Anglais
SUBSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
1) The conséquences of human activity
* Global warming is the increase of the average temperature of the air, oceans over the past 50 years. * Deforestation: human activity an expansion destroys whole forests. * Overpopulation: the population of the Earth is growing. * Intensive farming: pesticides and fertilizers damage the soil and water. * Industrialization: massive air and sea pollution. * Extinction: species have disappeared; more are endangered.
Water: a scarce resource.
70% of all water supplies go to irrigation and cattle raising (élevage du bétail).
In developing countries growing numbers of people have no access to clean water.
2) Possible solutions
* Drought resistant plants can help. * New technologies * Water treatments * The charging of consumption patterns (changements ds la consommation)
3) Sustainable business
Corporate Ethics: many brands are talking today about sustainable development especially car and oil companies. They encourage customers to donate monay for the development of recyclable energy. (hybrid cars)
Microcredit: was launched in developing countries to encourage the poor to support themselves.
Development of the Fair trade (commerce équitable).
* Solar panel: panneau solaire * Rainforest: forêt tropicale * Renewable : renouvelable * Shortage : pénurie * To sort : trier * Global trade : commerce mondial * Radioactivity * Nuclear * Wind farm: éolienne * Chemicals * A plant: a factory
Kyoto protocol ratified in 2005 but not signed by US and China.
FICHE ANGLAIS
FAUTES A EVITER
To: devant les verbs
For: devant les noms
CAN + V = can eat
MUST+ V = must eat
Will CAN : will be able to
Will MUST: will have to
The most: le plus
The least: le moins
Which (que) = objet
Since: depuis (date, événement…) / puisque
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