Lesson Plan: Enhancing French Vocabulary: Written and Spoken Language

Here is a step-by-step guide to using this lesson plan in the classroom/laboratory. We have suggested these steps as a possible plan of action. You may customize the lesson plan according to your preferences and requirements.

Step 1: Topic introduction and discussion

1. Use this reading, ‘Introduction aux changements climatiques’ by Clean Foundation, Canada, to explain the main points about climate change to your students.
2. Use portions of the text, especially the list of climate related terms, to acquaint your students with climate terminology and their corresponding words and meanings.
3. If required, use the English version of the document, ‘Climate Change background info’ to explain the meanings of the climate related terms.
4. Ask your students to note the newly introduced French vocabulary for the subsequent writing activity.

Go to the Reading (French version)

Go to the Reading (English version)

Step 2 : Apply the new vocabulary in an exercise of writing and classroom discussion

1. Use the activity module, ‘The environment- Writing’ by Bitesize, BBC, to conduct a series of classroom activities in French.
2. Use the given email sample, ‘Environmental issues’ in French as a reading exercise for your students and use the corresponding English translation to explain the French text to them.
3. Navigate to the next webpage, ’Writing about the environment’ to direct your students to do a writing exercise in French- a response email to the previously perused one.
4. Besides asking them to use the ‘ideas’ given in the webpage to compose the email response, remind them of the climate related vocabulary acquired from the previous resource.
5. Direct your students to use it in their email writing exercise by including points about climate change and how it affects them locally/regionally.
6. Finally, use the tab for ‘Test’ to access an online test in grammar related to the topic of environment.
7. (Optional: Use the tab ‘Video’ to play a video that talks about preserving the environment. Note: This video may not be accessible in all global locations however its transcript in French with its translation in English, is available to download here. This may be used for a role play exercise in French).

Go to the Activity

Video Transcript

Suggested questions/assignments for learning evaluation :

1. Use the tools and the concepts learned so far to discuss and determine answers in French to the following questions:
2. According to Martin, what is the biggest global environmental problem?
3. What are the most significant contributors of climate change?
4. How has climate change affected your region/country?

The tools in this lesson plan will enable students to:

1. Learn French Vocabulary related to the environment and climate change
2. Apply the use of climate related French Vocabulary in writing and in spoken discussion
3. Understand how climate change is one of the most significant issue of our times

If you or your students would like to explore the topic further, these additional resources will be useful.

An interactive website in French by WWF (Le Fond Mondial pour la Nature) to learn about the impact of climate change on animals.

This can be accessed at:

https://enseigner.tv5monde.com/fiches-pedagogiques-fle/les-animaux-racontent