Fixing things together: a funding proposal for a repair café
A hobby group asks the council to fund a repair café. Students study persuasive proposal writing, then propose a community hobby project.
C2Adults55 minProposal
About this lesson
A C2 writing lesson (proposal). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Proposal
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Hobbies & free time
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching, Word order
- Key words
- we are seeking, on behalf of, with a particular emphasis on, go towards, free of charge, address a concern, at their convenience, make something unnecessary
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Analyze how a funding proposal combines evidence, practical detail and persuasion
- Use formal phrases for requesting funding and presenting benefits
- Write a 300–350 word proposal for a community hobby project