Key Idea: Human ingenuity has five lessons: entertainment, art, media, technology and science. Each lesson gives you key words, a debate to take a side in, and a text type 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}}
Entertainment
- {{le divertissement, le spectacle, le concert, le festival|entertainment, show, concert, festival}}
- {{la chanson, le jeu vidéo, le roman|song, video game, novel}}
- {{passionnant, ennuyeux, rassembler les gens|gripping, boring, to bring people together}}
Artistic expression
- {{l'œuvre d'art, la fresque murale, le street art|work of art, mural, street art}}
- {{la photographie, la pièce de théâtre|photography, play}}
- {{exprimer, émouvoir, apprécier une œuvre|to express, to move someone, to appreciate a work}}
Communication & media
- {{les réseaux sociaux, la plateforme, publier, partager|social media, platform, to post, to share}}
- {{un influenceur / une influenceuse, une marque|an influencer, a brand}}
- {{s'informer, vérifier la source, les fausses informations, la vie privée|to get informed, to check the source, fake news, privacy}}
Technology
- {{le numérique, l'écran, l'appli|digital tech, screen, app}}
- {{l'intelligence artificielle, le robot, la voiture électrique|artificial intelligence, robot, electric car}}
- {{l'outil, déconnecter|tool, to switch off}}
Scientific innovation
- {{l'innovation, la recherche, une découverte|innovation, research, a discovery}}
- {{les sciences spatiales, un satellite, l'ingénierie|space sciences, a satellite, engineering}}
- {{mener des recherches, résoudre un problème, la diversité|to carry out research, to solve a problem, diversity}}
| Lesson | The debate |
|---|---|
| Entertainment | Live shows or streaming? Video games or novels? How music shapes who we are. |
| Artistic expression | Is art emotion and shared culture, or vandalism, boring and distant? |
| Communication & media | Fast news online or fake news? The power of influencers, or the cost to privacy? |
| Technology | Too much screen time, or staying connected? Are robots and AI a threat or a help? |
| Scientific innovation | Progress or risks? Who gets to do science? Is the research ethical? |
Writing tasks in this topic
- Interview (Entertainment): lay it out as question, then answer.
- Post (Media): «accroche → message → détail → hashtags + appel». Short, direct, to «toi».
- Opinion column (Technology): «titre → position → arguments → réfutation → conclusion».
- Report (Science): «titre → objectif → constats → recommandations», in a neutral tone.
Every writing task starts with one choice: the right text type and register for your reader.
What is «le jeu vidéo»? A video game.
What is «la fresque murale»? A mural: a painting on a wall.
Which connector means «admittedly… but»? «Certes… mais», from the technology lesson.
Which text type needs a neutral tone and recommendations? The report (rapport), in the science lesson.
What should you do before you share news online? Vérifier la source: check where it comes from.