Urban regeneration discussion
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Speaking about making towns better, with useful urban planning vocabulary, and optional writing and presentations homework tasks.
Lesson Plan Content:
Urban regeneration discussion
Explain changes that you think should be made to this place or should be made to other places using phrases like those below, and see if your partner agrees or disagrees.
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banks construction companies estate agents homeowners investors landlords landowners local governments renters the central/ national government the taxman voters |
could could possibly had better have to mustn’t need to ought to really should should |
rethink/ reconsider… think about/ consider… plan to… |
When your teacher tells you to, use the ideas on the next page below to do the same.
When your teacher stops you, share one thing you agreed on and see what the class thinks.
Ask about anything below which you don’t understand, can’t understand why you should recommend, etc, discussing if each is a good idea or not as a class each time.
Read about or listen to some urban problems and suggest solutions.
Read about or listen to some suggested solutions and give your opinions on those suggestions.
Propose solutions from below to solve those problems you just read about or listened to information on.
Homework
Write a short report and/ or prepare a presentation on one of the solutions below or on possible solutions to a problem you have talked about (as your teacher tells you).
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abandon/ give up allow/ legalise/ permit ban/ forbid be concerned/ worry about boost/increase – cut/slash (re)build/ construct bury – dig up/ excavate (de)centralise – distribute combine – separate connect/ join/ link convert create/ introduce demolish/ knock down (re)develop eliminate/ replace encourage – discourage expand – shrink exploit extend/ lengthen – shorten facilitate/ ease/ simplify focus on (de)fund/ subsidise – tax have a referendum on improve/ ameliorate invest in investigate limit/ restrict move plant prepare for prioritise/ give preference to promote/ push/ advertise prosecute/ fine… for protect refurbish/ restore (de)regulate reinforce repurpose run (for…) on a policy of surround trial widen |
abandoned/ derelict buildings (affordable) accommodation agricultural lands/ farms amusement parks animals/ wildlife/ pests apartment blocks archaeological sites bay/ harbour … borough/ district/ ward brownfield sites – greenfield... bypasses (university) campuses capital city car parks city walls coach stations coast(line)/ esplanade commercial property/ offices commuter towns/ satellite towns commuting concrete council/ housing estates declining… demos/ protests department stores derelict/ neglected… dogs’ mess downtown/ town centre dumping/ rubbish/ trash elevated expressways factories/ plants financial district/ CBD flyovers/ overpasses forests/ woods gentrification grass/ lawns/ green spaces green belt green policies high-rise buildings/ skyscrapers high street/ main street historic district/ centre home buying/ mortgages homelessness incinerators/ power plants |
industrial estates (de)industrialisation infrastructure lakes/ reservoirs (street/ flea) markets natural disasters overcrowding pavements/ sidewalks planning regulations pollution/ health hazards power lines property taxes protected buildings public transport reclaimed land regional capitals religious architecture residential areas ring roads rivers/ streams rooftop gardens roundabouts rundown areas/ slums seawalls sewers shopping centres/ malls shopping streets sports facilities/ stadiums squatting (the) suburbs/ outskirts supermarkets technology parks the …east/ …west toll roads town square(s) traffic (jams/ accidents) traffic lights trams/ streetcars trees and bushes tunnels Uber video arcades villages waterfronts |
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