Theme 2 - Topic 3: The environment

Question 1

[In my opinion the most serious problem is…]

Answer 1

À mon avis le problème le plus sérieux est..

Question 2

[As I see it, the most important problem is..]

Answer 2

Selon moi, le problème le plus important est…

Question 3

[What preoccupies me the most is..]

Answer 3

Ce qui me préoccupe le plus est…

Question 4

What worries me the most is…

Answer 4

Ce qui m’inquiète le plus est…

Question 5

[climate change]

Answer 5

le changement climatique

Question 6

[rubbish]

Answer 6

les déchets

Question 7

[déforestation]

Answer 7

le déboisement

Question 8

[destruction of the ozone layer]

Answer 8

la destruction de la couche d’ozone

Question 9

[endangered species]

Answer 9

les espèces en voie de disparition

Question 10

les fuites de pétrole

Answer 10

[oil spills]

Question 11

[war]

Answer 11

La guerre

Question 12

[fires]

Answer 12

les incendies

Question 13

[flooding]

Answer 13

des inondations

Question 14

[lack of drinking water]

Answer 14

le manque d’eau douce

Question 15

[air pollution]

Answer 15

la pollution de l’air

Question 16

[global warming]

Answer 16

le réchauffement de la Terre

Question 17

[drought]

Answer 17

la sécheresse

Question 18

[overpopulation]

Answer 18

la surpopulation

Question 19

[earthquakes]

Answer 19

les tremblements de terre

Question 20

[it’s worrying]

Answer 20

c’est inquiétant.

Question 21

[it’s terrifying]

Answer 21

c’est terrifiant

Question 22

[it’s frightening.]

Answer 22

c’est effrayant.
[it’s frightening.]

Question 23

[Two days ago]

Answer 23

Il y a deux jours

Question 24

[I bought green products]

Answer 24

j’ai acheté des produits verts

Question 25

[I saved water]

Answer 25

j’ai économisé l’eau

Question 26

[I turned down the heating]

Answer 26

j’ai baissé le chauffage

Question 27

[I made compost]

Answer 27

j’ai fait du compost

Question 28

[I took a shower instead of a bath]

Answer 28

j’ai pris une douche au lieu d’un bain

Question 29

[I turned down plastic bags]

Answer 29

j’ai refusé les sacs en plastique

Question 30

[I separated the rubbish]

Answer 30

j’ai trié les déchets

Question 31

[I used recycled paper]

Answer 31

j’ai utilisé du papier recyclé

Question 32

[I used public transport]

Answer 32

j’ai utilisé les transports en commun

Question 33

[and I would say that it was]

Answer 33

et je dirais que c'était

Question 34

[responsible]

Answer 34

responsable

Question 35

. [ecological]

Answer 35

écologique

Question 36

[To protect the planet]

Answer 36

Pour protéger la planète

Question 37

[we must]

Answer 37

il faut

Question 38

[you must]

Answer 38

on doit

Question 39

[you should]

Answer 39

on devrait

Question 40

[you can]

Answer 40

on peut

Question 41

[you could]

Answer 41

on pourrait

Question 42

[buy green products]

Answer 42

acheter des produits verts

Question 43

[create more pedestrian areas]

Answer 43

créer plus de zones piétonnes

Question 44

[save water]

Answer 44

économiser l’eau

Question 45

[turn down the heating]

Answer 45

baisser le chauffage

Question 46

[make compost]

Answer 46

faire du compost

Question 47

[take a shower instead of a bath]

Answer 47

prendre une douche au lieu d’un bain

Question 48

[recycle glass]

Answer 48

recycler le verre

Question 49

[turn down plastic bags]

Answer 49

refuser les sacs en plastique

Question 50

[separate the rubbish]

Answer 50

trier les déchets

Question 51

[use recycled paper]

Answer 51

utiliser du papier recyclé

Question 52

[use public transport]

Answer 52

utiliser les transports en commun

Question 53

for me the worst is

Answer 53

pour moi, le pire c'est

Question 54

in my opinion the most serious problem is

Answer 54

à mon avis, le problème le plus serieux est

Question 55

as i see it the most important problem is

Answer 55

selon moi, le problème le plus important est

Question 56

what preoccupies me the most is

Answer 56

ce qui me préoccupe le plus est

Question 57

what bothers me is

Answer 57

ce qui me tracasse est