(Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate / B1 to B2 / ** to ***)
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A report by the Royal Society (*) says that climate change will bring more extreme weather and the risk to entire populations will also be increased.
You are going to watch a BBC report focusing on the issue.
Before watching:
The following words could be useful:
to compound: to add to / to make worse exacerber / aggraver / décupler
flood plains / floodplains: areas of low land along a stream or river that may flood zones inondables
to offset: to reduce the effect compenser
(*) The Royal Society: an academic organisation for science and a scientific advising body to the government. For more details about the Royal Society (official website), click HERE
While watching:
Answer the following question / Make notes in French:
What will climate change bring to many parts of the world?
1 Des pluies abondantes, diluviennes
Conséquences directes pour qui? ........................................................
Cause:
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2 ............................................
3 .............................................
Conséquences directes:
1 .....................................................
2 .....................................................
You can also watch the news report on the BBC News website by clicking HERE
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When you are finished, you can check your answers:
1 Des pluies abondantes, diluviennes
Conséquences directes pour qui?
Toutes les personnes vivant à proximité de la mer ou des cours d'eau
Cause?
On a autorisé de + en + de gens à s'installer dans des
zones inondables!
2 Sécheresse dans certaines parties du monde
3 Vagues de chaleur / hausse des températures
Conséquences directes:
1 la population vieillissante en souffrira le plus
2 l'économie en général en pâtira: les températures trop élevées freineront certaines
activités professionnelles
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