Module 15- La planète
Deuxième partie: Notre empreinte, le vocabulaire
It’s time to practice the vocabulary for this section! Below this vocabulary list, you’ll find interactive flashcards, spelling practice, and a practice activity to test your knowledge.
| l'empreinte carbone(f.) | carbon footprint |
| le réchauffement climatique | global warming |
| lutter contre le réchauffement climatique | combat climate change |
| la marée noire | oil spill(age) |
| l'effet de serre | greenhouse effect |
| le gaz à effet de serre | greenhouse gas |
| les émissions | emissions |
| la pollution | pollution |
| la contamination | contamination |
| gaspiller | to waste |
| des déchets toxiques | toxic waste |
| le gaspillage | waste |
| la surpopulation | overpopulation |
| une usine | factory |
| un emballage en plastique | plastic wrapping/packaging |
| la pluie acide | acid rain |
| des ordures (f.) | trash/waste |
| jeter | to throw away |
| le déboisement | deforestation |
| un incendie de forêt | forest fire |
| l'espèce (f) en voie d'extinction | endangered species |
| l'extinction | extinction |
| la préservation | preservation |
| une réssource naturelle | natural resource |
| le trou dans la couche d'ozone | hole in the ozone |
| un combustible fossile | fossil fuel |
| le dioxyde de carbone | carbon dioxide |
| la température moyenne | average temperature |
| un glacier | glacier |
| la révolution industrielle | industrial revolution |
| fondre | to melt |
| les activités humaines | human activities |
| l'élevage | the raising of livestock |
| l'augmentation du niveau de la mer | increase in sea levels |
| se réchauffer | to warm up |
| disparaître | to disappear |
| la surconsummation | overconsumption |
| un produit jetable | disposible product |
| à usage unique | single use |
| les déchets ménagers | household waste |
| le gaspillage alimentaire | food waste |
| le nuage de pollution | smog |
| la neutralité carbone | carbon neutrality |
| le puits de carbone | carbon sink |
| émettre | to emit |
| atteindre | attain/achieve/meet |
| le charbon | coal |
| l'énergie renouvelable | renewable energy |
| subvenir aux besoins de (qqn./qqch.) | support someone/something |
Directions: To begin, you’ll review flashcards for key unit vocabulary. Once you feel comfortable with the terms, you’ll have the opportunity to practice what you’ve learned through several interactive activities. Please repeat these activities as much as needed and we encourage you to return to this page throughout the unit to review. Note: each time you refresh this page, the activities will be randomized. We recommended doing this to mix things up!
Flashcards
Spelling
Reviewing vocabulary words in context helps us to better understand how they are used in real conversation or writing by native speakers. Taking the time to review these examples can increase your understanding of its uses! In this exercise, you will use two tools to review five words or phrases of your choice from this section’s vocabulary list.
