High-school mobilisation: a new call for 13 October

Parcoursup est la plateforme française de candidature dans l’enseignement supérieur après le lycée.

Être in the present is est for a singular subject and sont for a plural one. It describes nature, state or place (“is”, “is located”). If what follows (the attribute) is a noun, adjective or prepositional phrase, it is not a passive. If a past participle follows, it is a passive (est annoncé). Headlines and summaries often use the present to describe the current situation.

Un appel ne signifie pas que tous les établissements seront fermés.

The futur simple means “will do” or “is planned to”. Add -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont to the infinitive (participer → il participera). Watch the irregular stems: être → ser-, avoir → aur-, aller → ir-, faire → fer-, pouvoir → pourr-, voir → verr-. In the news it is used for fixed plans and outlooks.

Selon L’Internaute, un nouvel appel à la mobilisation est prévu le mardi 13 octobre.

The passive means “is done” or “is being done”. It is formed with être + past participle, which agrees with the subject in gender and number (la mesure est adoptée / les mesures sont adoptées). The agent is introduced by par (or de). In the news it is common when the event, rather than the actor, is the focus (est prévu / est annoncé / est connu).

Vérifiez les informations de votre établissement.

The imperative expresses commands, requests and advice. It has no subject: the sentence starts with the verb (Consultez les informations.). The vous form ends in -ez, nous in -ons (Restons prudents.), and tu in -e for -er verbs (Consulte). It is very common in notices and warnings (Vérifiez, Consultez, Restez informé).

Les lieux et restrictions à Bordeaux ne sont pas confirmés dans cet article.

Normally ne and pas wrap the verb. Before a vowel, ne becomes n’. Check which part of the sentence the negation covers. Ne … plus means “no longer”.

Selon L’Internaute, un nouvel appel à la mobilisation est prévu le mardi 13 octobre.

Selon means “according to”. Put a person or organisation after it as the source. It separates facts the writer checked directly from what another body or report said. Citing a source does not turn a forecast into an accomplished fact.

Selon L’Internaute, un nouvel appel à la mobilisation est prévu le mardi 13 octobre.

Prévoir means “to plan, to expect”. Être prévu means “to be scheduled” and être envisagé means “to be under consideration”. In the news, read them separately from expressions that describe events that have already happened. They do not say that the event has already taken place.

Selon L’Internaute le 11 octobre, des organisations lycéennes, étudiantes et certains syndicats enseignants appellent à la mobilisation et à la grève le mardi 13 octobre.

Le 15 octobre means “on 15 October”. Distinguish the le before a date from the le that marks a weekly habit like a weekday. Du is de + le and au is à + le, so decide the meaning from the verb and period expressions around them. Their role depends on the group: a range of dates, the date of a bulletin or another complement.

Le reportage évoque le manque de professeurs et de personnel, l’état des bâtiments, les effectifs des classes et les inquiétudes liées à Parcoursup, la plateforme de candidature dans l’enseignement supérieur.

Dans means “in, inside” for places, but also for a scope such as a system or period. With future time, dans deux jours means “in two days”. In the article’s example, check what it is “inside” and which scope it marks. Identify the value of dans in the passage.

抗議の背景として名前が出ていますが、この記事は出願手続きの案内ではありません。

They negate a noun and similar content. “ではありません” is the polite form and “ではない” the plain form. “成立ではありません” shows that it cannot be said to have been concluded.

Parcoursupは、フランスの高校卒業後の進路を申し込むための制度です。

ため is used for both reason and purpose. “成立ではないため” is a reason and “運転手を守るため” a purpose. Decide from the whole sentence whether what precedes is a cause or a goal.

報道をもとにJAPANITIES編集部が日本語で要約しました。

In “発表しました”, ました makes a verb polite past. The negative is “ませんでした”. Read the actual date together with the date and time in the text.

呼びかけがあることと、すべての学校で休校になることは別です。

“〜すること” treats an action or content like a noun. The particle after it (が・を・は…) shows its role in the sentence. “ことができる” is a fixed combination meaning “can”.

教員不足や教育環境への不満を背景に、高校生の抗議活動が続いています。

The て-form links actions in a series, in order or as a reason. In “確認して、出発する” the relation is judged from the content. In “〜ている” it can show an action in progress or a continuing state.

L’Internauteの10月11日の報道では、高校生・学生や一部の教員組合が、10月13日（火）の抗議活動・ストライキへの参加を呼びかけています。

A explains noun B that follows. It is not only possession: the relation can be belonging, target, content and more. In “政府の案” and “年金の税控除”, read the relation from the context.