Unit 6 | Session 1

Moving to a megacity
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about urban problems and solutions
 Unit 6 | Session 1
Moving to a megacity
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about urban problems and solutions

Lesson overview
1 GET STARTED: My city’s biggest problem
2 PREPARE: Urban problems
3 SPEAKING: Discuss urban problems
4 PREPARE: Solve urban problems
5 SPEAKING: Solve urban problems
6 PROGRESS CHECK
GET STARTED
My city’s biggest problem
What’s the biggest problem in your city
and why? Choose ONE and describe it to
the class.
• a lot of construction
• air pollution
• graffiti on buildings
• heavy traffic
• smoke from factories
• trash on the streets
• water pollution
PREPARE
Urban problems
Use the phrases to describe good and bad
things in your city. What effects will urban
problems have in the future?
1 There are several...

2 There’s so much...

3 There are a lot of...

4 There are very few...

5 There’s / There are almost no...

SPEAKING
Discuss urban problems
Talk about two or three urban problems
with a partner.
What effects will these problems have?
Which problems will last for a long time?

Graffiti is a problem, but it’s not going

to hurt anyone.

Yeah, I worry more about

pollution. That will make the air
hard to breathe for a long time.
PREPARE
Solve urban problems
Look at the solutions to the problems. Do you agree or disagree?
Problem Solution
traffic People should drive with two or more people in a car.
noise People should be quiet before 8:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m.
water pollution People should recycle plastic, so it doesn’t end up in the water.
PREPARE
Solve urban problems
Brainstorm your own solutions to the problems below.
Take notes.

Problem Solution

graffiti

noise

pollution

traffic

trash
SPEAKING TASK
Solve urban problems

Student A: Tell your partner about one of

your solutions for an urban problem. USEFUL LANGUAGE
Student B: Say if you agree or disagree To solve the... problem, the city has to...
and why. If the city..., then...
Then switch. If that happens,...

To solve the problem with traffic, the

city has to make transportation That’s a good idea.
cheaper. I agree because...

I disagree. If the city makes I don’t think that will work.

transportation cheaper, then I disagree because...
more people will...
PROGRESS CHECK

Now I can...

❑ talk about urban problems and solutions.

 Unit 6 | Session 1
Moving to a megacity
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about urban problems and solutions

Thank you!