Topics:

Health Issues and Disease Prevention

Scientists and Mathematicians

Topic: Health Issues and Disease Prevention

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  

• Participate in a sustained conversation about health issues such as nutrition, exercise, and maintaining good health.
  

• Analyze information pertaining to science and medicine.
  

• Discuss the major heath issues in our society.
  

• Discuss diseases of the last two decades (e.g., AIDS, Monkey Pox, SARS).
  

• Explain causes and prevention of a variety of diseases.
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  

• Understand spoken and written information on health issues and disease prevention from a variety of sources such as short stories, TV, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet.
  

• Understand and analyze current research on a variety of diseases.
  

• Oral and Written Presentation
  

• Describe problems related to substance abuse, poor nutrition, lack of exercise, and poor sleeping habits.
  

• Explain causes and prevention of a variety of diseases.
  

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  

• Explore attitudes towards socialized medicine, comparing and contrasting the heath care programs in francophone countries and the U.S.
  

• Examine health issues and diseases as related to the lifestyles of people in francophone countries.
  

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  

• Use knowledge of disease prevention and nutrition acquired in health classes.
  

• Use information gained in social studies classes to discuss the political implications of disease and health issues in francophone societies.
  

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  

• Compare and contrast attitudes of people in the U.S. and in francophone countries towards health issues.
  

• Explore the emphasis on sports and exercise in francophone countries.
  

• Compare and contrast eating habits in francophone countries and the U.S.
  

• Compare the French use of the imperfect tense, passé composé, subjunctive mood, and passive voice with English when reading materials on health issues and medical discoveries.
  

• Communication Across Communities
  

• Locate and use authentic resources to broaden understanding of scientific contributions to the field of disease prevention.
  

• Locate and use community resources and/or the Internet to broaden understanding of health related issues and disease prevention.
  

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to scientific and medical terminology
  

• Expressions of conviction, doubt, opinions, and agreement or disagreement
  

• Use of the subjunctive mood and passive voice
  

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Topic: Scientists and Mathematicians

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  

• Maintain a discussion pertaining to scientists and mathematicians.
  

• Discuss inventions in science.
  

• Discuss scientific contributions from francophone countries.
  

• Discuss or debate the application of scientific research in medicine.
  

• Analyze information pertaining to science and medicine.
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  

• Identify and analyze scientific research and inventions.
  

• Identify diseases, illnesses, and cures in oral and written material.
  

• Oral and Written Presentation
  

• Present well-organized spoken and written presentations on scientists, mathematicians, and medicine.
  

• Research and report on advancements in medicine to include curable and incurable diseases.
  

• Perform an activity about a scientist or mathematician from a francophone country.
  

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  

• Explore attitudes when reacting to scientific discoveries.
  

• Explore attitudes towards socialized medicine, comparing and contrasting the heath care programs in francophone countries and the U.S.
  

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  

• Recognize a connection to various school subjects to include science, mathematics, and social sciences.
  

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  

• Compare and contrast attitudes of people in the U.S. and in francophone countries towards science and mathematics.
  

• Explore the emphasis on mathematics and science in schools in francophone countries.
  

• Compare the French use of past tenses and passive voice with English when reading scientific materials.
  

• Communication Across Communities
  

• Locate and use authentic resources to broaden understanding of scientific and mathematical contributions.
  

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to scientific and mathematical terminology
  

• Expressions of conviction, doubt, opinions, and agreement or disagreement
  

• Use of the subjunctive mood and passive voice
  

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