اللغة الإنجليزية — Vocabulary: Environment and Climate Change — 2 ثانوي — شعبة آداب — بكالوريا — المنهاج الجزائري

Vocabulary: Environment and Climate Change

1. Key Environmental Issues

• Global warming : the gradual increase in the Earth’s average temperature.
• Climate change : long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns.
• Deforestation : the cutting down of trees in large areas.
• Air pollution : contamination of the air by harmful substances.
• Water pollution : contamination of water bodies.
• Loss of biodiversity : the decrease in the variety of living species.
• Desertification : the process of fertile land becoming desert.
• Ozone layer depletion : thinning of the ozone layer.

2. Solutions to Environmental Problems

• Renewable energy : solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal power.
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle : the three R’s of waste management.
• Sustainable development : meeting present needs without compromising future generations.
• Reforestation : planting trees to restore forests.
• Environmental laws : regulations to protect the environment.
• Carbon footprint : the amount of CO2 produced by human activities.
• Electric vehicles : cars that run on electricity instead of fossil fuels.

3. Useful Vocabulary

Word	Definition
Ecosystem	A community of living organisms and their environment.
Greenhouse gases	Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere (CO2, methane).
Fossil fuels	Natural fuels like coal, oil, and gas.
Conservation	The protection of natural resources.
Sustainability	Using resources without depleting them.
Eco-friendly	Not harmful to the environment.
Carbon dioxide (CO2)	A greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels.

4. Discussion Questions

1. What are the main causes of global warming?
2. How can individuals help protect the environment?
3. What is the role of governments in fighting climate change?
4. Why is recycling important for our planet?

5. Exercises

Exercise 1: Match the words with their definitions.

1. Deforestation
2. Recycling
3. Sustainable
4. Pollution

a. The process of converting waste into reusable material.

b. The cutting down of forests.

c. The contamination of the environment.

d. Able to be maintained at a certain level.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences.

1. Burning fossil fuels increases ______ gases in the atmosphere.
2. ______ energy comes from sources that are naturally replenished.
3. We should ______ plastic, glass, and paper to reduce waste.

6. Answers

Exercise 1: 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c

Exercise 2: greenhouse, Renewable, recycle

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