What does our town need most? Sharing a community budget
Residents discuss how to spend money on their town; students negotiate in groups to choose projects within a budget and present their choice.
B1Adults50 minProblem solving
About this lesson
A B1 speaking lesson (problem solving). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- B1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Problem solving
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Society & big questions
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- community, budget, resident, How about...?, I'd rather..., benefit, compromise
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Make suggestions, compare options and reach an agreement in a group
- Discuss what makes a good community and justify choices