Media and Technology: Vocabulary and Present-Tense Habits
Learn the French for phones, computers and social media, then describe your habits using regular -er verbs in the present tense.
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Media and technology 📱
This module covers French for **media and technology**: phones, computers and social media, plus how to describe your **habits** using the present tense. Spelling counts: accents are part of the word.
Key vocabulary 📖
Learn these words with their accents:
Match each French word to its English meaning
- le portable
- l'ordinateur
- la télévision
- le jeu vidéo
- mobile phone
- computer
- television
- video game
Which phrase?
Which French phrase means 'social media'?
- les réseaux sociaux
- le site web
- le jeu vidéo
- l'ordinateur
Talking about habits 🔤
Most media verbs are regular **-er verbs**. Use the present tense for habits: je regard**e**, tu regard**es**, il/elle/on regard**e**, nous regard**ons**, vous regard**ez**, ils/elles regard**ent**. For example: je joue aux jeux vidéo (I play video games); on utilise Internet (we use the internet).
Present-tense endings
With regular -er verbs: je regard_____ la télé, tu jou_____ aux jeux vidéo, nous utilis_____ Internet, ils écout_____ de la musique.
Technology words
Select the TWO words connected with technology.
- l'ordinateur
- le portable
- le chien
- la pomme
Match each verb to its meaning
- regarder
- jouer
- utiliser
- télécharger
- to watch
- to play
- to use
- to download
How often? 📊
To describe habits, add frequency words: **souvent** (often), **tous les jours** (every day), **quelquefois** (sometimes) and **ne...jamais** (never). For example: je regarde souvent la télévision (I often watch television); on joue tous les jours (we play every day).
Build the sentence
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Complete the verb
Complete: 'Je ___ aux jeux vidéo.' (I play video games.)
- joue
- jouer
- jouons
- jouez
Describe your habits
Le soir, je _____ la télévision et je _____ aux jeux vidéo. J'_____ Internet pour mes devoirs. J'aime les _____ sociaux.
Choose the best French
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Write about technology
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