the places we live
DESCRIPTION
This lesson was designed for a social sciences lesson for Italian 13-14 yr olds studying in English.TRANSCRIPT
The Places We LiveDiscussing Social Issues
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Where do you live? What’s it like?
Is your house/flat big or small?How happy are you where you live from 1 – 10? Why?
Which of these words would you connect with your partner’s house? And what about yours?
city, habitat, crowded, un-crowded, over-crowded, rural, urban, slum
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Are there more urban or rural people living in slums?
How many people live in slums worldwide?
http://www.theplaceswelive.com/
How many kids does Mrs Shilpirl
have?How many
people live in her house?
Where are her brothers?
Do you know any of these words? Talk together with your partner.
marriage gutter sewage
hungry lie garbage
give away believe bull
break (broken) attack
When was Mrs Shilpirl given away for marriage?10, 20, or 30 years ago.Mrs Shilpirl talked about gutter s, sewage and garbage.
What was the connection?1. The government put new sewers in to stop the
garbage.2. The sewage and garbage in the gutter was horrible.3. The sewage and garbage came in from the gutter into
their house.Sometimes Mrs Shilpirl and her children go to bed:4. with a bull5. hungry, 6. with a lie,
Where do you live? What’s it
like?Is your house/flat big or small?
How happy are you where you
live from 1 – 10?Why?