A-LEVEL A2 FRENCH LIVRET DE VOCABULAIRE

LA POLLUTION
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les effluents (m) un polluant polluer les gaz dchappement (m) le plomb les CFC le dioxyde de carbone les gaz carboni!ues (m) "empreinte cologi!ue (f) "empreinte carboni!ue (f) les pluies acides (f) le trou la bombe arosol le carburant le pot catalyti!ue le ni#eau le co#oiturage le produit chimi!ue le prob&me respiratoire lasthme (m les hydrocarbures (f) le cours deau la ri#i&re le fleu#e le rchauffement plantaire radioactif ($#e)

Ang
effluent pollutant to pollute exhaust gases lead CFCs carbon dioxide carbon gases environmental footprint carbon footprint Acid rain hole aerosol fuel catalytic converter level car-sharing chemicals breathing difficulty asthma hydrocarbons waterways river
ma or river

Fr
les dchets nuclaires (m) le ptrole lessence la mare noire le mazout nuire le littoral, la c te le changement climati!ue le d#ersement d#erser les nuisances sonores (f) dgager souiller contaminer nocif ($#e) sans plomb toxi!ue re%eter le gas$oil, le gazole biodgradable les ordures mnag&res (f) la circulation routi&re le parc automobile la scheresse la fonte des calottes glaciaires la canicule

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nuclear waste petroleum petrol oil slick Oil, tar to harm coast climate change spillage to spill, release noise pollution to release to soil to contaminate harmful unleaded toxic to discharge diesel biodegradable household waste car traffic total number of cars drought melting of polar ice caps heatwave

global warming radioactive

LENERGIE

Fr lnergie (f) les ressources (f) les ressources en nergie (f) le gaz le charbon inpuisable lnergie hydrauli!ue (f) la centrale le besoin la consommation lnergie olienne (f) un parc olien une olienne solaire renou#elable non$renou#elable nergti!ue court terme long terme un panneau solaire un panneau phto$ #olta(!ue gothermi!ue marmotrice )*+*F* les #agues (f) disposer de

Ang energy resources energy resources gas coal inexhaustible carbon dioxide carbon gases environmental footprint carbon footprint wind energy wind farm wind turbine solar renewable non-renewable of energy short term long term solar panel photo-voltaic panel geothermic tidal French electricity company waves to have !available#

Fr lisolation (f) le tout$nuclaire user utiliser puiser lpuisement lappro#isionnement en nergie (m) la flambe des prix la politi!ue nergti!ue la rarfaction efficace le barrage entra'ner gaspiller le gaspillage loloduc le gazoduc le pipeline la croissance pro#enir de le gisement le racteur le fioul le chauffage le ,oyen -rient la ,er du .ord

Ang insulation policy of total commitment to nuclear energy to use up to use to exhaust exhaustion energy supply price hike energy policy scarcity efficient dam to bring about to waste waste oil pipeline gas pipeline pipeline growth to come from deposit !e"g" of oil# reactor heating oil heating middle-east $orth %ea

LA PROTECTION DE LA PLANETE

Fr le changement climati!ue le rchauffement de la plan&te le rchauffement plantaire/global lempreinte ologi!ue (f) les calottes glaciaires (f) le ni#eau de la mer leffet (m) le dioxide de carbone le mthane durable la durabilit lesp&ce (f) en danger la menace la sur#ie en #oie de disparition la chasse lexploitation le trait le protocol laccord (m) ratifier le protoxyde dazote

Ang climate change global warming global warming carbon footprint polar icecaps sea-level effect carbon dioxide methane sustainable sustainablility species in danger threat survival endangered hunting exploitation treaty protocol agreement to ratify nitrogen dioxode

Fr le march en#ironnemental nier scepti!ue rtrcir sle#er la temprature lchelle mondiale moyen le dboisement le consensus scientifi!ue prser#er/sau#egarder contester le recul des glaciers le groupe de pression dispara'tre le refroidissement le carottage de glace l&re glaciaire le cycle la fluctuation ll#ation les donnes (f)

