1-Before listening
a) Browse the net and look for information about:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations
What do the initials “U.N.” stand for? à …………………………………………………………………………
What are the aims of the U.N.?
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b) Vocabulary: match the two halves:
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a) « serrer le frein à main » / tirer la sonnette
d’alarme
b) cela importe peu, cela ne fait rien
c) Croissance économique
d) De grosses sommes d’argent
e) De la part de
f) Être raisonnable
g) Faire les gros titres
h) L’équité, la justice
i) La majorité
j) La minorité
k) manquer de quelque chose
l) Par-dessus tout
m) Peu importe comment
n) Plutôt que
o) que vous le vouliez ou pas…
p) Résoudre une crise
q) supplier quelqu’un
r) Un fardeau
On behalf of
It doesn’t matter
To get the headlines
No matter how
Economic growth
To be sensible
To pull the emergency brake
A burden
Enormous amounts of money
The many
The few
Above all else
Rather than
To solve a crisis
Equity
To beg someone
To run out of something
Whether you like it or not
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c) What do you know about Greta Thunberg? (you can look for information on the net)
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2) Now watch the video and do the exercises
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFkQSGyeCWg