Linguadrop bilingual news worksheet
“Culture is stagnant, so politics is stuck” – playwright James Graham | Radical Thinking – podcast
Short learning excerpts adapted from a public lesson sourced from The Guardian. View source
1. Read both short excerpts
Le dramaturge James Graham pense que notre culture ne change plus à cause des algorithmes. Il affirme que cette stagnation culturelle rend la politique incapable d'imaginer un nouvel avenir. Selon lui, nous vivons une « crise du nouveau » provoquée par notre consommation constante de contenus numériques.…
The playwright James Graham thinks our culture no longer changes because of algorithms. He claims that this cultural stagnation makes politics incapable of imagining a new future. According to him, we are experiencing a "crisis of the new" caused by our constant consumption of digital content.…
2. Vocabulary practice
| Word | Meaning | Your own sentence |
|---|---|---|
| dramaturge | playwright | ____________________ |
| avenir | future | ____________________ |
| provoquée | caused | ____________________ |
| tricherie | cheating / fraud | ____________________ |
| sortir | to step out / to go out | ____________________ |
3. Comprehension and reflection
1. Write one sentence that summarizes the main event or idea.
2. Which detail best supports your summary? Quote only a short phrase.
3. What can you infer from the excerpt that is not stated directly?
Teacher / self-study answer guidance
Accept answers that accurately identify the central idea, use a short supporting detail, and explain a reasonable inference. Wording may vary. Check the full interactive lesson and original source when context is unclear; this bounded excerpt is practice material, not a complete news report.