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SUPERIEURE *******
Unité-Progrès-Justice

FICHE PEDAGOGIQUE

Discipline: ANGLAIS: première A

(1ereA)
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NOM : BALBONE

PRENOM : Loucmane

FILIERE : CAPES

OPTION : ANGLAIS

10 MATRICULE : 2013-0111

REGION/PROVINCE : Centre-Est ( Boulgou)

LYCEE/COLLEGE : Lycée Rialé de Tenkodogo

15 Année académique 2021-2022

20 Lycée Privé Catholique Germain Nadal de Dano
Année Scolaire 2023-2024

Foi Discipline Travail

Classe 1ère D

Professeur : Mr SOME
25 DATE : 07/12/2023

Reading Comprehension

Text: what is climate change?

Climate is the average weather in a place over many years. Climate change refers to
long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns in specific areas. These shifts
can be natural, but the rapid climate change we are now seeing is mainly caused by
humans using oil, gas and coal for their homes, factories and transport. The world is
30 now warmer than it was in the 19th Century and the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere
has been risen by 50%. Temperature rises must slow down if we want to avoid the
worst consequences of climate change.

However, unless further action is taken, the planet could still warm more by the end
of this century. If nothing is done, scientists think that global warming could exceed
35 more in the future, leading to devastating heat waves, millions losing their home to
rising sea level and irreversible loss of plant and animal species. With further
warming, some regions could become inhabitable, as farmland turns into desert. In
other regions, the opposite is happening with extreme rainfall causing historic
flooding as seen in China, Belgium, Germany and Netherland.

40 People in poorer countries will suffer the most as they do not have the money to
adapt to climate change. Many farms in developing counties already have to endure
climates that are too hot and this will only get worse.

Climate change has different effects in different areas of the world. Some places will
warm more than others, some will receive more rainfall and other will face droughts.
45 If temperature cannot be kept, the UK and Europe will be vulnerable to flooding
caused by extreme rainfall, many African nations are likely to suffer drought and food
shortage and drought conditions are likely in the western US while other areas will
see more intense storms.

Countries agree climate change can only be tackled by working together and while
50 major changes need to come from the governments and businesses, some small
changes like taking fewer flights, living car-free or using an electric car, switching
from gas heating system to an electric heating pump and isolating our homes can
limit our impact on the climate.

Adapted from; BBC News, Science & Environment, What is climate change? A
really simply guide, October 13th 2021
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Lesson Plan
Regional Directorat: Centre-Est

Provincial Directorat: Boulgou

60 School: Lycée Rialé de Tenkodogo

Level: Lower sixth A

Seize: 37 Boys: 11 Girls: 26

Absentees:

Date:

65 Nature of the lesson: Reading Comprehension

Title of the lesson: What is climate change?

Duration: 55 minutes

Teaching materials: board, chalk, duster, bucket of water, text.

Lesson taught by: BALBONE Loucmane

70 Aim: to help lower sixth students use their reading skills to understand the notion of
climate change and its effects.

Objectives: By the end of the reading comprehension lesson, lower sixth students
will be able to:

 Predict four (04) expression or ideas that are likely to be found in the text;
75  Answer five (05) true or false statements relying on the text;
 Answer four (04) content based questions basing on the text;
 Write a paragraph of at least two ideas on how to limit the effects of climate
change.

Pre-requisites: lower sixth students have been taught how to write a paragraph.

80 Anticipated problems: some words may hinder the students understanding of the
text.

Anticipated solutions: some difficult words will be explained if need be.

Warm-up ( 05 minutes)
 85 Step 1: Greeting and date writing (2 minutes)

The teacher greets the students, chooses a student to tell and write the date on the
board.

Step 2: Lead-in ( 2 minutes)

 Teacher: class, the temperature in your class seems to be really hot today,
90 isn’t it?
 Students: yes it is/no it isn’t.
 Teacher: Good! Now i want you to give words that have the same meaning
as temperature.
 Students: weather, climate.
95  Teacher: fantastic!

Step 3: Lesson announcement (1 minute)

Today we are going to study a reading comprehension lesson entitled ‘’what is

climate change?’’

The teacher writes the nature and the title of the lesson on the board.

100 Stage I: Presentation (03 minutes)

Step 1: Predictions ( 1 minute)

Instruction: from the title of the text, guest four (04) expressions or ideas that are
likely to be in it.

The teacher writes the predictions on the board.

105 Step 2: Guiding question ( 01 minute)

Instruction: read the text silently and give the answer of this question.

Question: As individuals, what can we do to limit our impact on the climate?

Step 3: distribution of the text. ( 01 minute)

Stage II: While-reading( 23 minutes)

110 Step 1: Students silent reading ( 06 minutes)

Step 2: Checking of the predictions (01 minute).

Teacher: now that you have read the text, let us check you preditions.

Step 3: Answering of the guiding question ( 01 minute).

Expected answer: as individuals we can stop using cars, stop using gas heating
115 systems and insulate our homes to limit our impact on the climate.

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 Activity1: Oral and individual activity ( 04 minutes)

 True or false statements

Instruction: Answer the following statements by true or false according to the text.

NB: always justify your answers by précising the line’s number.

120 1. Human beings are the only causes of climate change.

2. The planet has reached its highest level of warmth.
3. The worst effects of climate change are to come if nothing is done.
4. The effects of climate change are the same everywhere in the world.
5. To overcome climate change, countries must work together.

125 Expected answers:

1. False = line 2 and 3

2. False = line 8 and 9
3. True = line 9
4. False= line 18
130 5. True = line 24

Activity 2: written and individual work ( 11 minutes)

Step 1: content based questions ( 05 minutes )

Instruction: read silently the text and answer the questions bellow in full sentences.

1. According to the text, how is climate change defined?

135 2. What are the main causes of climate change given in the text?
3. Give three effects of climate change listed in the text?
4. Relying on text, why will people from poorer countries suffer the most the
effects of climate change?

Step 2: copy-books exchanging (01 minute)

140 The students exchange their copybooks for correction.

Step 3: correction and assessment ( 04 minutes )

Expected answers:

1. According to the text, climate change is defined as long-term changes in

temperature and weather in specific places.
145 2. The using of oil, gas and coal in homes, factories and transport are the main
causes of climate change given in the text.
3. The effects of climate change are droughts, floods and famine.
4. People from poorer countries will suffer the most the effects of climate change
because their do not have money to adapt to climate change.
150 Teacher: who has found at least two answers correct?

The teacher praises those who have found at least two answers correct and
encourage the others to do better the next time.

Step 4: correction taking ( 01 minutes)

155 Stage III: Post-reading ( 26 minutes )

Activity: Written and group work (10 minutes).

Step 1: Opinion based question ( 10 minutes )

Instruction: climate change is a reality in our countries. in groups of four (04)

students, write a paragraph of at least two (02) ideas to suggest some solutions to
160 limit its effects:.

Step 2 : feedback and adjustment ( 09 minutes )

three to five groups will read their productions. The best one will be put on the board
for further improvement.

Step 3: follow-up activity ( 01 minute)

165 Instruction: in a well build paragraph, find two other causes of climate change.

Step 4: note taking and administrative duties ( 06 minutes).

The teacher instructs the students to copy down the correction of the production in
their lesson copybook and the follow-up activity in their exercise copybook. He
checks the attendance and fills in the record book.

170 Step 5: lesson closing

The teacher thanks the students for their attendance, reminds them not to forget their
homework and says goodbye.