I used this lesson with an AS French class when revising for the unit 'La Santé.' Students were expected to have covered and be prepared to discuss a variety of topics within the unit, including learning about the French health system, the dangers of drinking, smoking and taking drugs, and so on. This lesson focused on the issue of drink driving and instead of using the somewhat dated articles from the textbook, I wanted to encourage students to be fully immersed in the issue, exploring real, up-to-date situations. From carrying out some research myself, I came across the emotional story of Jacqueline Saburido; a young girl who was involved in a horrific car accident caused by a drink driver. Jacqueline suffered over sixty percent burns and is now fighting to campain internationally against drink driving. At the time of the lesson, drink driving was an issue prevalent in the French media as new breathalyzers were being introduced in France in clubs/ pubs and also installed in cars.
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Thinking Skills Mysteries in Modern Foreign Languages
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