Introduction:
This lesson plan explores some of the issues associated with cultural and environmental adjustments and looks at some of ways in which these have impacted on the lives of migrants in different cities and countries. The lesson plans in this series aim to support understanding of the potential for cities to more fully embrace the opportunities presented by international population flows.
Topic
European cities
Age/ Level
Aged 13-17 and adult (B1+)
Time
This plan includes 8 lesson focuses of 25-55 minutes. This could be done over multiple lessons as part of a term project on cities or the issues of moving to another country/ city. You don't have to cover all content, but can choose a specific focus that suits your learner needs.
Aims
- Develop communication skills
- Develop vocabulary around the topic of cities and how to describe them
- Help students understand some of the issues and opportunities involved in moving to a new country
- Practice all skills and systems
- Review comparatives for talking about places
- Identify the syllable stress used in European city name
Materials
- Lesson Plan - this is broken up into 8 different areas of focus
- Presentation (This can replace many of the Worksheet activities)
- Worksheets 1-5
- Listening 1
- Listening 2
- Transcripts
To explore cities from more of an immigration point of view look at Lesson 2.
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