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Anglais — 5e
Weather & Environment
Classe de 5e
Cours & Explication
Learn to talk about weather and protect the environment. 🔹 Weather vocabulary: • sunny — ensoleillé | cloudy — nuageux | rainy — pluvieux • windy — venteux | stormy — orageux | foggy — brumeux • hot — chaud | warm — tiède | cold — froid | cool — frais • drought — sécheresse | flood — inondation | harmattan — harmattan 🔹 Talking about the weather: • What's the weather like today? — Quel temps fait-il aujourd'hui ? • It is sunny and hot. — Il fait soleil et chaud. • It is raining heavily. — Il pleut fort. • It is 35°C today. — Il fait 35°C aujourd'hui. • During the rainy season, it rains a lot. • In the dry season, the harmattan blows. 🔹 Environment vocabulary: • nature — nature | environment — environnement • tree — arbre | forest — forêt | desert — désert • river — fleuve | ocean — océan | air — air • pollution — pollution | waste — déchets | plastic — plastique • recycle — recycler | protect — protéger | destroy — détruire 🔹 Environmental problems & solutions: • Deforestation destroys animal habitats. • Plastic waste pollutes rivers and oceans. • We should plant more trees. • We must reduce, reuse and recycle.
Exemples & Pratique
📝 Example — Weather report: Today in Dakar, the weather is hot and sunny with temperatures reaching 38°C. There is a light breeze from the ocean. This week, we expect the harmattan wind from the north, bringing dry and dusty conditions. The rainy season will begin in June. Farmers in the Casamance region are already preparing their fields. 📝 Example — Environmental text: Senegal faces serious environmental challenges. Deforestation is reducing forest cover every year. Plastic waste pollutes our beautiful beaches and rivers. However, Senegalese citizens are fighting back. Many schools organise clean-up campaigns. The government is planting millions of trees in the Great Green Wall project. We must all act to protect our environment. 💡 Seasons in Senegal: • Dry season (saison sèche): November → May • Rainy season (saison des pluies): June → October
Exercices Corrigés
Describe the weather in Senegal during the dry season in 3 sentences.
Correction
During the dry season in Senegal, the weather is hot and sunny. There is very little rain. The harmattan wind sometimes blows from the north, making the air dry and dusty.
Translate: La pollution plastique détruit nos rivières et nos océans. Nous devons recycler.
Correction
Plastic pollution destroys our rivers and oceans. We must recycle.
What's the weather like? Answer for: a) Dakar in July b) the Sahara desert
Correction
a) In Dakar in July, it is warm and rainy — it is the rainy season. b) In the Sahara desert, it is extremely hot and dry with no rain.
Give 3 environmental problems and 3 solutions in English.
Correction
Problems: deforestation, plastic pollution, drought. Solutions: plant more trees, reduce plastic use, build water reservoirs.
Write 4 sentences about what YOU can do to protect the environment.
Correction
Example: I always put my rubbish in a bin. I never throw plastic in the river. I sometimes help clean our neighbourhood. I want to plant a tree near my house.
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