LESSON BTS CG 1 TUESDAY THE 7 TH OF JANUARY REGULAR GROUP

 LESSON BTS CG 1 TUESDAY THE 7 TH OF JANUARY REGULAR GROUP 

goal : th environment 

WORDS OF THE DAY :

I WISH YOU A CORKER OF A YEAR	aɪ wɪʃ juː ə ˈkɔːkər ɒv ə jɪə
IT IS QUITE A BALANCING ACT ( il faut faire la part des choses )	ɪt ɪz kwaɪt ə ˈbælᵊnsɪŋ ækt

 

 STEP 1 RECAP ON THE VOCABULARY : here is the list of words you must know 

VOCABULARY FILE ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN ENGLISH WITH TRANSLATIONS
1.    THE EXHAUST FUMES ( les fumées des pots d’échappements)
2.    Natural catastrophes  
3.    Wind mills ( les éoliennes)
4.    Floodings ( les inondations)
5.    Solar energy
6.    Trash( les déchets) = Garbage=Waste =Rubbish
7.    Packaging ( emballage)
8.    The melting of the ice cap ( la fonte de la culotte glaciaire)
9.    Eco friendly = green
10.    Endangered species
11.    Fossil fuel = petrol
12.    A heat wave ( une vague de chaleur)
13.    Dual fuel cars = hybrid cars
14.    Renewable energy  
15.    The smog  ( fog + smoke)
16.    Global warming (le réchauffement climatique)
17.    To collect = to pick up (rammaser)
18.    Congestions = traffic jams ( les embouteillages)
19.    The hole in the ozone layer ( le trou dans la couche d’ozone)
20.    The greenhouse effect ( l’effet de serre)
21.    The ocean garbage patch ( le 7 eme continent fait de détritus)
22.    Consumption ( la consommation)
23.    A mudslide ( une couléé de boue)
24.    The rising of the sea level ( la montée des eaux)
25.    Food crisis = famine = starvation
26.    A landfill ( une décharge)
27.     carrier bags = reusable bags
28.    To bring your own bag
29.    Non biodegradable
30.      industrial pollution
31.      a vast amount of  = a massive quantity of
32.      to be thrown away = to be dumped = to be disposed of
33.    ·  to sink at the bottom of the ocean ( sink = couler)
34.      to wash up on shores( finir sur les cotes/ sur les plages)
35.    ·  to release toxin ( release = relacher)
36.      microscopic
37.    ·   hormone disruption ( des troubles hormonaux)
38.    Carpooling (le covoiturage)
39.    Rent( louer)
40.    Car sharing ( partage de voiture)
41.     A bicycle track ( une piste cyclable)
42.    A drought ( une sécheresse)
43.    The shoreline erosion ( l’érosion des côtes)
44.    Harmful  =detrimental= damaging
45.    A health hazard ( un danger sanitaire)
46.    To jeopardize = to put in danger = to put at risk
47.    Means of transport ( les moyens de transports)
48.    Be overcrowded  ( etre surpeuplé)
49.    To save money (économiser)= to cut down on expenditures
50.    Irreversible damage ( des dégats irreversibles)



STEP 2 RECAP ON THE CONSEQUENCES 

THE WORLD IS POLLUTED.

AS A CONSEQUENCE  there  are  MUDSLIDES ( coulées de boue) ………………………….
AS A RESULT  there is SMOG  ……………………….
THUS  there  ARE HEAT WAVES ………………………
THEREFORE there is A HOLE IN THE OZONE LAYER  ………………………

 

 STEP 3 WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SAVE THE PLANET ?

 WE SHOULD  RECYCLE MORE
WE COULD COLLECT TRASH
WE HAD BETTER  USE MORE ELECTRIC VEHICLES
MY ADVICE WOULD BE TO USE MORE GREEN ENERGY 

WE COULD COLLECT THE TRASH
WE should stop cutting trees
WE SHOULD BE  DONE WITH PACKAGING
We had better do carpooling
WE SHOULD LIMIT CONSUMPTION
My advice would be to use solar energy
WE SHOULD ECO FRIENDLY OBJECT
We should use green packaging …
We should limit THE  consumption of meat
WE SHOULD PROMOTE RECYCLING
We should use electric vehicules MORE

STEP 4 TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES 

TRANSLATE
1.    Nous devons protéger la planete qui en danger en raison de la production massive de C02
WE SHOULD PROTECT THE PLANET IS IN DANGEROUS IN REASON THE MASSIVE PRODUCTION OF CO2

2.    Nous ferions mieux de consommer moins de produits industriels et de repas tout fait.
WE HAD BETTER LESS CONSUMPTION INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT AND READY MADE MEALS

3.    Je fais ma part des choses pour protéger l environment

4.la planete est pollué par les emballages plastiques qui sont jetes dans la nature.

4.    Les espèces en danger sont proteges par les ecologistes et les  amis de la nature.

HOMEWORK : 

1.traduire les 3 dernieres phrases

 2. lire  les questions suivantes 

1.    Do you consider yourself to be an environmentalist?
2.    What ways do you protect the environment?
3.    What methods do you use to conserve energy and other resources?
4.    Should we fine ( donner une amende) to  people for littering = trhowing garbage on the floor ?
5.    Do you recycle?
6.    Do you think that recycling is effective= efficient ? Why or why not?
7.    Which types of energy are the most environmentally friendly?
8.    Are humans responsible for climate change? Why or why not?
9.    Do you think that global warming is a threat to the planet in your lifetime?
10.    What is the most important environmental issue facing our planet right now?
11.    How can we reduce our carbon footprint?
12.    What are the main causes of air pollution?
13.    What are the main sources of water pollution?
14.    Which countries are the worst polluters?
15.    Which countries are the most environmentally friendly?
16.    What are the benefits of renewable energy sources?
17.    What are some ways to reduce plastic waste?
18.    How does deforestation impact biodiversity?
19.    Why is it important to protect endangered species?