How do you like to keep up with the news?

"Comment préférez-vous vous tenir informés sur l'actualité ?"
French B1 writing exercise

Vanessa and Ludovic tell us how they stay informed.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "the news", "via social media", "to follow an account (online)", "to enable [someone] to [do]", "to have instant access to", "headlines", "in-depth articles", "live news feed", "to check (the news)", "headphones", "to count on [someone]", "to hear the latest news".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-05

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Pluriel, Deuxième personne

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- Like a lot of young people my age, I mostly read the news online, on social media, where I follow several newspapers' accounts, which enables me to have instant access to the headlines. I can then decide to read more in-depth articles and I also watch live news feeds on my laptop. - I also go and check the news online, but in the morning, I often buy the newspaper which I then read on the subway or the bus. If I'm feeling lazy, I just turn on the radio on my phone and I listen to the news with my headphones. And of course, I can always count on my colleagues to hear the latest news at the coffee machine!

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