Le Recyclage en France

Go to Issy and use on the interactive whiteboard as a very visually appealing way of explaining that recycling is very common throughout France, and how it works. Issy then takes you to different rooms in the house and does a vrai/faux game to find out if you know which waste products should be recycled where. The language is very simple and this is mainly a vsual activity. You could also use it to reinforce vocabulary for rooms in the house.

Go to the Ecoemballages and use the vidéos and bande dessinée section to look at different recycling issues in more detail. In the ‘bd’ section the language is more difficult.

Trop d’ordures est nul. Click on different aspects of Lulu’s daily routine to see where she can help to save the environment. Use to reinforce vocabulary for daily routine.

Relevance to the New Curriculum

Key concepts

Linguistic competence: developing the skills of reading in a range of situations and contexts (vocabulary for conservation and recycling)

Intercultural understanding: recognising that there are different ways of seeing the world: compare the way that sustainability is taught in SFrance and the UK.

Key processes

Developing language-learning strategies: use knowledge of English when learning French

Developing language skills: respond appropriately to written texts