars. The first 6 levels are free with no sign-up, levels 7–12 with a free account, and Premium opens all 30.
World 1 · levels 1–6
Everyday links
Les liens du quotidien
A2: et, mais, parce que, donc, pour, quand. A spring drive to warm up.
· Free, no sign-upWorld 2 · levels 7–12
Why, so and when
Cause et conséquence
B1 cause, result, goal and time: puisque, c’est pourquoi, afin de, dès que.
· Free accountWorld 3 · levels 13–18
But, although, besides
Opposer et ajouter
Contrast and concession, B1 then B2: pourtant, bien que, en revanche, de plus.
· PremiumWorld 4 · levels 19–24
Build an argument
Argumenter
Examples, conclusions and B2 links (notamment, en somme, de sorte que), against the clock.
· PremiumWorld 5 · levels 25–30
Exam speed
À la vitesse de l’examen
B2 and C1 together at night, with a tighter clock: de surcroît, il n’empêche que, somme toute.
· Premium
How to play
- 1Read the two signs: each cliff holds one half of the sentence.
- 2Tap the plank with the linking word that joins them (or press 1–4).
- 3A wrong plank cracks into the river: you see why, then the right one slides in. Build enough bridges for up to three stars.
What it trains
138 gap-fill sentences built around the connectors that hold an argument together, from A2 to C1: contrast and concession (en revanche, bien que, malgré), cause and consequence (parce que, donc, c’est pourquoi), adding and giving examples (de plus, par exemple), time and purpose (dès que, afin de), and how to conclude (en conclusion, bref).
Why it matters for TCF and TEF Canada
Linking words turn a list of sentences into an argument. The TCF Canada and TEF Canada writing and speaking tasks ask you to explain, compare and give your opinion, and a well-linked answer is much easier to follow than a string of short sentences. Picking the right connector, with the right grammar after it, is one of the clearest steps from a basic answer toward NCLC 7 for Express Entry, and it makes you clearer at NCLC 4 for citizenship too.
Practise writing in the real format: TCF Canada writing practice · TEF Canada writing practice
Learn while you play
Rules and tips to remember
Find the logic first
Ask what the second idea does to the first: does it add (de plus), oppose (en revanche), explain (parce que) or follow from it (donc)? Pick the family first, then the word.
Noun or clause after it?
Some connectors take a noun, others a whole clause: malgré la pluie but bien qu’il pleuve, à cause du bruit but parce qu’il y a du bruit. Look at what follows the gap before you choose.
Car never starts a sentence
Car only links two parts of the same sentence. To open a sentence with a cause, use Comme or Puisque: Comme il pleuvait, nous sommes restés à la maison.
Vary them in your exam answers
Mais and donc are fine, but a text that also uses cependant, par conséquent or c’est pourquoi shows range. Use each one only where its meaning fits: a fancy connector in the wrong place costs more than a simple one.
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