4. Sustainable development
Environment, poverty and development, with linking words of concession and result.
AaRésumé du cours
Vocabulary
Sustainable development, renewable energy (solar, wind), fossil fuels, pollution, global warming, deforestation, recycling, poverty, illiteracy, water scarcity, to meet the needs of, NGO, carbon footprint.
Grammar: linking words
- Concession: although, even though + clause; despite / in spite of + noun or verb-ing; however, nevertheless.
- Result: so, therefore, as a result, consequently.
- Cause: because, since, as; because of, due to + noun.
- Addition: moreover, furthermore, in addition.
Function: making suggestions and giving advice
Why don’t we…? Let’s… How about + verb-ing? You should/ought to… If I were you, I would…
Writing: a report on an environmental problem
Example: water scarcity in Morocco — situation, causes (drought, overuse), effects, solutions (drip irrigation, desalination).
✎Exemples corrigés
Exemple 1
Combine with “despite”: It was raining. They planted trees.
Voir la correction
Exemple 2
Combine with “although”: Morocco has little oil. It produces a lot of solar energy.
Voir la correction
?Teste-toi
Clique sur la bonne réponse.
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___ the pollution, the city is still beautiful.
Réponse
b) Despite — Despite + noun. -
Solar power is a ___ energy.
Réponse
b) renewable — It does not run out. -
How about ___ the lights?
Réponse
b) switching off — How about + verb-ing. -
Consequently expresses…
Réponse
b) result — Result linker.
Résumé rédigé par Nqraw selon le programme officiel marocain.