Unit 1: Look at me now!

How do your appearnce and self-image mirror your personality?

Axe 1: Representation of Self and relationships with Others

Unit 1: Look at me now!

How do your appearnce and self-image mirror your personality?

Axe 1: Representation of Self and relationships with Others

Met Launches “teen accounts” for minors on Instagram.

The document under study is an extract from a newspaper, Le Monde, published in September 2024. It deals with/is about the creation of teen accounts on Instagram.

Meta decided to change their regulations on Instagram because they were often accused of lacking of protection for the minor users on their platform. Hence/so/therfore, these new teen accounts are dedicated for minors between the ages of 13 to 17 years old. These accounts will only be launched on Instagram because it is the most popular social media platform among young people.

The new feature started to be available in September 2024 in the US, Canada, the UK and in Australia, before being available in the countries of the European Union. These features will be automatically imposed on the teen users.

(We will continue the study of this article next time. Be ready!)

Homework: Learn lesson.

(at the following of what we did last time)

Here is Tim’s typical day: he wakes up at 7 am, he gets ready, eats breakfast, then he goes to school at 8am.

Classes begin at 8.45am, and they finish at 3.25pm. Afterwards, he gets back home to chill and  complete his homework. Every Tuesday, he has drama club at school.

His compulsory subjects are English, science, math and PE (physical education). His optional subjects are geography, dancing and French.

 History of Rap Music

The document under study is an extract of a web article, entitled history of rap music. It deals with the birth of rap music. We have learned that it was inspired by West African musician who used to tell stories rhythmically with the beat of a drum. Moreover, they were inspired by folk artists from the Caribbean Islands who would tell stories in rhyme.

In fact, rapping is defined as a form of singing and speaking with rhymes to a beat. In addition, it is also seen as sophisticated poetry. Usually, rap songs deal with countercultural topics such as sex, violence, social and political tensions.

In the 1970s, it became popular among African-American teenagers. Then, in 1979, producers started to consider this music style and promoted artists. This was when the music style started to rise and became more and more famous. Afterwards, in the 1980s, there were more and more artists, even female artists and white artists became more famous. Furthermore, in the 1990s the music style matured, indeed, it went from simple lyrics to more complex ones. It was seen as an old-school style, of music. Nowadays, rap music is a thought-provoking musical movement which still exists thanks Jay-Z, Ludacris, 50 Cent…

Homework: Learn the lesson.

 How music helped win the American War

The document under study is a recording of an interview broadcast on an American radio, WRTI, about the place of music during the war of Independence. We could hear 3 different voices: the first one was the host, a man, who introduced the topic. The second one was a female voice who was the journalist interviewing the guest of the day, a musicology teacher. We have learned that, the British were the first who used songs to ridicule/to mock/to make fun of the American colonists. Hence, the American soldiers took over the famous British song “Yankee Doodle” to make it their own and use it against the British soldiers. This song became the national emblem of the American Revolution.

Moreover, the American soldiers also took the song “Rule Britannia” and changed the lyrics with the words “to perish or to be free”. They wanted to show their audacity and their courage against the British soldiers.

To conclude, music was a real military strategy for American as they succeeded in gaining their independence from Great Britain. On top of that, the songs were also a musical analog of what was happening on the battlefield.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

 How music helped win the American Revolution

The document under study is an extract from an interview broadcast on an America radio WRTI. We could hear three people, the first one was the host who introduces the topic. Then we could hear the voice of a woman, the journalist who was interviewing the guest of the day, a musicology teacher. We have learned that music was used on the battlefield during the war of independence (1775-1783) to motivate the soldiers. In fact, Americans used it as a secret weapon and as a military strategy.

Originally, the British soldiers had created a song that was made to make fun/ to mock American soldiers entitled “Yankee Doodle”. However, the American soldiers turned this song into a parody. Hence, they transformed it to make it their own and used it against the British. As a result, this song became the national anthem of the American Revolution. In addition, the American parodied other British songs such as “Rule Britannia” as a military strategy.

To conclude, Americans won the war thanks to their courage and audacity  that were reflected in their music on the battlefield.

Homework: Learn the lesson.