Screens, media and technology

Examiners return regularly to the question of how technology shapes young people's lives — mobile phones, social media, reading habits, advertising. This theme sits naturally in evaluative writing, asking you to weigh up advantages and disadvantages with nuance. And if I were making a prediction: with so much public debate around social media's effects on teenagers, minimum age laws, and AI's impact on study habits and mental health, this theme has plenty of material left to draw on!

Le numérique

digital technology

Les réseaux sociaux

social media

La communication

communication

Un mot de passe

a password

Les données personnelles

personal data

La réalité virtuelle

virtual reality

Le téléchargement illégal

illegal downloading

Le piratage

piracy

Le streaming

streaming

Brancher

to plug in

L’influence

influence

Un internaute

an internet user

Obsolète

obsolete

Ça me dit quelque chose

that rings a bell

Se creuser la tête

to think really hard