Key Idea: Sharing the planet has seven lessons: the environment, human rights, peace, equality, globalization, ethics, and city versus countryside. Each gives you key words, a debate to take a side in, and a short text to write.
Phrases for every lesson
- {{À mon avis… / Je pense que…|In my opinion… / I think…}}
- {{D'un côté… de l'autre côté…|On the one hand… on the other hand…}}
- {{cependant, par conséquent|however, therefore}}
The environment
- {{le réchauffement climatique, la pollution|global warming, pollution}}
- {{le recyclage, trier les déchets, le gaspillage|recycling, to sort rubbish, waste}}
- {{les énergies renouvelables, protéger la planète, un petit geste|renewable energy, to protect the planet, a small gesture}}
Human rights
- {{les droits humains, la liberté, l'égalité|human rights, freedom, equality}}
- {{la discrimination, la dignité, un(e) réfugié(e)|discrimination, dignity, a refugee}}
- {{défendre, accueillir, lutter contre l'injustice|to defend, to welcome, to fight injustice}}
Peace & conflict
- {{la paix, un conflit, la guerre, la violence|peace, a conflict, war, violence}}
- {{résoudre un conflit, le dialogue, un accord|to resolve a conflict, dialogue, an agreement}}
- {{l'aide humanitaire, un médiateur|humanitarian aid, a mediator}}
Equality
- {{l'égalité des chances, les inégalités|equal opportunities, inequalities}}
- {{la parité, l'inclusion, la mixité|parity, inclusion, mixing}}
- {{un préjugé, lutter contre les préjugés|a prejudice, to fight prejudice}}
Globalization
- {{la mondialisation, le commerce, les échanges|globalization, trade, exchanges}}
- {{une multinationale, la diversité culturelle|a multinational, cultural diversity}}
- {{consommer local, soutenir les producteurs, polluer|to consume local, to support producers, to pollute}}
Ethics
- {{l'éthique, la morale, un dilemme|ethics, morality, a dilemma}}
- {{le bien et le mal, l'honnêteté, le respect|right and wrong, honesty, respect}}
- {{la responsabilité, la conscience, faire le bon choix|responsibility, conscience, to make the right choice}}
Urban & rural
- {{la ville, le centre-ville, la campagne, un village|city, city centre, countryside, village}}
- {{les transports en commun, dépendre de la voiture, la qualité de vie|public transport, to depend on the car, quality of life}}
- {{l'air pur, le bruit, l'exode rural|clean air, noise, rural exodus}}
| Lesson | The debate |
|---|---|
| The environment | Do small gestures matter? Who should act first? |
| Human rights | Does free speech have limits? Should we welcome refugees? |
| Peace & conflict | Is dialogue always better than force? Can young people build peace at school? |
| Equality | Do we all start equal? How do we make society fairer? |
| Globalization | Does world trade bring us together or harm local life? Is cultural diversity enriched or threatened? |
| Ethics | Is a small lie ever OK? Does honesty always pay? Show both sides before you conclude. |
| Urban & rural | Where is life better? What about the rural exodus? |
Plan before you write: a catchy start, your ideas, a strong ending.
What is «le gaspillage»? Waste.
What does «trier les déchets» mean? To sort rubbish.
What is «un préjugé»? A prejudice.
How do you say «globalization»? La mondialisation.
What is «l'exode rural»? People leaving the countryside: the rural exodus.