Theme 2 -Topic 3: global issues- environment. Flashcards

To be able to discuss the problems and solutions of the environment

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there is too much pollution!

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Il ya trop de pollution

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there is too much traffic

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Il y a trop de circulation

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there is a lot of traffic jams, which causes too many exhaust fumes which pollute the air

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Il y a trop d’ebouteillges, ce qui cause trop de gaz d’echappemente qui pollue l’air

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there is a lot of rubbish on the ground

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Il y a trop de dechets par terre

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there is not enough rubbish bens

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Il n’y pas assez de poubelles

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there is not enough recycling centres

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Il n’y a pas assez de centres e recylage

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there is not enough public transport

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Il n’y a pas assez de transport en commun

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there is not enough cycle paths to encourage people to use a bike instead of a car

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Il n’y a pas assez de pistes cyclabes pour encourage les gens a utiliser le velo au lieu de la voiture

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we use too many plastic bags

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on utilise trop de sacs en plastique

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there is too much plastic bottles

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Il y a trop de bouteilles en plastique

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we dont recycle enough

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on ne recycle pas assez

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we waste too much energy

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on gaspille trop d’energie

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we ought to have more rubbish bens

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on devrait avoir plus de poubelles

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14
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we ought to ban cars in town

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on devrait interdire les voitures en ville

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we ought to reduce the number of vehicles in town

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on devrait reduire le nombre de vehicules en ville

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we could have more recycling centres

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on pourrait avoir plus de centres de recyclage

17
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we could create more cycling paths to encourage people to use their cars

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on pourrait creer plus de pistes cyclabes pour encouger les gens a utiliser leurs velos

18
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we ought to have more public transport

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on devrait avoir plus de transport en commun

19
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we must encourage people to cycle

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Il faut encourager les gens a recycler

20
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we must take a shower instead of a bath to save water

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Il faut prendre une douche, au lieu d’un bain pour enconomiser l’eau

21
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we ought to use glass bottles

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on devrait utiliser les bouteilles en verre

22
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we ought to save water

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on devrait economiser l’eau

23
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what is the present verb “to be able to-can”

what is the irregular past tense verb”i was able to

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pouvoir - to be able to

je peux - i can
tu peux
il/elle/on peut
nous pouvons
vous pouvez
ils/elles peuvent

j’ai pu
tu as pu
ill/elle/on a pu
nous avons pu
ils/elles ont pu

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what is the present verb - “to have to”

what is the irregular past tense”i had to”

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devoir-to have to
je dois
tudois
il/ele/on doit
nous devons
vous devez
ils/elles doivent

j’ai du
tu as du
il/elle/ons du
nous avons du
vous avez du
ils/elles a du

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what is the verb “to want”

what is the verb “wanted to”

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je veux
tu veux
il/elle/on veut
nous voulons
vous voulez
il/elles veulent

j’ai voulu
tu as voulu
il/elle/on a voulu
nous avons voulu
vous avez voulu
ils/elles ont voulu

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in order to

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affin de

27
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according to me

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d’apres moi

28
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factories

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des usines

29
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to throw

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jeter/ je jette

30
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on the ground

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par terre

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