Lundi 20 mai : Jour férié
Lundi de Pentecôte
Lundi de Pentecôte
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Exemple d'article analysé avec version audio et focus sur les mots à retenir :
US Company Develops Cement-making Method that Reduces Carbon
How real is the threat of AI deepfakes in the 2024 election?
Why are Republicans still supporting Donald Trump? | Anywhere But Washington (12 minutes)
How green is the energy revolution really? (20 minutes)
Is AI the future of movie-making? (6 minutes)
How AI is generating a revolution in entertainment (20 minutes)
Who is polluting the ocean with plastic? (16 minutes)
On AI tools used by public services and biases
Deepsea mining - 3 minutes video by Le Monde
Faire travailler des humains plutôt que l’IA reste rentable dans la grande majorité des secteurs
The mind-boggling profits ($21.4 billion) made by TotalEnergies in 2023
Amazon France condamné à 32 millions d’euros d’amende par la Cnil pour « surveillance des salariés »
-> surveillance at work / big tech infringing on workers' privacy -> studied last year, still in the news.
Baromètre du sexisme : les stéréotypes de genre et les réflexes machistes empirent chez les jeunes
-> Sexism on the rise: a worrying societal trend (causes? consequences? solutions?) -> cf. Unit 1
Démographie : l'effondrement de la natalité touche de nombreux pays
-> Demography is a big topic for 2023-24 (8 billion humans - milestone reached in 2023 ; decline in fertility rates across the world - causes? consequences? solutions? Give it a thought! cf. synthesis on fertility
-> The ultra rich and the need to cap extreme wealth globally. Cf. unit 2 on consumerism and what we said about billionaires.
Bunkers-et-fermes-bio-comment-les-riches-preparent-l-avenir?
-> On billionaires and the future + collapsology. Cf. colle#1 (living forever) + read about preppers, survivalists, collapsologists...
Infographie. L’air des capitales mondiales est bien plus pollué qu’il ne le devrait
-> air pollution... It has been a topic for years - new highlights. Be aware; be informed.
Quand vous lisez un article en français, essayez de le passer, mentalement ou par écrit, en anglais.
How A Brick & Rock Battery Is Changing Energy Storage
How the world's first sand battery stores green power - BBC News
How a sand battery could transform clean energy - BBC World Service
Can the world rely on renewable energy? | Future Earth | BBC News
On billionaires:
441 vols en un an: le très lourd bilan des trajets en jets privés d'Elon Musk
Doomsday bunkers:
Mark Zuckerberg se prépare-t-il à la fin du monde dans sa nouvelle maison à Hawaï?
On a way to encourage people to practise sport:
A Chinese company is making its 100 workers run 2 miles every day if they want to get a better bonus
How billionaires could change the world...
Patagonia founder donates entire company to fight climate change
Meet Yvon Chouinard: The billionaire who donated his entire company
Too much stuff: can we solve our addiction to consumerism?
Buy Less, Demand More, The impact of new - Patagonia
How A Vest Turned Patagonia Into A Billion-Dollar Brand
Meet Yvon Chouinard: The billionaire who donated his entire company (Patagonia)
Pour la colle :
French to get bonus to make do and mend clothes
Pour un débat en classe :
Écologie : des "dévendeurs", une incitation à la sobriété qui divise
Cf. dossier 'méthode LVA'
Un bon site pour réviser les mots de liaison (et réviser des points de grammaire : cours + exs) :
Rappels : Conjunctions, connecting words
Interesting podcasts and links: