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Global warming is an emergency

Hey,

 

today we first talked again about global warming and we tried to give a little definition. Here is what we said:

 

Global warming is due to pollution, more precisely greenhouse gases: for example carbon dioxyde.

Then we started to describe and comment upon a picture. Here is what we said:

 

Methodology -> how to locate things in a document:

 

in the backgroundin the foreground
in the distance
in the middle
in the corner


on the left / on the right

 

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emergency.jpgDescription of the picture:


The document is picture / photo.
It represents a landscape. The scene takes place in the countryside.
On the left, in the background, there is a car on fire. There has been an accident and the car is burning; there is a lot of smoke. The driver was probably going to the house in the distance.
Maybe, he is seriously injured.
On the right, there is an ambulance but the EMT are not helping.
Instead of rescuing the driver, they are urinating, smoking and calling.

instead of + V-ing = Au lieu de...

 

 

HW: learn the comments and the new vocabulary.


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<br /> Global warming is due to pollution more precisely greenhouse gases for example carbon dioxyde.<br /> <br /> Picture: How to describe and locate the elements in a picture.<br /> <br /> In the background ≠ in the foreground<br /> in the distance<br /> in the middle<br /> in the corner<br /> On the left / On the right<br /> <br /> Description:<br /> The document is picture / photo<br /> It represents a landscape. The scene tackes place in the countryside.<br /> On the left, in the background, there is a car on fire. There has been an accident and the car is burning; there is a lot of smoke. The driver was probably going to the house in the distance. Maybe<br /> he is seriously injured.<br /> On the right, there is an ambulance but the EMT are noy helping. Instead of rescuing the driver, they urinating, smoking and calling.<br /> instead of + V-ing = au lieu de...<br /> <br /> <br />
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<br /> <br /> Thanks for the update Quentin.<br /> <br /> <br /> You did a good job.<br /> <br /> <br /> Take care,<br /> Mr Hattais.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />