Les médias Feuille de travail Les médias – Les nouvelles technologies 3B: Le rôle d’Internet (Compétences 1) Using a French–English dictionary When you look up words and phrases in a dictionary or online, remember the abbreviations for noun, verb, adjective, etc: nm, nf, nmf, nmpl, adj, adv, vi, vt, vpr. When looking up a verb, remember that you have to look up the infinitive, e.g. envoient envoyer; utilisent utiliser. When you have found the word or phrase you were looking for, double-check that you have selected the correct meaning by looking it up in the English–French section of the dictionary. Remember that dictionaries also often offer you antonyms and suggestions to help you understand more. They also have useful symbols such as * for an informal or slang expression. 1 Fill in the blanks from memory, or look them up in a dictionary. Abréviation Terme a adj adjectif technologique b adv adverbe absolument c conj conjonction et, mais d fam familier e n.f. nom féminin f n.m. En anglais colloquial, slang Exemple j’en ai marre la communication masculine noun g pl pluriel les technologies h pp participe passé téléchargé i prép preposition j pron. pers pronom personnel k qch quelque chose l qn je, elle something qqch de moderne someone quelqu’un d’intelligent m v.impers. verbe impersonnel falloir (il faudra) n v. intr verbe intransitif intransitive verb (has no direct object) rester o v.pron. verbe pronominal reflexive verb se multiplier p V. Voir See / Look up Voir page 26 q v.tr. verbe transitif transitive verb télécharger © Oxford University Press 2014 http://www.oxfordsecondary.co.uk/acknowledgements This resource sheet may have been changed from the original. 1 Les médias Feuille de travail 2 Read the first sentence of the text from activity 1 of the Student’s Book (L’informatique mais pas uniquement pour les « geeks ») then match the 10 underlined terms to their grammatical abbreviations on the grid. Remember, a verb can be both transitive (v.tr) and intransitive (v.intr): Je chante – I’m singing (v.intr) Je chante une chanson – I’m singing a song (v.tr.) (1) La communication est le (2) premier usage d’Internet. 93% (3) des usagers (4) s’en servent pour rechercher (5) des informations, 82% (6) envoient et reçoivent des mails, 32% fréquentent en outre des forums de discussion, (7) et 8% utilisent leur (8) ordinateur (9) pour (10) téléphoner. 1 la communication 2 premier 3 des usagers 4 s’en servent 5 des informations 6 envoient 7 et 8 ordinateur 9 pour 10 téléphoner a prép b conj. c v.tr d n.m.pl e adj. f n.f. g v.tr/v.intr h n.f.pl i v.pron. j n.m. 3 When you have found the word or phrase you were looking for, double-check in the opposite section of the dictionary to make sure you have chosen the correct meaning. For example, if you had to translate ‘I’m going to pick a website’, you would look for a transitive (v.tr) verb, but which one of the following is the right one? élire sélectionner choisir piocher cueillir Find out what each of the above verbs means and use your knowledge of English to choose the appropriate one to complete the sentence. Then double-check by looking up the English translation you have chosen in the English–French section of the dictionary. Je vais ....................... un site web. Finally, remember that dictionaries, as well as offering you synonyms (words that mean the same) also sometimes suggest antonyms (abbreviation = ANT), that is, words that mean the opposite. Use antonyms to add more variety to your language. Exemple: premier = qui vient avant les autres ANT: dernier, ultime, inférieur. © Oxford University Press 2014 http://www.oxfordsecondary.co.uk/acknowledgements This resource sheet may have been changed from the original. 2