UNIT 04: For a better community
Period 33: Speaking
Community
development
1. Task 1: Match the activities with the reasons why they are important.
Reasons
Activities
1. Building houses for low-income people
a. They are prepared for the job market and find better
2. Building facilities like kindergartens, schools, and
employment.
parks
b. This is important because we need the Earth for life.
3. Widening roads, fixing running water, providing
c. When people have a place to live, they can develop
electricity in rural and remote areas
other parts of their lives.
4. Training young people for jobs
d. These are necessary facilities for daily living.
5. Protecting the environment and ensuring healthy
e. Without these basic things, these areas cannot
lifestyles
develop.
2. Task 2: Discuss why the activities above are important for community development.
Example:
A: I
think
job
training
for
young
people
is
very
important.
B: I agree. Young people are the future of a country, so training them in the right way is very
important.
Protecting
the
environment
A: That’s true. We all need a healthy environment.
is
important,
too.
3. Task 3: Discuss and decide on the 3 most urgent / important things to do in your local area.
Useful phrases:
- Our top / first priority is / The most urgent / important thing to do is ………………
- The second priority is / The second most urgent thing to do is ………………….
- We consider ……….. to be a priority because ….....
- We think ……….. is a priority task because ……….
- ……………. take / have priority over …………….
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