As a High School or Undergraduate French language teacher or a teacher of French as a second language (intermediate or advanced level), you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach climate change-related French vocabulary through reading comprehension and listening comprehension exercises.
This lesson plan will allow students of the French language to enhance their reading comprehension and listening comprehension skills through activities that introduce French vocabulary related to climate and climate change. These activities will also help students to learn about impacts of climate change.
Thus, the use of this lesson plan allows you to integrate the teaching of a climate science topic with a core topic in French language.
The tools in this lesson plan will enable students to:
| Grade Level | High School, Undergraduate |
| Discipline | Humanities |
| Topic(s) in Discipline | Language, Literature, Communication, Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Climate Vocabulary, Climate Change Vocabulary |
| Climate Topic | Introduction to Climate Change, Climate Literacy |
| Location | Global, Nova Scotia (Canada), Pacific Islands |
| Language(s) | French, English |
| Access | Online |
| Approximate Time Required | 40 min |
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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.
Reading (20 min)
Use this reading, ‘Introduction aux changements climatiques’ by UNCC e-Learn, to provide an introduction to climate change to your students. Introduce new vocabulary related to climate and climate change through this text.
If required, use the document, ‘Climate Change background info’ by Clean Foundation, Canada to explain the meaning of new terms and vocabulary.
Discuss the projected impacts of climate change in Nova Scotia, Canada. Facilitate an open or group discussion on natural and anthropogenic causes of climate change to help students use the new terms and expressions.
Classroom Activity: Listening Comprehension (20 min)
Use the activity module ‘La Communauté du Pacifique mobilisée contre le changement climatique’ from Apprendre le franҫais avec TV5MONDE
to help your students to further enhance their vocabulary and to learn about the effects of climate change in the Pacific Islands.
Play the embedded video (an interview in French) and use the given set of interactive exercises to assess listening comprehension and vocabulary. (If required, use the available transcript to facilitate better understanding of the content).
Use this lesson plan to help your students find answers to:
| 1 | Website | Educational resources, from TV5MONDE in partnership with WWF (Le Fonds Mondial pour la Nature), for basic- and intermediate-level learners of French to learn about the impact of climate change on animals.
This can be accessed here. |
| 1 | Reading; ‘Introduction aux changements climatiques’ | By UNCC:e-Learn |
| 2 | Reading ‘Climate change background info’ | By Clean Foundation, Canada. |
| 3 | Classroom Activity; ‘La Communauté du Pacifique mobilisée contre le changement climatique’ | From Apprendre le franҫais avec TV5MONDE. |
| 4 | Additional Resources | By United Nations |
| Grade Level | High School or Undergraduate |
| Discipline | Language: French, Humanities |
| Topic(s) in Discipline | Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Climate Vocabulary, Climate Change Vocabulary |
| Climate Topic | Introduction to Climate Change |
| Location | Global, Nova Scotia (Canada), Pacific Islands |
| Language(s) | French, English |
| Access | Online |
| Approximate Time Required | 40 min |
| Share | |
| Resource Download |
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.
Reading (20 min)
Use this reading, ‘Introduction aux changements climatiques’ by Clean Foundation, Canada, to provide an introduction to climate change to your students. Introduce new vocabulary related to climate and climate change through this text. If required, use the English version of the document, ‘Climate Change background info’ to explain the meaning of new terms and vocabulary. Discuss the projected impacts of climate change in Nova Scotia, Canada. Facilitate an open or group discussion on natural and anthropogenic causes of climate change to help students use the new terms and expressions.
Videos (1 – 2 mins)
Use the activity module ‘La Communauté du Pacifique mobilisée contre le changement climatique’ from Apprendre le franҫais avec TV5MONDE to help your students to further enhance their vocabulary and to learn about the effects of climate change in the Pacific Islands. Play the embedded video (an interview in French) and use the given set of interactive exercises to assess listening comprehension and vocabulary. (If required, use the available transcript to facilitate better understanding of the content).
Propose the following questions/activities:
Use this lesson plan to help your students find answers to:
| 1 | Website | Educational resources, from TV5MONDE in partnership with WWF (Le Fonds Mondial pour la Nature), for basic- and intermediate-level learners of French to learn about the impact of climate change on animals.
This can be accessed here. |
| 1 | Reading; ‘Introduction aux changements climatiques’ and ‘Climate change background info’ | By Clean Foundation, Canada. |
| 2 | Classroom Activity; ‘La Communauté du Pacifique mobilisée contre le changement climatique’ | From Apprendre le franҫais avec TV5MONDE. |
| 3 | Additional Resources | Enseigner le franҫais avec TV5MONDE and WWF (Le Fonds Mondial pour la Nature) |
