Unit 4 : Sustainable Development
(2) Collocations
I- FUNCTION: Expressing Cause and Effect . Sustainable Investment Civil Mortality
Climate Waste Non-governmental Rights
Because Because he is sick, he doesn’t go to school. Foreign Credit Renewable Society
Since S + Verb He doesn’t go to school because he is sick. Population Development Urban Energy
As Because of being sick, he doesn’t go to school. Micro Change Child Organisations
Because of + gerund
Because of sickness, he doesn’t go to school. Money Growth Property Areas
Thanks to + noun
Because of the fact that he is sick, he doesn’t go to Recycling Enterprises Social Justice
Due to + the fact that s + v
school. Child Care Environmental Children
. Therefore Rural Energies Street / homeless Power
……S + V …... . , S+ V ......….. Health Preservation Global Species/animals
Consequently Forest Areas Solar Issues
Effect Green Labour Endangered Warming
Thus
as a result III- GRAMMAR : The Simple Future & Future Perfect .
……S + V …... ; For this reason S + V ………..
that’s why Positive Negative Question
II- VOCABULARY : (1) Idiomatic Expressions . Form Form Form Time Indicators
so Tomorrow, next …
The Simple Soon, in 2030, tonight,
IDIOMS . THE MEANING . Future will + verb will not + verb Will + s + verb later, in the future
Be a piece of cake To be very easy
Be on the go To be very busy
Keep one’s fingers crossed To hope for the best Positive Negative
Time Indicators
Get one’s nerves To irritate someone Form Form
To be green to be inexperienced By tomorrow, by next …
Rain cats and dogs Rain heavily By this time …, by 2030
The Future Before 2030, By June
A dead loss Unsuccessful
Perfect Will have +P.P will not + have + P.P By the end,
To go cold turkey To suffer from addiction
With flying colours Successfully in two weeks/years time
In the bag Certain to be gained A. We (finish) ……………………… the project by this time next week.
Pros and cons Advantages and disadvantages B. Robots (replace) ……………………… human workers in the future.
All ears To listen carefully C. They (take) …………………….…… all the exams in two weeks’ time.
To feel blue To be sad D. It (probably/rain) ………………………….... tomorrow.
Kick the bucket To die
To be under the weather To be sick
Tutor : Mimun OUKDA