COURS TER 6 ANGLAIS RENFORCE

LESSON
THURSDAY THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER
ter 6 anglais renforcé

TASK :An Inconvenient Issue
WORD OF THE DAY :

The day of reckoning : le jour du jugement

DEFINITION GLOBAL WARMING :

T1: It's a climate change. It is caused by the greehouse effect. It was provoked by humans.The consequences are natural catastrophes.Nature gets out of hands.
We must curb the greenhouse effects.

T2:It Is the consequences of the rising temperatures.Then global warming includes the greenhouse effect.It is a threat for our environment .on Earth some species are endangered. The level of the seas is increasing.
Too many people are using polluting cars. We need to find solutions to decrease the impact of the climate change.

T3: Global warming is the result of the thinning of the ozone layer. Global warming is the fact that greenhouse gases make the atmosphere hotter, because they trap some of the sun's hot rays

T4: As for us global warming is the result of all the harmful things that human has done.Al gore thinks global warming damages the planet and is produced by the amount of human generated greenhouse gases.It is compulsory that we should reduced its impact in a large proportion in the very near future.

tap water (eau du robinet)
I am not doing it on purpose (je ne l'ai pas fais exprès)
a waste of time( perte de temps)
leather(cuir)
i swear( jurer)
harmful (nocif)
evidence(jamais de s) :preuves
without a doubt: sans aucun doute
I misunderstood: j'ai mal compris
Evidence Effects
Rising temperatures
The melting of the ice cap
icebergs
The increasing level of CO2 in the air
Drought (sécheresse)


CONVERSATION QUESTIONS : a scientist and a journalist on Environmental issues.


THE FILM

a Breeder (un éleveur)
The climate pattern (le schéma climatique)
gradual
the ice shell (la coquille de glace/la couche de glace)
The permafrost = the part of the ground which used to be frozen all year long
thaw (dégivrer)
the Fall(l'automne)
the temperatures keeps going up
a meticulous record
a precipitous drop off (a drop off= une chute)
a study (une étude)
the sunrays
bounce off (rebondir)
speed up the melting of the ice
a faster build up of heat (a build up = une montée)
polar bears
drown (se noyer)
vast expanse of water
climatery effect/ impact
ocean currents (a current = un courant)
wind currents
a worldwide basis
a loop (une boucle)
the ocean conveyor = the series of current that bring warm water to Europe and allow us to have continental weather but takes back cold water to the south of the globe and thus regulates the temperature of the water.
sink (couler)
the remnants (les restes)
a dam (un barrage)
frustrating
by far (de loin)
meaningful signs (des signes parlants)
a hoax (une escroquerie)
on the tip of their constituents'' tongues (sur les lèvres de leurs électeurs)
the hatching of the chicks (l'éclosion des poussins)
pine beetles = the insects which are responsible for the disappearance of pines
devastated
vectors for infectious diseases
troubling signs
bleaching =turning white
species loss
an alarm bell
pools
astonished
underneath (sous)
disturbing changes
the ice mass
the map of the world will have to be redrawn (redraw=redessiner)
refugees being displaced
billions /a billion (un milliard)
an economy that is surging (surge=gonfler/déferler)
massive coal reserve
they are right on the edge (on the edge=au bord/à la pointe de...)
profitable
based on sound (sound=sain/fiable)science
warnings should be heard and responded to.
familiar patterns
unacceptable consequences
collision between our civilisation and nature
more pressure on the earth
food demand
water demand
a set of policy =a series of political decisions
a blessing (une b énédiction
predictable consequences
continue the patterns of the past
a shovel (une pelle)
our ability to have an effect on nature is increasing as well.
bigger than the human scale
draw conclusion
a sudden jolt (a jolt = une secousse)
respond
tobacco
lung cancer (lungs= les poumons)
it takes time to connect the dots (connect the dots= lier les points/comprendre/comprendre les liens entre les causes et les effets)

HOMEWORK
For next week: 1°prepare your answer to your question.It will be completed next week with the end of the film.Then you will have time to finalise your notes before my picking them up.2 groups dealing with the effects of global warming and Al Gore's purpose will do an oral presentation.
Finally , read the vocabulary sheets on the environment as well as the vocabulary on the film to be able to describe a visual document.

ABSENTS
Disint
Savary

THANKS SO MUCH TO MATHIEU DENOUN FOR THE PERFECT AND EFFICIENT TYPING