Ang market environmental to deny sceptical to shrink to rise temperature on a worldwide scale average deforestation scientific consensus to preserve to contest glacier retreat pressure group to disappear cooling ice sampling ice age cycle fluctuation rise data

LIMMIGRATION

Fr limmigr (f) migrer le migrant limmigration (f) issu de limmigrationn le ressortissant le beur le ,aghrbin le 0pied noir1 le pays daccueil la terre daccueil le tra#ail au noir la fronti&re limmigration clandestine (f) le clandestin le rfugi le demandeur dasile originaire de en hausse en baisse lafflux (m) la #ague dimmigrant

Ang immigrant to emigrate migrant immigration of immigrant origin national, imigrant second generation $orth African from the &aghreb former colonist host country host country 'moonlighting( border illegal immigration illegal immigrant refugee asylum seeker from rising falling influx wave of immigration

Fr le nou#el arri#ant le bidon#ille le patrimoine la di#ersit le mode de #ie accueillir fuir le centre daccueil se rfugier le ghetto marocain tunisien algrien l)urope de lest en situation irrguli&re le sans$papiers de souche ethni!ue lthnicit (f) la minorit thni!ue la pro#enance tranger

Ang new arrival shanty town heritage diversity way of life to receive, welcome to flee reception centre to take refuge ghetto &oroccan )unisian Algerian eastern *urope illegal, without papers illegal immigrant native born ethnic ethnicity ethnic minority origin foreign

LINTEGRATION

Fr sintgrer lintgration (f) sinsrer linsertion (f) sinstaller la carte didentit naturalis ac!urir la nationalit la communaut faire partie de le tissu social la reconnaissance stigmatiser marginaliser la prcarit de lemploi lemploi prcaire (m) sadapter lassociation de migrants (f) lengagement appartenir

Ang to integrate integration to integrate intergration to settle +"," card naturalised to ac-uire nationality community to belong to social fabric recognition to stigmatise to marginalise ob insecurity insecure ob to adapt to immigrant association commitment to belong to

Fr multiculturel le multiculteralisme la mixit sociale la di#ersit le processus la #aleur la formation sassimiler le citoyen la citoyennet le 2A23 (2lan dAction 2ositi#e pour l3ntgration) le milieu social la scolarit lchec scolaire (m) la la(cit le #oile islami!ue le droit le de#oir lintgration republicaine (f) la re#endication les moeurs (f)

Ang multicultural multiculturalsim social divesrity diversity process value training to assimilate citi.en citi.enship / year plan for integration social background schooling failure at school secularism islamic veil right duty French republican view of integration demand customs, habits

LE RACISME

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le racisme raciste la xnophobie le xnophobe la peur la crainte lintolrance (f) intolrant lextr&me droite la bande latta!ue raciste (f) lagression (f) les in%ures (f) la conduite le comportement fomenter dcha'ner menacer pro#o!uer lepniste

racism racist xenophobia xenophobe fear fear intolerance intolerant far right gang racist attack attack, mugging insults behaviour behaviour to stir up to unleash to threaten to provoke supporter of ean&arie 1e 2en

a#oir des pr%ugs le pr%ug le strotype la discrimination lantiracisme (m) lutter contre lgalit (f) 4-4 racisme dnoncer le combat combattre militer contre in%urier lantismitisme (m) %uif une rpubli!ue mtisse mtiss musulman condamner les droits de lhomme (m)

to be pre udiced pre udice stereotype discrimination anti-racism to fight against e-uality anti racist group to criticise fight to fight, combat to fight against to insult antisemitism 0ewish a mixed race republic of mixed race muslim to condemn human rights

RICHESSE ET PAUVRETE
Fr "conomie (f) Ang economy Fr la !ualit de #ie Ang -uality of life

