2020/21 – 3rd years – Pourquoi est-on accro aux écrans?

Questions (1ère section):

1. What’s the name of the journalist?
2. “Un défi” is a challenge. What is his challenge today?
3. “Le confinement” is the lockdown. What happens to the journalist’s brother and sister in relation to their smartphone?
4. According to the article in “Le Parisien”, how much time do 2/3 of French teenagers spend in front of their smartphone?
5. Nathanael asks the question: “Why are we addicted to our smartphones?”. What is the journalist’s first reason?
6. “Un témoignage” is a testimony, a record of. Some people talk about their addiction to their smartphone. What reason do they give (3 of them)?

Questions (2ème section):

1. Who does the journalist call to know more about the addictive effect of the smartphones?
2. According to the specialist, is being addicted to your smartphone like a drug addiction?
3. The specialist says the followings: « Dans les deux cas, il y a un sentiment important de manque lorsque la personne est séparée de sa substance toxique ou de son écran. Et puis, dans les deux cas, la personne ne peut pas s’empêcher d’avoir recours à cette substance ou à cette activité, même si elle sait que cela peut lui faire du mal, que ça n’est pas bon pour sa santé, ou sa scolarisation ou son activité professionnelle. ». Can you find the words in French  that mean: “an addiction”, “can’t help doing something”, “to harm”, “health”, “schooling/education”.

Source: Un Jour Une Actu