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Vocabulary
Objective: Name environmental challenges and solutions in French, and discuss sustainability using the correct register.
| French | English | French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| le réchauffement climatique | global warming | la couche d'ozone | the ozone layer |
| la pollution | pollution | les gaz à effet de serre | greenhouse gases |
| la biodiversité | biodiversity | la transition énergétique | the energy transition |
| le développement durable | sustainable development | l'écologie | ecology |
| les énergies renouvelables | renewable energy | l'environnement | the environment |
| l'empreinte carbone | carbon footprint | les espèces menacées |
Il faut que triggers the subjunctive, so the verb takes the form protégions. The indicative protégeons would present the protection as a fact rather than as a requirement.
The adjective respiratoire agrees in number with the noun maladies, which is plural, so it takes the ending -s.
Réchauffement climatique is the fixed term for global warming. It appears in every register, from scientific reports to newspaper headlines.
Empreinte carbone is a fixed noun phrase and takes no preposition. The verb réduire describes the action.
Pollution de l'air uses the preposition de with the definite article. The expression santé publique is fixed.
Espèces menacées is a fixed phrase. The verb protéger takes a direct object.
Tri sélectif names the system of sorting waste into separate categories. The adjective sélectif is part of the fixed phrase.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
| endangered species |
| les déchets | waste | le tri sélectif | waste sorting |
| le recyclage | recycling | la surconsommation | overconsumption |
The preposition de contracts with the plural article les to produce des. The sequence de les is never correct in French.
Empreinte carbone is a fixed expression and takes no preposition. The noun phrase appears as a single unit in every register.
The phrase peu à peu means gradually. The two noun phrases are standard vocabulary in environmental policy.
Transition énergétique is the standard term for the energy transition. The noun enjeu means stake or issue at stake.
The impersonal expression il est urgent de introduces the need for action. The verb préserver takes a direct object.