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Table of contents

1)A river ran through it.3Key words..4

Diagram..5

Summary.6

2)Cleanup artist..7Key words8

Diagram ..9

Summary ..10

3)The new slave trade..11Key words...12

Diagram...13

Summary..14

4)Beyond Copenhagen15Key words16

Diagram17Summary..18

5)Bibliography..19


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A river ran through it

Time, December 14, 2009


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Key words

Fringe [frnd] en bordurede,enmargede

To drop [drp] laissertomber

Threat [ret] menace

thaw [:] fondre

birth [b:] naissance

nurse [n:s] infirmier

Scarcity [skest] Raret, pnurie

growth [gr] croissance

Pattern [ptn] Motif,dessin, marques

Coverage [kvrd] couverture

To pledge [pled] Promettre,engager

To stretch [stret] Tendre, tirer, tendre

To tap [tp] Capter, faireun

branchement sur

flow [fl] couler

Damaging [dmd] dommageable,nuisible

Plentiful [plentfl] abondant

To melt [melt] fondre

To sustain [s

ste

n] Entretenir, maintenir

Greenhouse [gri:nhas] effet deserre

Flash flood [fl] [fld] Eclat, cruesubite


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Melting glaciers in the Himalayas

Facts

y The high-altitudeglaciers of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau the water towerof Asia creating the third pole the mightiest

riversystem in the world.

y 3 billion people: nursed by Himalayanice Problems: Indicators of climate change

y Meltingglaciers: green housegases y Precipitationsdroppedduring the past quarter-centuryy Waterscarcityy Warming temperaturesy Water-stressedy The populationin Asia: setting to expand y Economic growth: increasing competition forwater

Wideninggap between watersupplies andneeds

The impacts of ice loss

y A threat to foodsecurityy The third pole: melting fast flash flooding, theriskof burstingglacial

lackes.

y Problemsindevelopingnations: China and India Growing prosperity greater demand for water

y Potential battles over-watery International conflict

Solutions

y Approving a moreeffective andequitable agreement.y The US: pledging to cut carbonemissions.y Reducing carbonemissions damagingstorms and othernational

disasters less frequent.


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Summary

The article focuses on the controversial issue of climate change and the

impacts of ice lossin Asia.

The authorillustrate that the high-altitudeglaciers of the Himalayas and

the Tibetan Plateau are the water towerof Asia, also called the third pole.

When thesnow meltsevery spring theglaciers birth the mightiest river

system in the world. Moreover, the writerdraws ourattention to the fact

that theseriversgive material andspiritual sustenance to nearly half of the

worlds population, and all theserivers arenursed by Himalayanice.

Onestriking fact is that the precipitationdroppedduringquarter-

century and the temperaturesincreaseddue to thegreenhousegases.

Furthermore, the populationin Asia issetting to expand very fast. Besides,

theeconomic growth,indevelopingnations as China and India,is

increasing competition forwater. As a result, we have less waterresources.

Therefore, we have a wideninggap between watersupplies andneeds.

Moreover, theimpact of ice lossis a threat to foodsecurity. Indeed, the

third poleis melting very fast so thereis theriskof burstingglacial lacks and

flash flooding. In addition to that, the writerdraws ourattention to the fact

that waterscarcity has frequently led to international conflict.

Indeed, a solution to thisice lost in Asia would be to approve a more

effective andequitable agreement in orderto reduce carbonemissions.

As a result, thedamagingstorms and othernational disasters would be less

frequent.


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Cleanup artist

Time, January 12, 2010


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Key words

Mismanage[msmnd]

mal grer

Dropout [drpat] Marginal, tudiant,

tudiantequi

abandonneses tudes

Task [t:sk] Tche, travail

Plumme [plmt] tomber, plonger, piquer

Emergence [m:dns] mergence

Saddle [

sdl] selle

Apparatus [prts] Equipement, appareil

Widespread [wadspred] (trs)rpandu

Unauthorized [n:razd] non autoris, fait sans

autorisation

Dependent [dpendnt] dpendant

Graduation [grden] graduation

To be bankrupt [bkrpt] treen faillite

Pervasive [pvesv] envahissant,

omniprsent

Siphon [safn] Siphonner, transfrer,

dtourner

Trimm ing [trm] Parement, passement,chute

To bolster [blst] soutenir

To promote [prmt] promouvoir


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Detroits publicschools

Problems

Detroits public school: -mismanaged-abandoned

Children dropout school Widespread corruption The system is academically bankrupt Miserable academic performance Graduation rate: 58% The number of students : plummeted from167,000 to 84,600

causes The emergence of charter schools and the middle classs exodus to the

suburbs.

