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

 LESSON BTS CG 1 TUESDAY THE 7 TH OF JANUARY 

GOAL : the environment

Word 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 A COMPETITION : a recap on the main vocabulary words on the issue of the environment
HERE IS THE LIST OF VOCABULARY THAT YOU HAVE TO MASTER 

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 A READING EXERCISE : amazon generates millions of pounds of plastic 

STEP 6 GETTING READY FOR THE TOEIC : here are some sentences.Complete with the appropriate preposition  at (//of in/. to.) AT / TO / IN / OF 

correction : 

 (to) do a lot of harm TO our planet 

(to) put something At risk

(to) be  IN danger 

(to) be a threat TO nature 

(to) be threatened OF  extinction 

 
STEP 7 COMPLETE WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS
layer/ aware /logging/ depletion/species 

correction :

1. make people aware ( rendre les gens conscients)

2. logging = deforestation

3.an endangered species 

4.the ozone layer

5.ozone depletion ( to deplene = to diminish) 

PHONETICS 

1. make people aware ( rendre les gens conscients)	1. meɪk ˈpiːpᵊl əˈweə ( rendre les ʤɛnz conscients)
2. logging = deforestation	2. ˈlɒɡɪŋ = dɪˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃᵊn
3.an endangered species	3.ən ɪnˈdeɪnʤəd ˈspiːʃiːz
4.the ozone layer	4.ði ˈəʊzəʊn ˈleɪə
5.ozone depletion ( to deplene = to diminish)	5.ˈəʊzəʊn dɪˈpliːʃᵊn ( tuː deplene = tuː dɪˈmɪnɪʃ)

 
STEP 8 FIND A SYNONYM TO THESE WORDS
A green policy / to safeguard/ an environmentalist/ to damage / to endanger 

 

1. AN ENVIRONMENTALIST

2.A GREEN POLICY

3.TO ENDANGER STH 

4. TO SAFEGUARD STH 

5. TO DAMAGE STH 

homework :

 savoir repondre aux questions suivantes 

List of questions about the environment
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?