1. La dépendance
L/O: to express your opinion in French about smoking, drinking and drugs
STARTER: Match up the French phrases to the English
Selon moi
Je suis d’accord
Je ne suis pas d’accord
Je trouve que
A mon avis
Je pense que
I think that
I do not agree
According to me
In my opinion
I find that
I agree

2. Ecouter Expo R p160
Listen to the interview with Darren about healthy lifestyles.
Find the French equivalent of the words on your sheet
Fill in the gaps
Note down the French verbs in the present tense, past tense and imperfect tense that you hear Darren say
Eg/ ce n’est pas – it is not
J’ai commencé – I began
Je savais – I knew

3. Now gather round…
You are going to take it in turns to pick up a statement which you must read aloud and say whether or nor you agree with it. You must give your reasons!!!
Use the opinion words from the starter and any vocab in your book.

4. Malgré le fait que… despite the fact that
VOCABULAIRE UTILE
Malgré le fait que… despite the fact that
En revanche… on the other hand
C’est interdit… it is forbidden
Il faut/ Il ne faut pas… You should/ you shouldn’t
Ce n’est pas bon pour la santé… it’s not good for your health
Même si on veut… even if you want to
C’est difficile de laisser tomber… it is difficult to give up

5. PLENARY: now have a quick “debate” with your partner
PARTNER A
say you are for smoking
Say you smoke ten cigarettes a day
say that they give you confidence
say they help you to relax
PARTNER B
say you are against smoking
Say you have never smoked
say they are a waste of money
say you risk lung cancer

6. This is what your conversation should have looked like:
PARTNER A
je suis pour fumer
je fume dix cigarettes par jour
fumer me donne confiance en moi
fumer m’aide a décrisper
PARTNER B
je suis contre fumer
je n’ai jamais fumé
c’est un gaspillage d’argent
on risque d’avoir cancer des poumons