Unit

9

Uni
t

SOCIAL
ISSUES
FAMILY
LIFE 6TH GRADE

A SOCIAL
AWARENESS
CLUB
MEETING
LESSON I – GETTING
STARTED

LESSON I

WARM-UP

GETTING STARTED
Quiz

PRESENTATION

• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Tick (✓) the correct box.
• Task 3: Find five social issues.
• Task 4: Complete the summary.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

Discussion
• Wrap-up
• Homework

• Students work in 4 groups.
• There are some news headlines, pictures
and short clips about social issues.
• Raise your hands and give the correct
names of the issues.

Find the correct name of the issue.

1

Gender inequality

Climate change

Childhood obesity

Homelessness

Find the correct name of the issue.
2

Civil rights

Bullying

Climate change

Gender inequality

Find the correct name of the the issue.

3

School violence/ bullying

Health care availability

Gender inequality

Overpopulation

Find the correct name of the the issue.

4

Climate change

Childhood obesity

Homelessness

Gender inequality

VOCABULARY

awareness (n)
/əˈweənəs/
knowledge that something exists, or
understanding of a situation or
subject at the present time based
on information or experience

VOCABULARY

campaign (n)
/kæmˈpeɪn/
a planned group of especially
political, business, or military
activities that are intended to
achieve a particular aim

VOCABULARY

bully (v)
/ˈbʊl.i/

to hurt or frighten someone, often
over a period of time, and often
forcing that person to do something
they do not want to do

VOCABULARY

peer pressure (n)
/ˈpɪə ˌpreʃər/
the strong influence of a group,
especially of children, on members
of that group to behave as everyone
else does

VOCABULARY

body shaming (n)
/ˈbɒdi ˌʃeɪmɪŋ/

criticism of someone based on the
shape, size, or appearance of their
body

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. awareness (n)

/əˈweənəs/

knowledge that something exists, or understanding of a
situation or subject at the present time based on
information or experience

2. campaign (n)

/kæmˈpeɪn/

a planned group of especially political, business, or military
activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim

/ˈbʊli/

to hurt or frighten someone, often over a period of time,
and often forcing that person to do something they do not
want to do

3. bully (v)

4. peer pressure
(n)
5. body shaming
(n)

/ˈpɪə ˌpreʃər/

the strong influence of a group, especially of children, on
members of that group to behave as everyone else does

/ˈbɒd.i ˌʃeɪmɪŋ/ criticism of someone based on the shape, size, or
appearance of their body

PRESENTATION

1 Listen and read.

PRACTICE

2 Who suggests the following ideas? Tick (✓) the correct box.

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PRACTICE

3

Find five social issues in 1. Use the pictures and hints
below to help you.

verpopulation

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ressure

ullying

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haming

PRACTICE

4 Complete the summary with words from 1.
althou
gh
Howev
er
becau
se

PRODUCTION

5 Discussion

• Can you think of other social issues
that directly affect teenagers?
• What can we do to stop them or
help the victims?

CONSOLIDATION

1. WRAP-UP
What have you learnt today?
• A dialogue about a social awareness club
meeting
• Words and phrases rlated to social issues.

CONSOLIDATION

2. HOMEWORK
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 2 - Unit 9.
• Prepare materials for the project in
lesson 8

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