Key Idea: Social organization has six lessons: relationships, community, volunteering, education, work and law. Each lesson gives you key words, a debate to take a side in, and a short text to write.
Phrases for every lesson
- {{À mon avis… / Je pense que…|In my opinion… / I think…}}
- {{D'un côté… de l'autre côté…|On the one hand… on the other hand…}}
- {{cependant, par conséquent|however, therefore}}
Social relationships
- {{l'amitié, un(e) ami(e) proche, une simple connaissance|friendship, a close friend, a mere acquaintance}}
- {{se confier à quelqu'un, avoir confiance en, soutenir|to confide in someone, to trust, to support}}
- {{se disputer / se réconcilier, être fidèle|to argue / to make up, to be loyal}}
Community
- {{la communauté, le quartier, les voisins|community, neighbourhood, neighbours}}
- {{l'entraide, s'entraider, le lien social|mutual help, to help one another, social bond}}
- {{une association, un événement local, s'engager|an association, a local event, to get involved}}
Social engagement
- {{le bénévolat, un(e) bénévole|volunteering, a volunteer}}
- {{une association caritative, la solidarité, faire un don|a charity, solidarity, to make a donation}}
- {{sensibiliser, agir, avoir un impact|to raise awareness, to act, to have an impact}}
Education
- {{le lycée, un cours, une matière|high school, a lesson, a subject}}
- {{les notes, réviser, un examen, la pression scolaire|grades, to revise, an exam, school pressure}}
- {{l'orientation, l'enseignement en ligne, le harcèlement scolaire|study guidance, online learning, school bullying}}
The working world
- {{un emploi, un métier, un stage|a job, a profession, an internship}}
- {{un entretien d'embauche, un salaire, le chômage|a job interview, a salary, unemployment}}
- {{le télétravail, l'équilibre vie pro / vie perso|remote working, work-life balance}}
Law & order
- {{la loi, une règle, le règlement intérieur|law, a rule, school rules}}
- {{un droit, un devoir, une sanction|a right, a duty, a punishment}}
- {{juste / injuste, la justice, la citoyenneté|fair / unfair, justice, citizenship}}
| Lesson | The debate |
|---|---|
| Social relationships | Online «friends» or real friends? Quality or quantity? |
| Community | Know your neighbours, or live without being known? |
| Social engagement | Should young people volunteer? Can one person change things? |
| Education | Do exams really measure ability? Is online learning as good as the classroom? |
| The working world | Does a good salary matter more than meaningful work? Is remote working a good thing? |
| Law & order | Are the rules fair? Should freedom or order come first? |
Plan every text in three steps: a hook, your ideas, then a close.
What is «une simple connaissance»? Someone you only know a little, not a close friend.
What does «s'entraider» mean? To help one another.
How do you say «remote working»? Le télétravail.
«Un droit» or «un devoir»: which one is a duty? Un devoir. Un droit is a right.
What is «le chômage»? Unemployment.