KS4 · French · Year 10
La technologie informatique : extending vocabulary
Media and technology: les médias
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
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: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
Original teaching resources
The original illustrated PowerPoint is available as well as the IllumED text slides. It retains the publisher’s design and credits.
Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can understand texts about the uses, pros and cons of technology, and adopt topic-specific vocabulary.
Key learning points
- Listening and reading texts can be exploited to enrich our topic-specific vocabulary.
- Listening and reading texts can be exploited to enrich our use of complex structures.
- It is important to include rich and specific vocabulary when presenting arguments for or against something.
Words to know
- il faut
- an impersonal verb meaning 'it is necessary, must'
Common mistakes
Reading or listening texts are only useful for developing general comprehension skills.
Careful use of reading and listening texts to enrich topic-specific vocabulary is beneficial for students.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Quick vocabulary recall exercises are fun and can be built in to any lesson to help students to strengthen their recognition of high-frequency vocabulary.

