Opinion - Animals, Nature and the Environment

Leaving Cert Higher Level French revision notes.

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Everyday Environment and Ecological Action

Environmental questions cover both large-scale planetary concerns and practical community-level actions tested in listening and reading texts.

Essential Vocabulary

FrenchEnglish
l'environnement (m.)the environment
le réchauffement climatiqueglobal warming
les énergies fossiles (f. pl.)fossil fuels
les gaz à effet de serre (m. pl.)greenhouse gases
les émissions de CO₂ (f. pl.)carbon emissions
la surconsommationoverconsumption
la fonte des glaciersthe melting of glaciers
la montée du niveau de la merrising sea levels
les catastrophes naturelles (f. pl.)natural disasters
les énergies renouvelables (f. pl.)renewable energy
le développement durablesustainable development
les déchets (m. pl.) / les ordures (f. pl.)waste / rubbish
le tri sélectif / recyclersorting waste for recycling / to recycle
le gaspillage alimentairefood waste
les emballages en plastique (m. pl.)plastic packaging
réparer au lieu de jeterto repair instead of throwing away
les transports en commun (m. pl.)public transport

Everyday Action Sentences

  • Je vais au lycée à vélo : ça ne prend que cinq minutes et j'arrive plus détendu(e). (I cycle to school: it only takes five minutes and I arrive more relaxed.)
  • Au lieu de jeter nos vieux appareils, nous devrions les réparer ou participer à des ateliers de recyclage. (Instead of throwing away our old appliances, we should repair them or take part in recycling workshops.)
  • Chaque mois, des bénévoles organisent un ramassage des déchets sur la plage. (Every month, volunteers organise a beach clean-up.)
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