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 regarde, tu regardes, il/elle/on regarde, nous regardons, vous regardez, ils/elles regardent. 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
Put the French words in order to make: 'I often watch television.'
- Je
- regarde
- souvent
- la télévision
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
Choose the best French for each situation.
- You want to say 'I watch television'. You choose:
- You want to say 'we use the internet'. You choose:
- You want to say 'I never play video games'. You choose:
Write about technology
Ecris quelques phrases sur la technologie dans ta vie. (Write a few sentences in French about technology in your life.)
- Use a media or technology word (le portable, l'ordinateur...)
- Use a present-tense -er verb (je regarde, je joue...)
- Use a frequency word (souvent, tous les jours...)