Deal with Ex 11

Have two students read out the example dialogue. Then, students work in pairs, discussing their suggestions and seeing which suggestions they both agree with. Ask two pairs to tell the class about some of their ideas.

T: Who'd like to read out the list in Ex 10?

S: traffic and transport, historic buildings, parks and gardens, pollution and the environment, recreation facilities for young people (sport/socializing/culture), health services, care for the elderly/poor/homeless

T: OK, thank you. Now, think about ways of improving your local community and writing notes for ways of improving it. Then work in pairs. Discuss your suggestions with your partner. And minutes later, two pairs will be asked to tell our ideas.

A few minutes later

T: Which pair would like to show your work?

S: Both of us think it'd be a good thing to build a new outdoor swimming pool. It's about time we started to look after the historic buildings in our city. And we should spend more money on recreation facilities for young people.

Step IV Vocabulary: phrasal verbs with up

Help the students learn some phrasal verbs with up and use them correctly.

Deal with Ex 12

When dealing with the phrasal verbs exercises, remind students of the golden rule: learn vocabulary in context. Advise students to read through the complete contexts before starting to fill in the verbs.

Students do the exercise individually. They then compare answers in pairs before checking answers.