2003 Past Paper Flashcards by Helena McIndoe

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Pluriel

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Diverse

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Par ses origines

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In its origins

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Un recensement

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A census

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Des pays frontaliers

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Neighbouring countries

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Le Maghreb

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North Africa

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L’Afrique noire

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Sub-saharan Africa

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Cheap Labour

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De la main-d’oeuvre bon marché

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L’Office National de L’immigration

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French national immigration office

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Le bâtiment

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Construction industry

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La construction des routes

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Road building

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Unskilled workers

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Des ouvriers spécialisés (OS)

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Social ladder

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L’échelle sociale

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Minimum wage

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Le SMIC/le salaire minimum

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To earn/get (money)

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Gagner, toucher

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Upwardly mobile

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Progressé dans l’échelle sociale/Fait preuve d’une certaine ascension sociale

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To be affected by unemployment

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être touché par le chômage

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White-collar workers

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Des cols blancs

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Blue collar workers

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Des cols bleus

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Decade

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Décennie

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Automation/the introduction of robots

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La robotisation

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Ils sont victimes de la discrimination

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They are discriminated against

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A council estate

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Une cité HLM

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The French benefit system

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Le système français d’aide sociale

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Health insurance

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L’assurance maladie

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Child benefits

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Les allocations familiales

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A pension

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La retraite

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Ni plus, ni moins

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No more, no less/nothing more, nothing less

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Ils sont accusés de tous les maux

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They are held responsilbe for all that goes wrong

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La crise économique

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The economic crisis

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So nothing’s new then

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Donc il n’y a rien de nouveau

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Les grands ensembles

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Council estates/high rise estates

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Horizontal buildings found in a council estate

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Les barres

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Vertical buildings found in a council estate

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Les tours

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La discrimination à l’embauche

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Employment discrimination

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Housing estate

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Un lotissement

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To what extent…°

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Dans quelle mesure/à quel point…?

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All the more x since…

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D’autant plus x que

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Even more

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Encore plus

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The worst paid

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Les moins bien payés

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To hold a valid residence permit

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Détenir un permis de séjour valide

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The more we see… the more people…

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Plus on voit… Plus les gens…

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Their French counterparts

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Leurs pairs français

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Born to Portuguese parents

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Né de parents portugais

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More than 50% live in France

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Plus de 50% habitent en France