Lesson Reformulated Yet?

Question

I am totally confused by the lessonand what appears to be contradicting examples, etc.
Has this been reformulated?  It almost seems using c'est vs il/elle est is intuitive for native speakers but not those learning.
I was thrown by :  Tu aimes mon pull? (specific) - Oui, il est tres beau.
(sorry, missing accents above)
and later: Tu aimes la soupe? (specific) - Oui, c'est reconfortant.

Accepted Answer

Bonjour Michele,
It is indeed a tricky grammar point to learn!
In the example with "soupe", we're trying to explain that because of the use of "la soupe", it can be ambiguous as "la" is a definite article. It can mean 2 things:
- you are talking about a specific soup (la soupe = the one you're eating right now) 
Tu aimes la soupe ? - Oui, elle est délicieuse !
-> specific - use of of "elle est..."
 
- you are talking about soup in general (la soupe = the dish) 
Tu aimes la soupe? - Oui, c'est réconfortant.
-> not specific - use of "c'est..."
 
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !

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Thank you, Celine.  I still have trouble with this, but will persevere with reviewing it!