Sustainable Development Vocabulary 2nd Bac
Sustainable Development Vocabulary 2nd Bac
Sustainable Development Vocabulary 2nd Bac
ISMAIL TGR
A. Look at the following diagram, then reflect on it making comparisons :
…………….… ………………
USA 1-Social Justice CAMEROON
……………… GERMANY 2-Economic SOMALIA ………………
………….…… JAPAN prosperity INDIA ………………
…. 3-Environmental …..
……………… awareness ……………...
B. Match these words with their definitions, then write their correct part of speech:
(Development / Sustainable / Sustain)
Words Part of speech Meaning/Definition
……………………… …………………. 1. Maintain, keep up, protract, elongate, extend, preserve..
……………………… …………………. 2. Ongoing, continuous, continual, able to be maintained..
……………………… …………………. 3. Progress, advancement, growth, evolution, making a headway..
C. Reflect on the following definitions of Meeting the basic needs of the world’s poor; namely
sustainable development: food, shelter, jobs and sanitation.
Stop using up natural resources beyond the capacity of
Social, economic, political and the environment.
ecological development go together to Meeting the needs of the present without affecting
boost sustainable development. future generations to meet their needs.
D. Discuss the meaning of these words, and then classify them in the following chart:
Water polution / Social justice / Social issues Environment issues Economic issues
Raw materials / Micro
Health care Climate change Raw materials
enterprises / Money investment/
Forest preservation/ Ecological ……………………………… ……………………………… ………………………………
crisis / Poverty elimination/ ……………………………… ……………………………… ………………………………
Energy preservation / Recycling
……………………………… ……………………………… ………………………………
waste / Transport infrastructure/
Property rights / Equal pay for ……………………………… ……………………………… ………………………………
woman. ……………………………… ……………………………… ………………………………
E. Match the numbers with the letters, then fill in the gaps with the right collocations you made:
A B
1. Non-governmental, no-profit organizations, and voluntary associations
1. Water a. Society
make up what is referred to as ………………………………
2. Natural b. Shortage
3. Armed c. Resources 2. ……………...…………………..….are forms of energy that are renovated
4. Green d. Energies as quickly as they are used such as solar, wind and so on.
5. Renewable e. Conflicts 3.
6. Civil f. Spaces
1)…………………………………………. 4. If the consumption of ……………………………….isn’t reduced or used
2)…………………………………………. wisely, there will be none left for the next generations.
3)………………………………………… 5. Some African countries are being ravaged and desolated due to prevailing
4)…………………………………………. of………...………….…………….
5)…………………………………………. 6. ………………………………..are areas and sites planted with trees, grass
6)…………………………………………. and flowers.
Discussion: Work in groups, and write a short paragraph, discussing the effecient ways to preserve the environment
as one of sustainable developments pillars: …………………………………..……………………
Some examples: 1. Recycling waste and create green spaces. ……………………………..…………………………
2. Plant new trees, flowers and grass.
………………………………………………………
3. Ban hunting endangered animal.
…….