Here is a list of the themes and topics you are going to study in your Advanced Higher course as well as some websites that will help you to discover more about these issues.
Personal, social and cultural issues
Pattern of family life: Marriage, generation gap, gender issues, Changing work patterns and lifestyles
Media and the Arts: Aspects of press, media, TV, information technology, Aspects of film, art, literature, theatre, music
Topical and cultural issues
European IssuesIssues and experiences relating to the EU institutions
France 5 EducationEuropaUn jour en EuropeIssues relating to the countries where the language is spoken
The way people liveEducation GuardianComprendre la FranceCivilisation françaiseLe lexiqueTopical issues: immigration, education (un)employmentBienvenue dans l'après 3èmeEnvironmental issues
Pollution and Conservation:Sources of energy and their effects on the environment, Urban expansion, transport, implications for the countryside, endangered species
Le recyclageDéfi pour la terreLe protocole de KyotoOther useful websites:Les sondages de la SofresZut.orgLes débats de momes.netExchange your opinion with the debates regarding lots of different issues. This is a good means of using the vocabulary you know.
Les clés de l'actualité juniorThis website is great to follow the French news...try to visit it daily.
BBC resources This website offers articles about different topics as well as listening exercises.
Just for kidsHistory & Geography; Culture & Art; Economy; Life in France; Learn French