The vocabulary of 'communications' is an important cultural reference point and should be familiar to students when learning french.
Short article exploring teenager use of the internet. Offers the view that the internet is both good and bad but that teenagers are addicted to it and need protecting.
View full descriptionStrand: Reading
Strand unit: Communications
Suggestions for use: This is a topical issue. Discuss with the class. Do a class survey to see how much time students spend on the internet and what sites they visit. Write up the results.
Short article with statistics on television being the most popular form of media. Article dates from 2011. Suitable as comphrehension.
View full descriptionStrand: Reading
Strand unit: Communications
Suggestions for use: Conduct a survey like this in the class and see how the figures differ from the article.
Short article from 2005 reporting on how a state environmental agency is advising parents to ensure that their children do not have excessive use of mobile phones. May provide a good discussion point for class.
View full descriptionStrand: Reading
Strand unit: Communications
Suggestions for use: Good reading practice to aid with written production for “donner votre avis” type questions.
The high-tech section of the ‘Nouvel Observateur’ newspaper has numerous articles about the latest must-have gadgets and social networks, with photos and descriptions. Lots of images and catchy stories.
View full descriptionStrand: Reading
Strand unit: Science & Technology
Suggestions for use: Good for reading practise AND the stories are current and topical. Use in class. Higher level students.
Online magazine that specialises in music, cinema and TV reviews. Contains interviews with singers and actors as well as all the latest industry news.
View full descriptionStrand: Reading
Strand unit: Communications
Suggestions for use: Approach the communications theme with online articles about the latest releases, interviews with their favourite stars and recent news reports and music videos. Students can access material useful to their preparation of “les passe-temps” and “la musique” themes for the oral exam as well as knowing a few French artists.
Information about a French internet safety campaign based around a video which shows a man pretending to be a young girl in order to befirend a young person. Video embedded with spoken text.
View full descriptionStrand: Listening
Strand unit: Communications
Suggestions for use: Play the video and read some of the text. Text layout is not great but the mesage is clear. Will be useful around wider internet safety campaigns.
Online quiz that tests users to see what kind of social network fits their personality.
View full descriptionStrand: Reading
Strand unit: Communications
Suggestions for use: Do this test in class and see what personalities emerge.
