Summary
This lesson guides B1 learners through the advantages of walking, covering health, social, and environmental aspects. It incorporates vocabulary building, video comprehension, and grammar exercises on comparatives and the passive voice. Students will also practice functional language for expressing cause and effect and giving advice, applying their learning to practical, real-world scenarios related to creating healthier lifestyles and more walkable cities.
Activities
Students begin by reflecting on their personal travel habits and discussing what makes a city "walkable," setting the stage for the lesson's themes of health and urban design.
Learners encounter new vocabulary related to health and communities, such as alleviate, enhance, and pedestrian-friendly, deducing meanings from contextual sentences.
A video task enhances listening comprehension, requiring students to identify specific health, social, and urban planning benefits of walking as presented by the speaker.
Grammar practice focuses on forming and using comparative adjectives to compare aspects of walking and cities, and transforming sentences into the passive voice. Students apply functional language to match causes with effects related to walking, give advice on incorporating more walking, and write a paragraph using the target language.
Vocabulary focus
The lesson introduces terms essential for discussing health, exercise, and urban environments. Key vocabulary includes alleviate, enhance, prioritize, accessible, pedestrian-friendly, greenhouse gas emissions, and bone density. These words help students articulate the benefits of walking and the characteristics of supportive communities.
Grammar focus
The grammar sections concentrate on making comparisons using comparative adjectives (e.g., healthier than, more accessible) to contrast different activities or situations. Additionally, students will practice forming and using the passive voice (e.g., "Sidewalks are prioritized") to shift focus to the action or result. Functional language for giving advice and expressing cause and effect is also integrated.
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