LESSON BTS CG 2 WEDNESDAY THE 20 TH OF MARCH

                           LESSON BTS CG 2 WEDNESDAY THE 20 TH OF MARCH 

Goal : GETTING READY FOR THE EXAM
 

Words of the day :

SKYROCKET/ increase/ surge/ soar / rise :(augmenter)
Decrease/ plummet/ drop/ fall / slump ( décroitre/ diminuer)

STEP 1 GROUP COMPETITION : TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING WORDS
1.    Read the correction of the mock exam
2.    Put the correction aside
3.    Translate the following words / SURVIVAL KIT FOR THE EXAM
4.    Teams of 2 : a mark except for the best students
                           Survival kit for the exam
Correction
DONC so therefore / thus /
LAISSEZ MOI DEFINIR LE TELETRAVAIL : let me first define the term teleworking
ETRE FORCE DE  be forced to / be compelled to
GRACE A  thanks to
FAIRE ( pas DO)  perform
LE TRAVAIL HYBRIDE  hybrid work
UNE SOLUTION INTERMEDIAIRE  a middle ground
CELA VEUT DIRE  it means
SOULIGNER underline / highlight/ put a light on / pinpoint ../ point out
ETRE BIEN VU PAR  be in your good books
RETOURNER  head back
SOULIGNER underline = underscore
DIVERGEANTE = diverging
CITER = quote
VOULOIR ARDEMMENT be keen to
PENDANT QUE  while
D UN AUTRE COTE on the other hand
JE PENSE ( pas i think)  i reckon / i feel
RENFORCER strengthen
DE PLUS  moreover / besides/ furthermore
METTRE LE DOIGT SUR   put a finger on = point out
EN MASSE  in droves
EN EFFET  indeed
ETRE HABITUE A + ….. ? be used to + ing
LUTTER  struggle against
LE REGISTRE DES EMPLOYES be on the paylist / on the payroll
D ACTUALITE  topical
ON PEUT SE DEMANDER  we can wonder whether
CACHER LA VERITE  hide the truth / cover up the truth
LES TRAVAILLEURS ( pas the workers)
EN EFFET  as a matter of fact
REMARQUER : notice
D AUTANT PLUS QUE  all the more as


STEP 2 REVISION THE ENVIRONMENT
1.    vocabulary file
THE ENVIRONMENT
TOPIC 1 PLASTIC POLLUTION
The industrial pollution is killing our planet
A massive quantity of rubbish is dumped in the ocean
The garbage is thrown into the ocean
The plastic garbage releases toxins
The ocean garbage patch is composed of 3.5 million tons of rubbish
Plastic is non biodegradable
The ocean garbage patch is composed of industrial pollution
In the middle of the ocean lies millions of debris of plastic / plastic debris
It has an impact on our fertility as we consume fish that have absorbed toxins
Our tap water is toxic
STEP 4 SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO ?   
Not use  single use plastic ( plastique à usage unique)
To reduce pollution we should use cardboard instead ( cardboard = carton)
We should stop using plastic bags
In order to stop pollution we need to sort out the garbage
We could collect plastic waste
 we should stop throwing garbage in the sea
my advice would be to implement a plastic charge
we should recycle
we had better use reusable cutlery in fast food joints
we should promote reusable plastic items= objects
we had better use landfills (a landfill = une décharge) for plastic alone

TOPIC 2 ELECTRIC VEHICLES
FOR OR AGAINST ELECTRIC CARS
FOR     AGAINST
Save money on gasoline
Save money overall
Save money on service and maintenance
No oil change
 The cost of batteries are falling
Be good for the environment
Do not make any noise
Cure noise pollution
Drive better as the transmission is better
More modern
Brake better
Need to test drive to make up your mind     Price of electricity is going up
Electric cars
Expensive = they are not affordable (abordable)
Not much money saved
Rent the batteries
Have to replace batteries quite often
Producing electricity damages the environment

TOPIC 3 GREENWASHING
A definition :
Greenwashing is a type of marketing .Indeed some companies pretend they care about the environment while doing things that are harmful/ detrimental  for the planet.
Why is it bad for the environment ?
1.    It dupes people and companies
2.    It allows companies to carry on polluting
3.    It endangers the environment
4.    It leads people to mistrust all the products that claim to be good for the environment even those which are genuailly = trully good products
TOPIC 4 FAST FASHION and SECOND HAND CLOTHES / VINTAGE CLOTHES/ THRIFT SHOPS
THE PROS OF FAST FASHION
-    Low cost of production
-    Customer satisfaction as the clothes cost less and they keep on trend
THE CONS
-    The environmental impact is enormous
-    The human exploitation of the workers who produce the garments
-    The overconsumption which leads people to run into debts
-    The growing dissatisfaction of people who cannot afford as many clothes
THE SOLUTIONS
-reusing your own clothes
- stop following every single fashion trend
- buy on resale sites
- buy second hand clothes
- buy in thrift shops ( a thift shop = une boutique d’occasion)


2.    prepare an answer to the following questions

What are the dangers faced by the planet ?
 What are the causes of these dangers ?
 What are the consequences ?
 What should we do to save the planet ?
What is green washing ?
Would you be ready to buy and wear second hand clothes ?

3.    peer to peer
STEP 3 PRACTISE : A GRAMMAR POINT : les articles
a.How would you translate ?
Un/ une a : an
Des article zero
Le/ la / les  article zero si general / the si precis
Du : some
 

b. application : translate
- les voitures sont polluantes  CARS ARE POLLUTING
- les vaches du voisin produisent beaucoup de CO2 THE COWS OF MY NEIGHBOUR PRODUCE CO2
-je préfère acheter des vêtements de seconde main I PREFER BUYING SECOND HAND CLOTHES









TRAINING FOR THE TOEIC
 

 + l expression du but  ou la traduction de POUR
POUR + VERBE = TO
POUR + NOM = FOR
AFIN DE = to / so as to / in order to + bv
 so that + phrase
 

HOMEWORK 

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