GCSE French: Media & Technology Revision

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Media & Technology is a core part of GCSE French. Revise the key concepts and common mistakes below, then lock them in with the free games.

Key concepts

La technologieTech vocabulary: l'ordinateur (computer), le portable (mobile/laptop), la tablette, les réseaux sociaux (social networks).

Internet usageInternet verbs: surfer sur internet, télécharger (download), tchatter (to chat), envoyer un mail.

Advantages/disadvantagesDiscussing pros/cons: 'L'avantage, c'est que...', 'L'inconvénient, c'est que...'. Key for GCSE essays.

Modal verbsPouvoir (can), devoir (must), vouloir (want) + infinitive: 'On peut communiquer', 'Il faut faire attention'.

Negative expressionsne...pas (not), ne...jamais (never), ne...rien (nothing), ne...personne (nobody). Both parts sandwich the verb.

CyberbullyingLe cyberharcèlement: harceler (to bully), une victime, dangereux/dangereuse. Common GCSE social issue.

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Common mistakes to avoid

Questions where students often pick the tempting wrong answer — make sure you know the right one:

How do you make a French sentence negative?✗ By adding a single word, like English. ✓ Usually by wrapping the verb: ne … pas.

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