Avant-propos La culture literature, theatre, cinema, music, fine arts L'economie trading, banking, finance, general L'enseignement at school, exams, after school L'environnement transport, weather, waste, energy, animal rights, general Les etrangers people, immigration, racism, general La France an area in France, the Resistance, French-speaking communities, politics, food and drink Les gens family, feminism, generation gap, famous people L'informatique computers Les medias television, radio, press, advertising, general Le monde du travail job-hunting, in the office, at work, employees, life as an au pair Les problemes sociaux unemployment, homeless, crime, terrorism, law, death penalty La sante drugs, alcohol, smoking, AIDS Le temps libre sport, hobbies, tourism Un tour du monde war and peace, religion, the Third World, disasters, the EU, housing, in the city, in the country Conclusion essay phrases, linking words, verbs followed by an infinitive