Context
You have an opportunity to work in the Silicon Valley but you want more information before making your decision. You ask your friends to help you do some research.
Task
1) Watch the video assigned to you.
2) Identify the pros and/or cons of living in Silicon Valley / California.
3) Take notes in the grid below.
4) Be ready to present your findings orally to the class.
Video 1: Welcome to Silicon
Valley (video below)
Video 2: Housing in Silicon
Valley (video below)
Video 3: Weather in California (video below)
Vocabulary
the pros and cons = les pours et les contres
a perk = un avantage
to afford = avoir les moyens financiers (ex: to afford a house = pouvoir se permettre d’acheter une maison) > affordable = abordable
IT (pronounce [ai ti]) = informatique
(high) tech
homelessness = le problème des sans abri > to be homeless = être sans abri
flood (pronounce [flad]) = inondation
RV (pronounce [ar vi]) = camping car
Video 1: Welcome to Silicon Valley
Video 2: Housing in Silicon Valley
Video 3: Weather in California
