2nd ESO – LC4
Vocabulary
Spaces
Verbs (good deeds)
Phrasal verbs
Vocabulary Exam
a. Fill the gaps with the following words
bench · bridge · café · lake · open-air theatre · outdoor gym · path · picnic area · playground · skatepark · donate · help · volunteer · turn off · find out
Grammar
Will / Be Going To
| Uses | |
|---|---|
| Will | Be going to |
| Universal truths | — |
| Spontaneous decisions | Plans |
| Predictions without evidence | Predictions with evidence |
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Will | Be going to |
| The sun will rise tomorrow at 8:00. | — |
| I promise I will help you! | I'm going to travel to Egypt next month. |
| I think it will rain tomorrow. | Look at those dark clouds! It is going to rain. |
Grammar Exam
a. Use the correct form of 'will'
b. Use the correct form of 'be going to'
c. Use the correct form of 'will' or 'be going to'
Project
Project Builder 1
There is an empty, abandoned lot in your neighbourhood and the mayor wants to transform it. Town hall is accepting proposals to turn it into a useful space for the community.
Choose 3 of the following problems in your community to address your proposal and write 3 solutions (one for each) in your notebook:
- Teenagers don't have a place to hang out.
- There are many stray cats.
- The area is very dirty and full of litter.
- The neighbors don't know each other.
- Elderly people feel lonely.
- There are no places to eat outdoors.
- The neighbors don't do a lot of exercise.
- The parents in the neighborhood want activities and spaces for their kids.
- Dog owners don't know where to walk their dogs.
- There is no library in the neighborhood.
- The neighborhood is very boring and gray.
- Disabled people don't have adapted spaces to enjoy their free time.
Project Builder 2
Design 3 park features and each one has to include a justification about why your design is the best of all. Remember that all the features you choose for your park need to have a justification to benefit the whole community.
Project Builder 3
Write 2 pros and 1 con for each of your solutions.
Final Project: Writing
Write a text about your proposals individually. You can use Word Reference and your notebook ONLY. You have to turn it in at the end of the class.
Don't forget to:
- Include a title
- Use connectors
- Use the LC's vocabulary
- Use will and be going to
- Include the relevant information from your Project Builders
| Structure | |
|---|---|
| Paragraph 1 | Mention the city, some of the city's problems and which ones you are going to address. |
| Paragraph 2 | Explain the 3 solutions in your proposal and 2 pros and 1 con of any solution (you choose). |
| Paragraph 3 | Closure: explain why your proposals will help improve the neighbourhood. |