 Topics:
Nature and Wildlife
Ecology
FRENCH 3 > Theme: Environment
Topic: Nature and Wildlife
Communication
- Person-to-Person Communication
- Participate in a sustained exchange about plant and animal life and natural resources in francophone countries.
- Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Understand information on nature and wildlife from a variety of sources, such as TV, news, atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, magazines, newspapers, and the Internet.
- Oral and Written Presentation
- Describe the animal life in a francophone country, giving details about characteristics, habitat, and status (i.e., endangered or not).
Cultures
- Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Examine the importance of indigenous wildlife to a particular French-speaking country or region.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
- Making Connections Through Language
- Share information learned about endangered species in another class (e.g., biology).
- Communication Across Communities
- Locate and share information from francophone sources on endangered species.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary for plants and animals found in francophone countries
- Expressions for cautioning and reassuring
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FRENCH 3 > Theme: The Environment
Topic: Ecology
Communication
- Person-to-Person Communication
- Participate in a sustained conversation about environmental and ecological issues such as pollution, recycling, acid rain, and the destruction of rain forests.
- Ask and give information about environmental and ecological concerns.
- Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Comprehend spoken and written information on environmental and ecological issues as presented in the media.
- Oral and Written Presentation
- Communicate problems about and solutions to environmental and ecological issues.
Cultures
- Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Explain practices related to environmental and ecological issues in francophone countries.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
- Making Connections Through Language
- Relate knowledge of environmental and ecological issues gained in science, social studies, and health classes to information learned in French class.
- Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare environmental practices among various world cultures.
- Identify cognates related to ecological issues.
- Communication Across Communities
- Access information on the Internet about environmental and ecological issues in francophone countries.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to the environment
- Vocabulary related to cities and development (traffic, etc.)
- Expressions relating to giving opinions, including impersonal expressions
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