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Science and Innovation

Parler des découvertes scientifiques.

  • ..."Comprendre et utiliser le vocabulaire clé.
  • ..."Appliquer la notion dans des exemples simples.
  • ..."Prendre part à un court dialogue.
  • ..."Vérifier ses acquis avec les exercices.

introduction

Introduction

Parler des découvertes scientifiques.

Goal: discuter de culture, d’éducation et de science.

By the end of this lesson you will be able to:

  • Comprendre et utiliser le vocabulaire clé.
  • Appliquer la notion dans des exemples simples.
  • Prendre part à un court dialogue.
  • Vérifier ses acquis avec les exercices.

Level 1BAC · about 10 minutes.

warmup

Warm-up

Think about these questions before you continue:

  1. Qu’est-ce qui est important dans ta culture ?
  2. L’éducation est-elle accessible à tous ?
  3. Quelle invention t’impressionne ?

vocabulary

Vocabulary

Learn these key words and phrases. They appear throughout the lesson and the dialogue below.

PhraseMeaning
shoulddevrait
I could not agree moretout à fait d’accord
quality variesla qualité varie
to invest ininvestir dans

grammar

Grammar focus

Focus on the action or the receiver of the action.

Structure: Subject + be + past participle (+ by agent).

When to use it: When the doer is unknown, unimportant or obvious.

examples

Examples in context

Notice the target language in these examples:

  • The letter was sent yesterday.
  • English is spoken worldwide.

dialogue

Mini dialogue

Read this short dialogue. Then cover it and try to remember one line for each speaker.

Leila: Education should be free for everyone.

Omar: It is already free in many countries, but quality varies.

Leila: So we should invest more in teachers.

Omar: I could not agree more.

mistakes

Common mistakes

Avoid these frequent errors:

  • Forgetting the correct form of be.
  • Keeping the object order from the active sentence.

speaking

Speaking practice

Say your answers out loud, then write them down:

  • Défends une idée sur l’éducation.
  • Présente une invention majeure.
  • Use at least three phrases from the vocabulary table.

writing

Writing task

Écris un paragraphe argumentatif sur l’éducation.

Check your work for verb tense, articles and spelling before you continue.

culture

Culture note

La voix passive est très utilisée dans les textes académiques anglais.

summary

Summary

You have completed Science and Innovation. Key takeaways:

  • Comprendre et utiliser le vocabulaire clé.
  • Appliquer la notion dans des exemples simples.
  • Prendre part à un court dialogue.
  • Vérifier ses acquis avec les exercices.
  • Grammar: Passive Voice.
  • Goal: discuter de culture, d’éducation et de science.

Complete the exercises and the quiz below to check your progress.

Test your skills

Answer these 6 questions to check what you learned in this lesson.

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