Sustainable Development — English Bac STE

ضمن برنامج بكالوريا STE

English is a nationally examined subject in the Bac Sciences et Technologies Électriques (STE) stream, with a coefficient of 2. It sits behind Mathematics, Engineering Sciences and Physics-Chemistry (coefficient 7 each) and shares the lowest weighting with Philosophy — but the English mark stays easy to raise through method, and its effect on the total is real.

في الامتحان

Three parts: Reading Comprehension, Language, and Writing (about 180 words). A technical candidate's habit of analysing a system and its functions transfers to analysing a text: identify the thesis, the supporting arguments, the examples and the opposing view before writing.

أهداف التعلم

Reuse this vocabulary field in the Bac STE Reading answers and in the argumentative essay (coefficient 2)
Use energy and climate vocabulary: renewable / fossil energy, carbon footprint, greenhouse gas emissions, global warming
Name environmental issues: pollution, deforestation, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, waste
Define sustainability: meeting present needs without compromising future generations
Argue how economic development and environmental protection can be reconciled

المفاهيم الأساسية

Energy and carbon footprint

renewable energy (solar, wind, hydro) vs fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas); carbon footprint (the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by a person, product or activity); to reduce / offset emissions.

Environmental issues

air and water pollution, deforestation, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, plastic waste, soil degradation — the problems sustainable development aims to address.

Sustainability: economy and environment together

sustainable development = development that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It seeks a balance between economic growth, social fairness and environmental protection.

الأخطاء الشائعة

Confusing renewable (naturally replenished: sun, wind) and non-polluting: nuclear power is low-carbon but not renewable; biomass is renewable but can pollute.

Using pollution as a countable noun: say “air pollution” / “levels of pollution”, not “pollutions”.

Treating sustainable development as “stopping all development”: it is about developing differently, not stopping.

مثال محلول

نص السؤال

Write a sentence explaining how a country can pursue economic growth while lowering its carbon footprint.

التصحيح

Name the tension. Growth usually means more energy use; a lower carbon footprint means fewer emissions.

Give the reconciling idea. Shifting energy sources from fossil fuels to renewables allows both at once.

Result. “A country can keep growing economically while cutting its carbon footprint by investing massively in renewable energy, so that new industries and homes are powered by solar and wind rather than by coal and oil.”

افهم الدرس، ثم تدرب.

ينشئ Orka تمارين غير محدودة وامتحانات تجريبية مصححة تغطي برنامج اللغة الإنجليزية في بكالوريا STE، مع تتبع تقدمك درساً بعد درس.

تابع مجاناً مع Orka

3 تمارين للتدرب

التمرين 1

Easy

Classify as renewable or fossil: solar, coal, wind, oil.

عرض التصحيح

Renewable: solar, wind. Fossil: coal, oil.

التمرين 2

Medium

Complete: “Cycling to school instead of being driven reduces your ___.” (carbon footprint / biodiversity / deforestation)

عرض التصحيح

carbon footprint — cycling produces no emissions, so it lowers the greenhouse gases you are responsible for.

التمرين 3

Hard

Explain in one sentence why the definition of sustainable development refers to “future generations”.

عرض التصحيح

Because sustainability is about fairness over time: using resources and polluting today at a rate that leaves future generations unable to meet their own needs would not be development, but a transfer of the cost onto people who cannot object.

تعمق أكثر في هذا الدرس

أكثر من 50 تمريناً تفاعلياً في هذا الدرس

تمارين يولدها الذكاء الاصطناعي ويصححها خطوة بخطوة حسب مستواك.

تسجيل الدخول مطلوب

اختبار ذكي متكيف

أسئلة تتكيف تلقائياً مع إجاباتك الصحيحة وأخطائك.

تسجيل الدخول مطلوب

تصحيح امتحانات سابقة مرتبطة بالدرس

مواضيع من الامتحانات الوطنية والجهوية السابقة.

تسجيل الدخول مطلوب

خطة مراجعة شخصية

ترتب أولوية هذا الدرس حسب تقدمك الحقيقي في الشعبة.

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بطاقات مراجعة الدرس

الصيغ والتعريفات الأساسية لمراجعة سريعة.

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مدرس ذكي بالدارجة

اطرح أسئلتك حول الدرس واحصل على شرح فوري.

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الأسئلة الشائعة

How does this theme connect to the science subjects?

Energy sources, greenhouse gases and pollution are studied in physics-chemistry and life-and-earth science; this chapter gives candidates the English vocabulary to bring that knowledge into an essay with concrete, credible examples.

Is Morocco a good example for this theme?

Yes — the Noor solar complex near Ouarzazate, wind farms, and water-scarcity policy are specific, current Moroccan examples that make an essay stronger than generic ones.

What are the three pillars of sustainable development?

Economic (growth and jobs), social (fairness, health, education) and environmental (protecting resources and ecosystems) — a good answer keeps all three in view rather than only the environment.

How do I balance an intensive technical programme with English revision?

One focused weekly session: take a chapter, extract its rule or word list, write two example sentences, then a short paragraph. Prepare a model introduction and conclusion you can adapt. That is enough to secure a mark above your average in a coefficient-2 subject.

How do I use this theme in the Bac STE essay without sounding generic?

Anchor each key term in one concrete, personal example — a place, a person, a situation you know. A specific illustration in accurate English scores better than a long list of terms with no support, on any of the society prompts in the programme.