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5 TIME TO SPEAK LESSON OBJECTIVE

■ discuss improvements to your

Making a difference
town

A DISCUSS Look at the pictures. What problems are the different people facing? What types of
problems might they face where you live? Think of access to buildings, facilities in public spaces, etc.

B Work in pairs or small groups. Look at the groups of people below and think of other groups with
common interests and issues. Discuss the things they might want to do (use public transportation,
access public spaces, go shopping, etc.) and think of three problems they might face in your
neighborhood.
■ families with young children

■ wheelchair users

■ dog owners

C Choose a group to focus on. Discuss possible solutions to the three problems you identified. What laws
or rules could be introduced to help them? What facilities could be offered? What other solutions might
there be?

D PRESENT Present to the class both the problems you identified for the group of people you selected
and your solutions to those problems.

E AGREE Vote on the most ambitious, the most practical, and the most imaginative solutions.

To check your progress, go to page 155.

USEFUL PHRASES
DISCUSS PRESENT
They might have problems getting … Local authorities should … We discussed …
They may not be able to … It’d be a good idea to … We decided that …
They may not be allowed to …. If there were enough space, We suggest that …
Local businesses could … they could …

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