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.
📌 Key vocabulary at a glance
- 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)
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