Social Media (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note
Exam code: 8652
Social media
For the topic of social media, you need to talk about:
how you use social media
who you follow online
the advantages and disadvantages of social media, including any personal experiences
Social media: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases to talk about social media are:
J’utilise …
I use …
Je n'utilise pas ...
I don't use ...
Les réseaux sociaux (ne) sont (pas) …
Social networks are (not) …
Social networks and sites keep the same name in different languages, so you don’t need to translate them into French
Category | French | Part of speech | English |
Using social media | adolescent / ado | n (m) | teenager |
communication | n (f) | communication | |
danger | n (m) | danger | |
génération | n (f) | generation | |
influence | n (f) | influence | |
influenceur | n (m) | influencer | |
influenceuse | n (f) | influencer | |
jeunesse | n (f) | youth | |
securité | n (f) | security, safety | |
dangereux, dangereuse | adj | dangerous | |
disponible | adj | available | |
inquiétant(e) | adj | worrying | |
populaire | adj | popular | |
social(e) | adj | social | |
sûr(e) | adj | secure, safe |
Higher tier only
These words are only required for Higher tier.
French | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
commentaire | n (m) | comment | J’ai laissé un commentaire sous la photo de mon ami. | I left a comment under my friend’s photo. |
contenu | n (m) | content | Le contenu de cette vidéo est très drôle. | The content of this video is very funny. |
publicité | n (f) | advert | Il y a trop de publicités sur les réseaux sociaux. | There are too many adverts on social media. |
risque | n (m) | risk | Partager des informations personnelles est un risque pour la sécurité. | Sharing personal information is a security risk. |
victime | n (f) | victim | J’étais victime d’un vol en ligne. | I was a victim of online theft. |
attaquer | v | to attack | On a attaqué l'influenceur avec des messages méchants. | They attacked the influencer with nasty messages. |
harceler | v | to bully | Les élèves peuvent être harcelés par les messages. | Students can be bullied through messages. |
The noun victime is feminine, even if we are referring to male people
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