Youth Culture and the Media

‘Ados’ (short for ‘les adolescents’) is an online magazine aimed at French teenagers. It specialises in popular culture (TV, music, cinema etc), but also has blogs, forums and chat rooms.

Log onto www.ados.fr

Click on ‘Musique’ on the purple tool bar at the top What is the top 5 in France at the moment? 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______

How many English language songs are in the top 25? ______How many French language songs are in the top 25? ______

Click on ‘Cinéma’ Name 3 films being released on Wednesday 9th July 1. ______2. ______3. ______

Click on Télé What subjects are being discussed on the forum? (forum télé) ______

Click on Humour Go to ‘people’ – ‘les Inconnus’ What are the names of their 3 albums? 1. ______2. ______3. ______Click on Sport Which sports are being discussed on this page? ______

Click on Santé Look at ‘les articles’ on the left hand side of you screen. Can you name the subject (in English) of 5 of these articles? 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______

Click on Beauté In ‘les articles’ can you find the French for the following words? 1. tanning ______2. temporary tattoos ______3. sun products ______4. lipstick ______5. greasy hair ______

Click on Livres/BD What is the book of the week? ______

Click on Sorties Name 3 concerts that are happening in France, including the venue and the date 1. ______2. ______3. ______

Click on People Can you understand what any of these stories are about? If so, what are the headlines saying (roughly!)? ______