Our Changing World

►NEW (May 2011) Internet et Médias  A resource published by Canal Académie with a sound file, transcript, vocab and a range of activities inviting students to reflect on the use of the Internet in their own lives.

 ►Using Computers and the Internet: Pr. M Overmann has compiled a fantastic resource to teach computer related vocabulary but also to encourage conversation and understanding of this topic.
 ►Illegal downloading: reading comprehension
 ►Find out about the French people and their holidays: reading comprehension
 ►Issues in France Today
 ►The European Union: an overview and details of its purpose
 ►The New Technologies and the Media
 ►Cloning, GE and Medical Research
 ►The Rich and the Poor in France and the Third World

Les Tablettes et la Presse

Are e-readers going to save the printed newspapers and magazines? This is a theme Margot Glaser-Brown (Tauranga Girls' College, LIA 2010) invites your students to discover and to reflect on in the activity she has created and that you can download below.  The reading comprehension is a starting point to develop opinions and reflections for discussion or in writing.

Pic by Ianalexandermartin with thanks.

Les Jeux Virtuels: Impact sur la Vie d'un Ado

Margot Glaser-Brown (Tauranga Girls' College, LIA 2010) has adapted a Nice-Matin article to put together this resource. Based on the impact of virtual games on the life of a teenager, the article also draws on the roles of online communities. The resource presents a case with a reading comprehension and upon understanding invites students to look at the situation and offer advice.

Picture by Elvis untot. With thanks.

La Technologie: Basic Vocabulary

Hilary De Joux (Nelson College for Girls) has adapted various definitions and pictures she has found on the internet to compile the matching vocabulary activity below to introduce words relevant to use of computers or to use as a quiz.