beautiful town facing some problems.

Activity two: List good and bad points of the small town

T: Work in pairs and make a list of the good points and bad points of the plan to build an oil factory in the town.

The Ss work together and discuss the good points and bad points.

Good points:

　1. beautiful area with a wildlife park

　2. discovery of oil

Bad points:

　1. fishing industry is bad

　2. The population is getting older.

Activity three: Listen to match

T: Listen to someone giving his opinion of the plans, which of these people do you think they are?

Let the Ss listen to the tape and match the person with their opinions.

Activity four: Make notes

T: Work in a group of five. Each person chooses a different role from the list above and writes notes about his/her opinions of the plan. Use the key words to help you.

The Ss work in groups and choose a role separately. Sa chooses to be an unemployed person with children; Sb will play the role of a local shopkeeper; Sc will play the role of the owner of a fishing boat; Sd chooses to become the person who has just bought a cottage in Dolwyn Bay; Se wants to become someone from the oil company.

T: Now I will call a group to present your list of notes in the front.

Group one come to present their ideas:

Sa: My role is an unemployed person with children. I agree to the plan. My lists of notes are: produce more chances; improve people's living conditions.

Sb: My role is a local shopkeeper. My notes are: create jobs, attract more young people to work here, business is prosperous.

Sc: My role is the owner of a fishing boat. My notes are: destroy fishing industry, lose