UNIT 9: LESSON 7 – COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL

UNIT 9
SOCIAL ISSUES
GLOBAL SUCCESS 11
Social Issues Around Us

UNIT 9: LESSON 7 – COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL

LESSON 7: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL
CONSOLIDATION

WARM-UP
Warm up

EVERYDAY
ENGLISH

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CLIL
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Wrap-up
Homework
Task 1: Listen and complete
the conversation.
Task
2:
Make
similar
conversations.
Task
1:
Match
each
percentage in the chart with
ONE social problem.
Task 2: Discussion.

UNIT 9: LESSON 7 – COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL

WARMUP

UNIT 6: LESSON 1 – GETTING STARTED

VIDEO 1

GUESS THE WORD
• The class will be divided into teams.
• The teacher will show or read 3–4 keywords
that describe one secret word.
• Teams discuss quickly and raise their hand to
guess the word.
• Each correct answer = 1 point.
• If your team can make a correct sentence
with the word, you get 1 bonus point.
• The team with the highest score wins!

Round 1
mean comments
online
social
media

hurt
Cyberbullying

Round 2
friends
influence
do bad
things

pressure
Peer Pressure

UNIT 6: LESSON 1 – GETTING STARTED

VIDEO 2

Round 3
sad
can't
sleep

lonely
mental health
Depression

Round 4
no
money
can't
afford

poor family
difficult life
Poverty

Round 5
always
worried
fear

nervous
can't relax
Anxiety

UNIT 6: LESSON 1 – GETTING STARTED

VIDEO 3

Round 6
too
many
people
pollution

crowded cities
lack of jobs
Overpopulation

Round 7
believe
in
yourself
not shy

brave
success
Self-confidence

Round 8
appearanc
e
hurt
feelings

make fun of
online comments
Body Shaming

UNIT 6: LESSON 1 – GETTING STARTED

VIDEO 4

UNIT 9: LESSON 7 – COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL

LISTEN
AND
CONVERSATION.
A. I can sympathise

COMPLETE

THE

B. I'm sorry to hear that
C. What a pity
Mary: I'm afraid I can't go to the cinema with you,
Andy.
C
Andy: (1) ________! I really wanted you to watch
the film.
Mary: Maybe
B another time. My brother is going to
see a doctor tomorrow and I promised to go with
him.
Andy: (2) ________.
What's wrong with him?
A
Mary: He's been bullied at school. We think he's
suffering from depression and needs help.

UNIT 9: LESSON 7 – COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL

WORK IN PAIRS. USE THE MODEL IN 1 TO MAKE SIMILAR
CONVERSATIONS FOR THESE SITUATIONS. ONE OF YOU IS STUDENT A,
THE OTHER IS STUDENT B. USE THE EXPRESSIONS TO HELP YOU.
1. Student A can't go on a school
trip because his/her littte brother/
sister is ill and he/she has to take
care of him/ her. Student B
expresses
disappointment
and
sympathy.
2. Student B can't finish a
community
project
on
time
because he/ she is too stressed
preparing for his/ her exams.
Student
A
expresses
disappointment and sympathy.

UNIT 9: LESSON 7 – COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL

READ THE TEXT AND MATCH EACH PERCENTAGE IN
THE CHART WITH ONE SOCIAL PROBLEM MENTIONED
IN THE TEXT.
In many countries around the world, it is not easy growing up
because teens are dealing with many socialissues. A study
carried out by a famous research centre in the US found out
that the following were among the most serious ones.
Anxiety and depression: Seven in ten teenagers
considered them a serious problem among their peers. The
main source of teenagers' anxiety and depression was social
pressure, such as the pressure to look good, to fit in social
groups, and to be good at sport.
Bullying: 55% said that bullying was a major problem for
teenagers, and around 15% admitted that they had
experienced some form of cyberbullying. Girls or younger
students were more likely to be victims of bullying.
Poverty: Four out of 10 teens said that poverty was also a
major problem for them. In fact, about 20% of the teens in
the survey struggled to live below the poverty line every day.
The survey results suggest that more support should be
provided to help teenagers avoid serious social issues and
enjoy a happier life.

UNIT 6: LESSON 1 – GETTING STARTED

VIDEO 5

UNIT 9: LESSON 7 – COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL

REVIEW
GAME

RULE

🧪 Welcome to the Wacky Lab! 🔬
You need to find the correct answers
to each question to uncover
the strange and special
Surprises that await. 👀✨
Have fun exploring! 🎉

END

70%
teenagers
think
“Anxiety
and
depression:
anxiety Seven
and in
ten
teenagersare
depression
considered
them
a
serious problems.
serious problem…”

A. True
B. False

“The main source of teenagers'
anxiety
Whatand
is depression
the mainwas
social
pressure,
such as the
cause
of teenagers'
pressure
to look good,
anxiety
and to fit in
social groups, and to be good at
depression?
sport.”
A. Poverty
B. Social pressure
C. Family problems

The survey
surveyresults
suggests
that
“The
suggest
more
support
that
more
supportshould
should be
be
provided
help
provided
to help to
teenagers
teenagers
avoid
serious avoid
social serious
issues.”
____ issues.

A. social
B. school
C. family

“55%
saidteenagers
that bullying was
Most
a major problem… around
said
cyberbullying
15% admitted
that they had
is a bigger
experienced
some form of
cyberbullying.”
problem than

bullying.
A. True

B. False

“Girls are
or younger
Who
morestudents
likely
more victims
likely to beof
to were
become
victims
of bullying..”
bullying?

A. Boys or older
students
B. Girls or
younger
students
C. Teachers and
parents

Four
oftenten
“Fourout
out of
teens said
that poverty was
also a major
teenagers
said
problemwas
for them.”
__________
also a
major problem for
them.
A. poverty 
B. depression
C. loneliness

UNIT 9: LESSON 7 – COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL

CONSOLIDATION
Wrap - up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Express disappointment and sympathy.
 Understand some of the social problems
facing teens in the US today.

Homework
 Do exercises in the workbook.
 Prepare for Lesson 8 - Unit 9.

THAN
K
YOU!

UNIT 9: LESSON 7 – COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL