LO: To be able to talk about global issues in French. La planète en danger LO: To be able to talk about global issues in French.
Answers Melting ice caps Toxic gas emissions Acid rain Global warming Deforestation Flooding
le réchauffement de la terre les vagues les émissions de dioxyde de carbone la glace est en train de fondre l’éffet de serre le réchauffement de la terre les inondations la déforestation
Réponses P114 Ex 2b Carbon dioxide emissions contribute to the greenhouse effect which causes climate change. The Maldives could disappear under the sea. World pollution causes the greenhouse effect and climate change. It’s to reduce carbon dioxide emissions between 2008 and 2012. Try not to use your car, reduce the amount of gas and electricity you use, avoid travelling by plane.
Greenpeace Amazon Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnbIfV_AHqw&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL74CC002634EC7DED
Réponses 13 million hectares disappear every year It causes a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. There’s a lack of control and corruption in the authorities. It’s used for flooring, plywood and garden furniture. It’s being cut down for grazing land for cattle. It’s 4th in the world for polluters.
The subjunctive The subjunctive is used in French when something is a possibility or dependent on something. For GCSE, you don’t need to be able to form it, just to recognise it as certain phrases are always followed by the subjunctive. Avant que ce soit…… = Before it’s…….. Bien qu’il y ait….. = Although there is/are À condition que ce soit…… = On the condition that it’s…..
Réponses p115 Ex 4 Avant qu’il ne soit trop tard Bien que plus de cent cinquante pays signent cet accord À condition qu’il ne fasse pas trop froid Bien que ce soit gênant Bien que ce ne soit pas la solution de facilité
To round up……… What are the following phrases in English? l’effet de serre la rechauffement de la terre les inondations la déforestation l’élevage mondial Avant qu’il ne soit pas trop tard