T2.3: Global Issues Flashcards

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1
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To recycle

A

Recycler

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2
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Cardboard

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Le carton

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3
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Glass

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Le verre

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Cans

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Les canettes

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5
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I turn off the lights

A

J’éteins les lumières

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I eat organic food

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Je mange la nourriture bio

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7
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I turn off the tap

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Je ferme la robinet

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8
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I turn off the tap

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Je ferme la robinet

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I don’t throw anything on the ground

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Je ne jette rien parterre

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10
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I intend to buy an electronic car

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J’ai l’intention d’acheter une voiture électronqiue

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11
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We recycled the rubbish

A

On a recyclé les dechets

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12
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To use public transport

A

Utiliser les transport en commun

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13
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To sort the rubbish

A

Trier les dechets

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14
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We turned off the tap

A

On a fermé le robinet

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15
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We turned off the lights

A

On a éteint les lumières

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16
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We ate organic produce

A

On a mangé bio

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17
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To turn down the heating

A

Baisser la chauffage

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18
Q

Avoid throwaway products

A

Eviter les produits jetables

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19
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Buy green products

A

Acheter les produits verts

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20
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To go to school/work by bike/on foot

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Aller au collège/au travail en vélo/à peid

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21
Q

To take a shower instead of taking a bath

A

Prendre une douche au lieu de prendre un bain

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22
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Global warming

A

Le réchauffement climatique

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23
Q

There is more and more rubbish

A

Il y a plus en plus dechets

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24
Q

There is too much traffic in town

A

Il y a trop de circulation dans la ville

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25
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The sea levels are rising

A

Le niveau de la mer monte

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26
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There is a big risk of floods

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Il y a un grand risque d’inondations

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27
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Greenhouse effect

A

L’effet de serre

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28
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To contribute

A

Contribuer

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29
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Deforestation

A

Le déboisement

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30
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Climate change

A

Le changement climatique

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31
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Air/sea pollution

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La pollution de l’air/de la mer

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32
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Ozone layer

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La couche d’ozone

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33
Q

Hole in the ozone

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Le trou dans la couche d’ozone

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34
Q

Rare species

A

Les espèces rares

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35
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Carbon emissions

A

Les émissions de carbon

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36
Q

To threaten

A

Menacer

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37
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To save water and electricity

A

Économiser l’eau et l’électricité

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38
Q

To save animals

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Sauver les animaux

39
Q

To plant trees

A

Planter les arbres

40
Q

I would install more bins in town

A

J’installerais plus de poubelles en ville

41
Q

I would have more recycling centres

A

J’aurais plus de centres de triage

42
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I would buy eco-friendly products

A

J’acheteraisbles produits bio

43
Q

If I was the town mayor

A

Si j’étais le maire de la ville

44
Q

Overpopulation

A

Surpopulation

45
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Overfishing

A

La surpêche

46
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Destruction of species

A

La destruction d’espèces

47
Q

Noise

A

Le bruit

48
Q

Drought

A

La sècheresse

49
Q

Packaging

A

L’emballage

50
Q

Acid rain

A

Les pluies acides

51
Q

Fire

A

L’incendie

52
Q

We must not waste energy

A

Il ne faut pas gaspiller d’énergie

53
Q

We must not use too much packaging

A

Il ne faut pas utiliser trop d’emballage

54
Q

Bin

A

La poubelle

55
Q

Dirty

A

Sale

56
Q

To throw away

A

Jeter

57
Q

Earthquake

A

Le tremblement de la terre

58
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War

A

La guerre

59
Q

Clean

A

Propre

60
Q

Traffic

A

La circulation

61
Q

Traffic jam

A

L’embouteillage

62
Q

Lively

A

Anime

63
Q

Drinking water

A

L’eau potable

64
Q

Piece of advice

A

Le conseil

65
Q

Poor

A

Pauvre

66
Q

To improve

A

Améliorer

67
Q

People

A

Les gens

68
Q

Sad

A

Triste

69
Q

Unemployment

A

Le chômage

70
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AIDs

A

Le SIDA

71
Q

Equality

A

L’égalité

72
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Hunger

A

Le faim

73
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Famine

A

La famine

74
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Poverty

A

La pauvreté

75
Q

Cost of living

A

Le cout de la vie

76
Q

Increases

A

Augmenter

77
Q

Decrease/turn down

A

Baisser

78
Q

Alcoholism

A

L’alcoolism

79
Q

Addicted

A

Accro

80
Q

Addiction

A

La dependence

81
Q

Drug

A

La drogue

82
Q

Blanket

A

La couverture

83
Q

Salary

A

La salaire

84
Q

Amongst

A

Parmi

85
Q

Low

A

Bas

86
Q

Vandalism

A

Du vandalisme

87
Q

Crimes

A

Des crimes

88
Q

Lack

A

Manque

89
Q

Government

A

Gouvernement

90
Q

Crisis

A

Le crise

91
Q

Hard/difficult

A

Dur

92
Q

By helping

A

En aident

93
Q

By working

A

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