CEP Lesson Plan

Teacher/s: Lyndsey Reed &

Level: Advanced Studies

Date/Time: 2-18

Goal: Understand the pros and cons of global cities and possible solutions to the
cons
Objectives (SWBAT):
Students Will Be Able To
1. use the definition of global cities to design their own city with global features
2. identify pros and cons to global cities
3. offer solutions to problems.
Theme: Global Cities

Aim/Skill/Microskill

Activity/Procedure/Stage

Interaction

Review or Preview (if

applicable)

Linking & Transitioning to rest of

lesson:

(for example:
SS-T)

Activity 1:

1.1 Pre-Stage:
There is actually a world cities day it is
Oct 31st. In honor of world cities day,
we are going to pitch ideas for a global
city. With your partner create your
T-Ss
own global city. Explain handout. Let Ss-Ss
Ss brainstorm and create. Some of the
vocabulary and questions on the
handout help lead students into the
next listening activity (the questions
are schematically related)

Pitch your world city

1.2. During Stage: Each group pitches

their global city to the class.
Describing the city in detail.

Ss-Ss

1.3 Post-Stage: After listening to other

Ss-Ss

Time

15
mins

10
mins
5

Transition to #2: Now we

are going to listen to an
expert talk about pros, cons
and solutions of developing
global cities

groups presentations, using modals,

students make suggests on ways they
could improve their cities.

mins

Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer

feedback: Students have a handout
that helps them describe cities with
both pros and solution to cons.
Activity 2:
Prep for listening
Go over reading.
Teach new vocabulary
Read before listening.

2.1 Pre-Stage:
Step 1. Have Ss pull out reading. Ask
students if they had any questions
about the vocabulary or sentence
structure. Ask Ss what is the main
message of the passage?
Step 2. Pass out handout on
Sustainable development. Go over
Vocabulary words as a class. Next
have Ss individually silently read
through Richard Florida addresses the
United Nations.

T-Ss

2
mins

T-Ss

8
mins

Ss

7
mins

Step 3. Go over any vocabulary or

questions.
2.2. During Stage:
Play listening activity.
2.3 Post-Stage: Have Ss work with a
partner to answer the handout
questions. Collect handout.

Transition to #3:

Wrap-up

10
mins

Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer

feedback:
Dialog on problems and solutions of
global cities, Summarization paper
with partner.
Go over what will happen in
tomorrows class. Hand them a rubric
for the writing section.

2
mins

Materials:
3 Handouts & Markers
Contingency Plans (what you will do if you finish early, etc.):
Do an extended activity where they address the UN like Richard Florida did. Partners are
Richard Florida and the rest of the class is the UN then the rest of the class votes whether
or not to accept the proposal.