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Vocabulary
Objective: Describe social and demographic change, discuss cultural diversity, and express points of view on evolving family and community structures.
| French | English | French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| la diversité | diversity | l'intégration | integration |
| la mixité sociale | social mixing | la cohésion sociale | social cohesion |
| une communauté | a community | une minorité | a minority |
| les valeurs | values | l'identité culturelle | cultural identity |
| la laïcité | the French principle of secularism | la citoyenneté | citizenship |
| la discrimination | discrimination | l'égalité |
The adjective traditionnel agrees with the feminine noun famille, so it takes the feminine ending -lle, producing traditionnelle.
Contribuer takes the preposition à before its complement. Dropping the preposition produces an ungrammatical sentence, regardless of the register.
Vieillissement names the demographic trend. The word enjeu presents it as a topic of debate rather than as a problem.
Espérance de vie is the standard term for life expectancy. The expression ces dernières décennies means in recent decades.
Faire partie de takes the preposition de. The statement presents diversity as a factual component of French society.
Laïcité refers to the neutral role of the state, not the absence of religion. The noun phrase liberté de conscience means freedom of belief.
Famille recomposée names a blended family. The expression de plus en plus describes a growing trend.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
| la mobilité sociale | social mobility | une inégalité | an inequality |
| le brassage culturel | cultural mixing | le vivre-ensemble | living together |
The adjective vieilles carries a pejorative connotation when applied to people, while anciennes is the neutral counterpart. The substitution keeps the comparison and removes the judgement.
La laïcité refers to the neutral role of the state, not to opposition toward religion. The term protects freedom of belief rather than restricting it.
Pacs is the French civil union. The verb offrir takes a direct object.
Solidarité refers to mutual support. The adjective centrale means central or fundamental.
Vivre-ensemble is a fixed noun meaning living together. The verb reposer sur means to rest on or to be based on.