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La technologie informatique : extending vocabulary

I can understand texts about the uses, pros and cons of technology, and adopt topic-specific vocabulary.

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La technologie informatique : extending vocabulary

I can understand texts about the uses, pros and cons of technology, and adopt topic-specific vocabulary.

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Key learning points

  1. Listening and reading texts can be exploited to enrich our topic-specific vocabulary.
  2. Listening and reading texts can be exploited to enrich our use of complex structures.
  3. It is important to include rich and specific vocabulary when presenting arguments for or against something.

Keywords

  • Il faut - an impersonal verb meaning 'it is necessary, must'

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Careful use of reading and listening texts to enrich topic-specific vocabulary is beneficial for students.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Select the adjectives with positive associations.
ennuyeux
dangereux
difficile
Correct answer: facile
Correct answer: passionnant
Q2.
Match the sentence to its value.
Correct Answer:Internet est très utile.,positive
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positive

Correct Answer:Internet est dangereux.,negative
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negative

Correct Answer:Internet est très utile mais dangereux.,positive and negative
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positive and negative

Q3.
Select the impersonal verbs.
il décide
Correct answer: il faut
Correct answer: il vaut mieux
Correct answer: il pleut
il déteste
Q4.
Match the subject pronouns to the present tense forms of 'faire'.
Correct Answer:je,fais
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fais

Correct Answer:il,fait
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fait

Correct Answer:nous,faisons
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faisons

Correct Answer:vous,faites
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faites

Correct Answer:elles,font
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font

Q5.
What is the French for computer?
Correct Answer: ordinateur
Q6.
Translate: It is worth while to learn French.
1 - il
2 - vaut
3 - la
4 - peine
5 - d'apprendre
6 - le
7 - français

5 Questions

Q1.
What type of verb is 'il faut'?
modal
Correct answer: impersonal
regular
Q2.
Listening and reading texts are useful for:
enhancing vocabulary
Correct answer: practising simple sentence structures
Correct answer: developing knowledge of more advanced structures
Correct answer: improving pronunciation
working at word level
Q3.
Match the vocabulary.
Correct Answer:limiter,to limit, limiting
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to limit, limiting

Correct Answer:données,data
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data

Correct Answer:virtuel,virtual
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virtual

Correct Answer:code,code
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code

Correct Answer:chaine,channel
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channel

Correct Answer:harcèlement,bullying, harassment
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bullying, harassment

Q4.
What is the French for 'password'?
Correct Answer: mot de passe
Q5.
Make a sentence from the vocabulary.
1 - la
2 - technologie
3 - apporte
4 - beaucoup
5 - d'
6 - aspects
7 - positifs

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