One in two young people spends between 2 and 5 hours a day on their smartphone.
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TOPIC 1 · Unit 3. Les médias
Technology and me
La technologie et moi
Screens, social media and AI. How they shape your daily life and the debate around protecting young people online.
Key vocabulary
- l'addiction aux écrans (f)
- screen addiction
- le temps d'écran
- screen time
- un réseau social
- a social media platform
- une intelligence artificielle (une IA)
- AI
- la santé mentale
- mental health
- le harcèlement en ligne
- cyberbullying
- la protection des mineurs
- protection of minors
- hyperconnecté(e)
- hyperconnected
- la vie privée
- privacy
- se déconnecter
- to disconnect / log off / unplug
Figures
Drop 1–2 of these exact stats into your answer to unlock bonus points.
10 to 20% of teenagers are exposed to cyberbullying.
A third of adolescents engage in digital gaming daily.
22% of adolescents play for at least 4 hours on the days they engage in digital games.
Watch & listen
Train your ear on authentic French, not textbook audio.
YouTube
Phone addiction
YouTube
Cyberbullying
YouTube
AI
YouTube
Video games
Oral Part C
Questions the examiner could ask
Practise answering out loud, in full sentences.
- 1Quel est votre rapport aux réseaux sociaux ?
- 2Pensez-vous que les jeunes passent trop de temps sur les écrans ?
- 3D'après vous, comment peut-on se protéger du cyberharcèlement ?
- 4L'intelligence artificielle change-t-elle la façon dont les jeunes s'informent ou étudient ?
- 5Comment protéger sa vie privée en ligne, à votre avis ?
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