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7 Big ideas Culture p96 Optional activity: Vocabulary

Vocabulary • Verbs: taking action
,
I can talk about suggestions for change. Language focus reference p105 SAVE sea turtles Write the following sentence
on CÔN ĐAO beginnings on the board:
THINK! Do you believe strongly in something? island 1 I think the government should
Have you, or someone you know, ever campaigned ban … .
about an issue? What was the campaign about? We want to protest about the commercial
hunting of turtles for their shells and the 2 I support the idea of … .
2.21 Listen to

1 2.20 Match the verbs in blue in the text with Do you want pollution in their natural habitat. We aim to 4 four people Yana, Zara, 3 I’d like to donate money to … .
the noun forms in the box. Listen and check. raise awareness about sea turtle conservation
to campaign for change? on Côn Đảo Island, Việt Nam. Will and Mitchell talking
an aim a ban a belief a boycott a campaign about petitions they 4 I think everyone should boycott … .
a donation an end a proposal a protest learn more > have just signed. 5 I believe we should end … .
a signature a supporter a volunteer Everyone CAN make a difference, Which verbs in exercise 1 do Yana,
Zara and Mitchell use?
campaign – a campaign and you don’t need to donate Students work individually or in pairs
money or volunteer. You simply sign the 5 2.21 Watch or listen again and fill in to complete the sentences with their
2 Read the online petitions and decide if you support need to sign a petition online. petition each blank with ONE word. own ideas. Monitor and help while they
the ideas. Then work with a partner and explain Names Petitions
why you agree or disagree with each. Here are a few active campaigns are working. Put students together into
from the internet … Yana An anti- 1 petition
3 Use the verbs in exercise 1 to create your own Zara To end 2 fishing small groups to compare and discuss
petition. It can be serious or funny. Can you 72% of target reached Will To persuade local 3 to let their ideas. Ask pairs or groups in turn
persuade anyone in the class to sign it? 4 people live in empty houses to tell the class which ideas they agreed
Mitchell To propose a new law to let people
BAN LITTERING Support our campaign 5 from 6 on about and why. Briefly discuss as a class
IN STREETS! for free ice cream!
Key pHrases any ideas students are interested in.
Suggesting changes ANSWerS
1 I think people should (support victims more) Students’ own answers.
How supermarkets see 2 We need to …
fruit and vegetables: 3 I think it’s the best thing to do.
4 I hope they introduce (a law against it soon).
5 Let’s create a petition. Finished?
6 Use IT! Work in pairs. Use the words Refer fast finishers to the Finished?
in exercise 1 and the key phrases to make activity. Students can write their letters
suggestions for the problems below. Decide
Ugly which two changes you would make. individually, then compare with another
We should ban the use of perfect • People litter a lot in Nhiêu Lôc canal. fast finisher. Alternatively, ask some
.
orcas for entertainment. Supermarkets reject 20–40% of fruit and vegetables • People don’t use the bins on the street.
We believe that these sign the because they aren’t ‘perfect.’ We propose that • There’s too much traffic in the city centre. students to read their letters to the
intelligent, sociable petition supermarkets sell ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables at • There’s a lot of food waste in buffets. class. Ask other students if they agree or
animals should not be in a lower price. Help us end food waste and allow
captivity. We’d like people more people to buy cheap, healthy food. Please We must campaign to encourage people to put litter in the bins. disagree, and why.
to boycott the shows and learn more >
94% of target reached support our campaign. Let’s create a petition.
sign our petition. Please More practice
support our cause!
Finished? Workbook page 44
learn more > Write a letter to the principal to request a
sign the change to one of the environmental problems Assessment
petition
in your school. Explain what the problem is Five-minute test, Teacher’s Resource Disk
and what you think the school should do.
CHANGE
70 CHANGE 47% of target reached 71
exercise 4 r e 2.21 page 116 exercise 6 USe IT!
Read out the question, then teach the Read through the problems with the
words bullying, shark and homeless. Play class and check that students understand
the video or audio for students to watch or everything. Elicit a few suggestions for the
listen and answer the question. first problem, e.g. We need to protest about
Allow students time to compare their this. We must save the marine life in the
answers in pairs, and, if necessary, play canal. Allow students time to prepare their
the video or audio again for them to ideas individually, then put them into pairs
check and complete their answers. Check
answers with the class. to discuss their ideas and decide which
two changes they would make. Ask some
ANSWerS pairs to tell the class about the changes
Yana: support, campaign they would make. Ask other students: Do
Zara: end
Mitchell: propose you agree? Why / Why not?
ANSWerS
exercise 5 r e 2.21 page 116 Students’ own answers.
Read out the question, then play the
video or audio again for students to
watch or listen and note down the verbs
the speakers use. Check answers with
the class.
ANSWerS
1 bullying 2 shark 3 council
4 homeless 5 vote 6 sixteen / 16

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