Erode revenues of a school system $ 219 million budget deficit

Situation in Detroit

Poverty and unemployment Adults: lacking the basic skills to qualify for the high-tech job

Solutions

Trimming the systems job rolls from 14,000 to 13,000 Closing some of the districts schools Volunteers: helping kids to read Drafting broad academic reforms

To bolster school administrator, teacher and student performance Establishing system wide standards in the educational system Prodding parents to get their kids to school


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Summary

The article tackles the problem of the financial crisis that hasdevastated the Detroit public-school system.

Thestriking fact is that in Detroit the poverty andunemployment

are farmore pervasive thanin most othermajorAmericans cities. Besides,

many adults lackthe basic skills to qualify for the high-tech job.

Moreover, the writermakesit clearthat the Detroits public schools

are mismanaged and abandoneddue to the widespread corruptionin the

educational system. In addition to that, the authorpoints out that thenumber

of Detroit public school students has plummeted from more than a half

owing to theemergence of charterschools and the middle classsexodus to

thesuburbs. As a result, theschool system has a $ 219 million budget deficit.

Nevertheless, thesolutions to end the financial crisisin Detroits

public-schools and to reduce the budget deficit is to closesome of the

districtsschools, to prod parents to get theirkids to school and to give

academic reformsin order to bolsterteacherandstudent performance.

In a nutshell , the writerdraws ourattention to the fact that we

shouldimprove thesystems miserable academic performance by

establishingsystem widestandardsin thestudentseducation.


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The new slave trade

Time, January 18, 2010


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Key words

slave [slev] Esclave

poverty [pvt] pauvret

To cling [kl] s'accrocher,se

cramponner

crack [krk] flure

straight [stret] droit

hostage [hstd] otage

To lure [lj] attirer

bondage [bndd] Esclavage,servitude

thriving [rav] prospre, florissant

To ensnare [nsne] prendre au pige

To collude [klu:d] trede connivence

to recruit [rkru:t] recruter,embaucher

To preach [pri:t] prcher

commonplace [kmnples] banalit

procedure [prsi:d] procdure

piecemeal [pi:smi:l] peu peu, petit petit,

fragmentaire

goal [gl] but, objectif


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Mode -da s a es So f a

Problemsi Sout Afri a

y Thousandsof women and girls: held asmodern day slaves and forcedin

o prostitution.

y Slaves: forced to performservices forno pay beyond subsistence. oming fromthe poorest families in South frica

Fallen below the poverty line,morethan a quarterhave H V

depending on governments grants

y In South frica,tensof thousandsof children becomeensnared insexual slavery:

hild sold for

,000children: trapped in thesextrade

00small scaletraffic ing syndicatescolluded with South

frican partners (recruiters and corrupt policeofficials) toenslave

local victims

y Hotels identified as a baseof drug and human traffic ing operations.

No a tionfromthe South frican governments

Solutions

international conventions banningslavery

slavery: forbiden in the South

fricanconstitution

traffic ers: tipped off during the policeraids The police: rescued dozenof underage girls and seized weapons.

putting systems in placeto preventsextraffic ing.

bama: pleged tomakethe fighttoabolishmodern day slavery a topforeign policy priority

Resistance

South!

frica: nostand

alone lawagainsthuman trafficking

officials: colluded withthetraffickers

South! frican " arlament passedcomprehensive law againsthuman trafficking


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Summary

The article focuses on the controversial issue of the modern-dayslavesin South Africa.

Thestriking fact is that thousands of women andgirls are held as

modern-day slaves and they come from the poorest provincesin South

Africa. In addition to that, most of them fell below the poverty line, more than

a quarterhave HI # , and most survive by clinging to government grants.

