- le changement climatique — climate change (fixed phrase — see error card)
- le réchauffement climatique — global warming (also acceptable)
- l'effet de serre — greenhouse effect (masculine noun)
- trier les déchets — to sort waste / recycle
- les énergies renouvelables — renewable energies (always plural in context)
- bien desservi(e) — well connected (by transport); agrees with noun it describes
- il manque de — there is a lack of (+ noun, no article needed after de)
- éviter les emballages plastiques — avoid plastic packaging
- la qualité de vie — quality of life (a strong phrase for area evaluations)
- en banlieue — in the suburbs (no article; like en ville)
This key facts covers Key vocabulary at a glance within The environment and where people live for GCSE French. Revise The environment and where people live in Theme 3: Communication and the World Around Us for GCSE French with 15 exam-style questions and 16 flashcards. This is a high-frequency topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 3 of 4 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
Practice questions for The environment and where people live
What does 'la campagne' mean in English?
Lena says: 'J'habite en banlieue.' Where does Lena live?
Quick recall flashcards
propre
clean / own — FALSE FRIEND position matters: before noun = 'own' (ma propre chambre), after noun = 'clean' (une chambre propre)
la ville
town / city — 'en ville' = in town