"e commerce lendettement (m) endett la dette la croissance la sub#ention les biens (m) les marchandises (f) le taux le taux dintr5t la pau#ret la mis&re ais la pri#ation pri#er de le man!ue le soutien soutenir lanalphabtisme (m) analphab&te, illettr

trade, business debt in debt debt growth subsidy goods goods rate

le ni#eau de #ie dfa#oris enrichir appau#rir les nantis et les dmunis dmuni a#oir les moyens de radi!uer la carence la famine, la faim

standard of living deprived to make rich to impoverish the haves and have-nots deprived to afford to eradicate deficiency famine, hunger developing country gap endemic une-ual ine-uality of opportunity widespread income tax to tax homeless person recession

poverty poverty well-off

le pays en #oie de d#eloppement lcart (m) endmi!ue ingal

to deprive lack, shortage support to support illiteracy illiterate

lingalit des chances rpandu limp t sur le re#enu taxer le sans$abri/4+F la crise conomi!ue/la rcession

LORDRE PUBLIC
Fr la scurit linscurit Ang law and order insecurity Fr le traficant le dealer Ang trafficker dealer

la dlin!uance le #iol le meurtre lmeute (f) la manifestation la bagarre le #ol le #ol main arm le #ol ltalage le cambriolage lenl&#ement le #andalisme le rac6et la #ictime le dc&s/la mort le #oyou la 7 racaille 8 lattentat (m) le trafic des drogues la rclusion perptuit

delin!uency rape murder riot demonstration fight theft armed robbery shop lifting burglary kidnapping vandalism extorsion victim death thug scum, 3 chavs 4 murder attempt drug trafficking life imprisonment

le crime la criminalit le criminel abattre tirer sur incendier le pyromane le ripou (argot) le flic (argot) les forces de lordre arr5ter interpeller tenir en garde #ue la politi!ue pnale emprisonner le tribunal poursui#re en %ustice le signal lectroni!ue la peine de mort le tmoignage

crime criminal behaviour criminel to shoot !dead# to shoot to set fire to arsonist bent copper cop forces of law and order to arrest to arrest to hold in custody penal policy to imprison court to take to court electronic tag death penalty evidence, proof

SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIE
Fr le sa#ant le scientifi!ue Ang scientist scientist Fr le rem&de gurir Ang cure to cure

le chercheur la recherche la dcou#erte le pionnier la perce la mise au point le #accin le #irus la maladie la gnti!ue l-9, (organisme gnti!uement modifi) (m) transgni!ue le clonage

researcher research discovery pioneer breakthrough perfecting vaccine virus illness, disease genetics organically modified organism organically modifed cloning

la grippe la pandmie se gnraliser se rpandre la maladie de la #ache folle la technologie de pointe lessai (m) thrapeuti!ue les #oyages interplantaires (m) lespace (m) le spationaute la fuse le satellite lengin spatial (m)

flu pandemic to spread to spread mad cow disease cutting edge technology trial therapeutic interplanetray travel space astronaut rocket satellite spacecraft to achieve to perfect to develop genetic engineering analysis

le cellule souche sropositif le test de dpistage le gnome lA+.

stem cell 5+6 positive A+,% test genome ,$A

raliser perfectionner laborer le gnie gnti!ue lanalyse (f)

SUJET CULTUREL (LITTERATURE)

Fr loeu#re (f) le chef doeu#re Ang work!s# masterpiece Fr dpeindre reflter Ang to depict to reflect

le roman th&se le cadre le personnage lintrigue (f) le protagoniste le dnouement le rapport le sens la signification la citation citer exprimer r#ler se drouler illustrer souligner incarner faire le portrait de frapper

novel with a message setting character plot main character ending relationship meaning meaning -uotation to -uote to express to reveal to take place, unfold to illustrate to stress, emphasise to embody to portray to strike

#o!uer claircir sidentifier a#ec susciter faire allusion le point culminant entrer dans le dtail rsumer la comparaison lextrait (m) le fond la forme le rcit passionnant #raisemblable mou#ant minutieux allgori!ue engag

to evoke to clarify to identify with to arouse to allude to climax to go into detail to summarise comparison extract content form narrative exciting realistic moving detailed allegorical committed

SUJET CULTUREL (FILM)

Fr tourner un film le tournage le scnario Ang to make a film filming, shoot script Fr lclairage lambiance (f) %ouer Ang lighting atmosphere to act, play

le scnariste le ralisateur raliser le producteur loprateur (m) la criti!ue le comdien le grand cran le long mtrage le court mtrage la nou#elle #ague lauteur (m) la cascade les effets spciaux le montage le film art et essai les images de synth&se le plateau

scriptwriter director to direct producer cinematographer review actor big screen full feature short film new wave 'auteur( stunt special effect editing art-house movie C7 set

la !ualit du %eu en couleurs en noir et blanc incarner #raisemblable authenti!ue la bande sonore le cinma de papa la sc&ne le personnage le hros lhro(ne (f) le protagoniste le spectateur #isionner lanalyse dtaille (f) le cinma muet la camra

-uality of acting in colour in black and white to play, take the role of realistic authentic score old-fashioned, pre new wave cinema scene character hero heroin main character viewer to watch, view detailed analysis silent movies camera

SUJET CULTUREL (REGION)

Fr la rgion se situer industriel Ang region to be situated industrial Fr lhabitant (m) la superficie la densit de population Ang inhabitant area population density

agricole touristi!ue le chef$lieu le dpartement le rseau routier le rseau ferro#iaire la #iniculture le #ignoble le bl le tournesol le ma(s lle#age (m) le btail fabri!uer la zone industrielle la fabrication le secteur tertiaire les ser#ices (m)

agricultural which attracts tourists 'county town( e-uiv to county road network rail network wine-making vineyard wheat sunflower mai.e, sweetcorn stock rearing cattle to manufacture industrial .one manufacture tertiary sector services

le littoral le tourisme le paysage accident lexode rural (m) urbain/urbanis lurbanisme le ch mage la croissance dmographi!ue lagglomration (f) les crales lindustrie lourde (f) lindustrie lg&re (f) exporter importe lart&re (f) la plateforme aroportuaire la p le nature

coast tourism scenery hilly rural depopulation urban town-planning unemployment rising population conurbation cereals heavy industry light industry to export to import artery airport hub nature centre

French Phrases for the A2 Speaking Examination

:ere is an extract from an examiners report; Candidates are familiar <ith =>e pense !ue*** %e consid&re !ue*** il me semble

!ue*** %e ne suis pas d=accord= but could <iden their ban6 of expressions to support and de#elop their arguments <ith expressions such as; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? %e #ous conc&de !ue*** %e suis con#aincu !ue*** on #a trop loin en disant !ue*** par ailleurs*** il n=a pas t dmontr !ue*** on exag&re !uand on affirme !ue*** on a tort de croire !ue*** incontestablement*** %us!u= preu#e du contraire*** il est inexact de dire !ue*** par contre *** %=estime !ue*** il faut constater !ue*** il faut aborder la !uestion de*** afin de changer cette situation, il faudrait *** tous ces facteurs semblent indi!uer !ue*** titre d=exemple, %e cite*** il est manifeste !ue*** il est ncessaire d=en#isager une situation o@*** au ni#eau deA* grBce la/au

Filler <ords; bien, euh, en fait, enfin, #oyons, disons, considrons, bof, alors* -pinion <ords; >e pense !ue, %e crois !ue, mon a#is, selon moi, etc*

2hases to sho< disagreement; Co disagree <ith a negati#e statement use 0,oi si1 >e ne suis pas daccord a#ec ce !ue #ous dites

Dous na#ez pas raison Dous #ous trompez 2as moi >e ne suis pas de cet a#is, %e dirais plut t !ueA Cest inadmissible, ce !ue #ous dites >entends ce !ue #ous dites, mais, %e dirais plut t !ueA ,ais ce nest pas exactement ce !ue %e #oulais dire, %e #oulais dire !ue** ,ais considrons lautre face de la mdaille, >e crois !ue l #ous #ous 5tes tromp, parce !ueA .on, %e ne suis pas d=accord, en re#anche A