Moreover, the writerintroduces theidea that tens of thousands of

children becomeensnaredinsexual slavery, than he moves on to facts and

figures to illustrate that the phenomenonis very widespread . Indeed, many

children are trappedin thesex trade. Furthermore,small-scale trafficking

syndicates coming from different countries collude with South African

partners,includingrecruiters and corrupt police officials, to enslave local

victims. However, the constitutionexpressly forbidsslavery. Besides,

international conventions banslavery.

On the one hand, the police tipped off traffickersduring the police

raids and managed to rescuedozen of underagegirls andseized weapons.

Moreover, Obama pledge to make the fight to abolish modern -day slavery a

top foreign policy priority by puttingsystemsin place to prevent sex

trafficking.

On the otherhand, South Africa hasno stand-alone law against

human trafficking. Besides, officials collude with the traffickers. Furthermore,

the Parliament passed a comprehensive law against human trafficking.

As a matterof conclusion, the authorunderlines that enterprising

police officers who take on human traffickersdo so with few legal tools at

theirdisposal and thereisno action from the part of the South African

governments.


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Beyond Copenhagen

Time, December 14, 2009


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Key words

Summ it [smt] sommet

To reduce [rdju:s] rduire,diminuer

To unfurl [nf:l] dferler,dployer

To scramble [skrmbl] Se prcipiter

agreement [gri:mnt] accord

To spin [spn] lancer, faire tournoyer,faire tourner

slavishly [slevl] commeun forat,

servilement

To endorse [nd:s] Endosser, apposersa

signaturesur

mean [mi:n] avare,radin, pingre

mandate [mndet] mandat

goal [gl] objectif

To slap [slp] Donnerune claque

To provide [prvad] pourvoir, fournir

Roughly [rfl] avec brutalit,brutalement,grossirement

Coal [kl] charbon

Plea [pli:] Appel, argument,dfense

grid [gr

d] Grille,zonequadrille

breakthrough [brekru:] Dcouverte, perce


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Climate change summit

Facts

Half the worldselectricity comes from coal Inemergingeconomies like those of China and India:

closed to 80%.

Way of rising out of poverty

Damaging effects

Cost the world close to $3 trillion a year

Aim

Keeping averageglobal temperatures from rising Reducinggreenhouse-gasemissions

Solutions

Industrial nations

Settingup a huge taxon carbon-emitting

fuels.

Making fossil fuels moreexpensive

Technology

Maintainingeconomicgrowth

Developing alternativeenergy sources

=>providing 20 times the

energy wedo now

Alternativeenergycheaperby theincreaseinspending on R and D

No change: political leaders: offering promises empty

agreements


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Summary

The article focuses on the controversial issue of the climate-changesumm it which tookplacein Copenhagen.

The writerdraws ourattention to the fact that the only way to stop

global warmingis by means of draconianreductionsin carbondioxide

emissions. Unfortunately, about half the worldselectricity comes from coal. In

addition to that, foremergingeconomies like those of China and India, the

proportionis close to 80%. Indeed, burning carbon-emitting fuelsis the only

way forsuch countries to rise out of poverty.

Furthermore, the authormoves on to the aim of this climate-

changesumm it which iskeeping averageglobal temperatures from rising any

higherthan 2C above preindustrial levels.

As a solution, theindustrial nationsdecided, on the one hand, to

set up a huge tax on carbon-emitting fuelsin orderto make fossil fuels more

expensive and on the otherhand, they tookin consideration the technology.

Moreover, theinnovationis a significant way to maintain theeconomic

growth. Besides, we would have to develop alternative -energy sourcesin

orderto provide 20 times theenergy wedo now. In otherwords, we will have

to increaseinspending onresearch anddevelopment as to make the

alternativeenergy cheaper.

Actually, the authordraws ourattention on the fact that weshould

embrace a positive path of innovation.

As a matterof conclusion, heunderlines that ourpolitical leaders

continue to offerup fanciful promises that haveno chance to be fulfilled.


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Bibliography

A river ran through it, Time, December14, 2009

Cleanup artist,Time, January 12, 2010

The new slave trade, Time, January 18, 2010

Beyond Copenhagen, Time, December14, 2009

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