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The biggest problem for the planet is

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Le plus grand proble\me pur les plane\te c’est

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le plus grand proble\me pour le plane\te c’est

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The biggest problem for the planet is

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climate chnage

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le changement climatique

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deforistation

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le de/boisement

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the destruction of the ozone layer

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la destruction de la couche d’ozone

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the destruction of tropical rainforest

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la destruction des fore^ts tropicales

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species dying out

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la disparition des espe\ces

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war

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la guerre

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the lack of fresh water

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le manque d’eau douce

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air pollution

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la pollution de l’air

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draught

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la se/cheresse

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over population

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la surpopulation

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a fire

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un incendie

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an oil spill

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une fuite de pe\trol

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floods

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des inondations

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an earthquake

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un tremblement de terre

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a typhoon

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un typhon

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what worries me the most

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ce qui me pre/occupe/m’inquitte/

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the state of the planet

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l’e/tat de la plane/te

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global warming

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le re/chuaffment climatique

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world poverty

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la pauvrete/ dans la monde

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homeless people

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le sans-abri

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people who have been wrongly imprisone

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les personnes qui sont e\mprisonne/es a\ tort

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children who don’t have enough to eat

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les enfants qui n’ont pas assez a\ manger

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sponser a child in africa

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parrainer un enfant en afrique

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donate to charity

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faire un don a une association caritative

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do voluntary work

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faire du be/ne/volat

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you have to

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il faut

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fight against hunger

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luttr contre le faim

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launch petitions

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launcer des pe/titions

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write to your mp

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e/crive a\ son/sa de/pute/(e)

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take part in demonstrations

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participer a\ des manifestations

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act now

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agir maintenant

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carry out campaings to raise awarnees

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faire des camapagnes de sensibilasation

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we must not ignore

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il ne faut pas ignorer

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currently i don’t do a lot to protect envirmoent

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actuellement je ne fais pas grand-chose pir prote/ger le’envir

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i already do qiuite a lot

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je fais de/ja\ pas mal de choses

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seperate rubbish

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trier les de/chets

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make compost at home

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faire du compost a\ la maison

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turn off electrics wen leaving room

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e/teindre les appareils e/lectriques et la lumie\re en quittant un pie\ce

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turn down heating and put on a sweater

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bassier le chauffrage et mettre un pull

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use recycled paper

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utiliser du papier recycle/

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avoid disposable products

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e/viter les produits jetables

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choose organic products

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privile/gier les produits bio

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use public transport

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utiliser les transports en commun

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encourage car-sharing

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favoriser le covoiturage

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turn down plastic bags

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refuser les sacs en plastique

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carry a water bottle intead of disposable cups

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apporter un bouteille d’eau lieu

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collect rainwater for garden

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re/cupre.rer l’eau de pluie pour arroser le jardin

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turn off the tap while you brush you teeth

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fermer le robinet pendant qu’on se lave les dents

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drink tap water

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boire l’eau du robinet

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have a shower intead of bath

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prendre un douche a lieu de prendre un bain

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do more

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faire plus

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Cheap products

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les produits pas chers

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unacceptible working conditions

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les conditions de travail inacceptables

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The workers are underpaid

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les ouvrier sont sous-paye/s

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Their working day is too long

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leur journe/e de travail c’est trop longue

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if a product is cheap i don’t buy it

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si un produit est bon marche/ je ne l’ache\te pas

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exploited

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exploite/s

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in my opinion people should

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a mon avis on devrait

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boycott big brands that dont respect respect their workers

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boycooter les grandes marques qui ne respectant pas leurs ouviers

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force big brands to to gurantee minimum wage

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forcer les grandes marques a\ gaarantir u n salaire minumum

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buy fairly traded clothes

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acheter des habits issus de commerce e/quitabale

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buy clother made in france

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ache/ter les ve^tements fabrique/s en France

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try to respect mankind and the environment at the same time

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essayer de respecter l’homme et l’environnement a\ la fois

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it allows me to expand my skills

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c,a me permet d’e/lagir mes compe/tences

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it makes me feel usefull

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c,a me donne le sentiment d’e^te utile

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we have a responsibility to help others

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on a la responsibilite/ d’aider les autres

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not focus on ourselves

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ne pas se focaliser sur soi-me^me

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need a little kindness

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ont besoin d’un peu de gentillesse

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in an animal sancturary

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dans un refuge pour les animaux

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i visit an elderly person

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je rends visite a\ une personne a^ge/e

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i help primary school children do their homework

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j’aide des enfants du primaire a\ faire leurs devoirs

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i look after animals

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je soigne les animaux

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i support homeless people

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je soutiens les SFD

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promotes the culture

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met en avant le culture

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promotes the host city

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met en avant la ville ho^te

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creates a sense of national pride

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cre/e un sentiment de fierte/ nationale

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allows people to have a good time

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permet aux gens de passer un bon moment

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unites people

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unit les gens

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gives young people role model

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donne des mode/ls aux jeunes

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creates jobs

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cre/e du travail

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on one hand

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D’un co^te/

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on the other hand

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D’un autre co^Te/

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a disadvantage

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un inconve/nient c’est que

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the workers who constructed the buildinfs are often exploited

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les ouvrieers qui construisent les stades sont souvent exploite/s

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prices rise

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les orix augmentent

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the host city is often in debt after the event

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la ville ho^te est souvent endette/e apre\s l’e/ve/nement

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it leaves a significant carbon footprint

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c,a laisse une empreinte carbone tre\s important

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pros and cons

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du pour du contre

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solar panels

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les panneaux solaires

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dry toilet

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les toilettes se/ches

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electric vehicles

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les ve/hicules e/lectriques

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