French Vocabulary

Ecology, Sustainability & Global Environmental Challenges

Terminology for climate change, waste recycling, renewable energy, and ecological conservation.

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Lesson Summary

Terminology for climate change, waste recycling, renewable energy, and ecological conservation.

Vocabulary

Protéger notre planète

The vocabulary of the natural world was presented in the natural world: animals, wildlife & biomes. This lesson expands the lexicon to include environmental problems, sustainable solutions, and the language of ecological responsibility. The connectors of cause and consequence (see logical connectors of cause and logical connectors of consequence) are essential for structuring arguments on these topics.

Problèmes environnementaux

FrenchEnglish
le changement climatiqueclimate change
le réchauffement climatiqueglobal warming
la pollution de l’air / de l’eauair / water pollution
la déforestationdeforestation
les gaz à effet de serre (m)greenhouse gases
la fonte des glacesmelting of ice caps
les déchets (m)waste / rubbish
les espèces menacéesendangered species

Solutions durables

FrenchEnglish
le développement durablesustainable development
les énergies renouvelables (f)renewable energies
le recyclagerecycling
l’énergie solaire / éoliennesolar / wind energy
réduire sa consommationto reduce one’s consumption
le tri sélectifselective sorting (of waste)
le covoituragecarpooling
le transport en communpublic transport

Parler d’écologie

The following structures are frequently used to express ecological necessity and to link causes with their consequences:
- Il faut + infinitive (Il faut protéger la planète.)
- Nous devons + infinitive
- C’est important de + infinitive
- à cause de + noun (negative cause): La pollution augmente à cause des voitures.
- grâce à + noun (positive cause): Grâce au recyclage, il y a moins de déchets.

The connectors c’est pourquoi and donc introduce consequences, as studied in logical connectors of consequence.

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Ecology, Sustainability & Global Environmental ChallengesTerminology for climate change, waste recycling, renewable energy, and ecological conservation.Formulate arguments about sustainability policies and describe eco‑friendly initiatives using appropriate vocabulary and logical connectors.VocabularyB1vocabularyLearn French VocabularyFrench VocabularyProtéger notre planèteThe vocabulary of the natural world was presented in the natural world: animals, wildlife & biomes. This lesson expands the lexicon to include environmental problems, sustainable solutions, and the language of ecological responsibility. The connectors of cause and consequence (see logical connectors of cause and logical connectors of consequence) are essential for structuring arguments on these topics.