Part One: Warm Up

Discuss the following questions with your partner(s).

  1. What are some things you like about your local community? Why?
  2. If there were changes being made in your community that you disagreed with, how would you make sure your voice was heard by the community?
  3. Are there some changes you wish would happen in your community? If so, what are they?

Part Two: Reading

In this lesson, you will read an email about a community issue. 

Open the exercise and follow the instructions.

Exercise

Part Three: Further Discussion

  1. Do you agree or disagree with Amara? Why?
  2. How do you think Nelly should respond to Amara’s message?
  3. Have any similar issues to those Amara discussed in the email happened in a place that you have lived? If so, tell your partner(s) about it. If not, what community issues have you experienced?
  4. What are some other problems connected to losing green spaces in a city? 
  5. How would you feel if the mayor or leader of your city or town made decisions without the public's approval?
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