Mon Empreinte Écologique (My Ecological Footprint)

Learning ObjectivesI can describe my daily habits related to the environment.I can use vocabulary for recycling, pollution, and saving energy.I can use the simple future tense to talk about future actions to protect the planet.I can understand the concept of an ecological footprint.Imagine that every action you take leaves a little footprint on the Earth. 👣 If you take a long shower, you use a lot of water. If you leave the lights on, you use energy. 💡 All of these footprints together make up your empreinte écologique (ecological footprint) [ahm-PREHNT ay-koh-loh-ZHEEK]. In this lesson, we'll learn how to make our footprints smaller and kinder to the planet! 🌍Real-World ApplicationsParticipate in a conversation about the climate at school.Understand news stories that talk about the envi...

French TermEnglish ExplanationExampleL'environnement (The environment) [lahn-vee-rawn-MAHN]The natural world around us: the air, water, forests, and animals.Il est important de protéger notre environnement (It is important to protect our environment) [eel ay ahm-por-TAHN duh pro-tay-ZHAY no-truh ahn-vee-rawn-MAHN].La pollution (Pollution) [lah poh-loo-SYOHN]When dirty or dangerous things are put into the air, water, or land.La pollution de l'air est un grand problème dans les villes (Air pollution is a big problem in cities) [lah poh-loo-SYOHN duh lair ay uhn grahn pro-BLEM dahn lay VEEL].Les déchets (Waste / Trash) [lay day-SHAY]The things we throw in the trash can.Il faut mettre les déchets dans la bonne poubelle (You must put the trash in the right bin) [eel foh meh-truh lay day-SHAY da...

1. The Simple Future: Le Futur Simple [luh foo-TOOR sampl]We use the simple future tense to talk about actions that will happen in the future. For regular -er verbs, you just keep the infinitive (the 'to' form of the verb) and add these endings: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont.Rule: Verb Infinitive + Future Tense Ending.Example (parler - to speak): Demain, je parlerai à mon ami du recyclage (Tomorrow, I will speak to my friend about recycling) [duh-MAHN, zhuh par-luh-RAY ah mohn ah-MEE doo ruh-see-KLAZH].Example (protéger - to protect): Nous protégerons la nature (We will protect nature) [noo pro-tay-zhuh-ROHN lah nah-TOOR].2. Relative Pronouns: qui and queThese little words are used to connect two sentences into one more complex sentence. This helps you avoid repeating words.Rule for qui [k...