This lesson was designed for a social sciences lesson for Italian 13-14 yr olds studying in English.

1. The Places We Live
Discussing Social Issues
http://maps.google.com/maps

2. Where do you live? What’s it like?
Is your house/flat big or small?
How happy are you where you live from 1 – 10? Why?

3. Which of these words would you connect with
your partner’s house? And what about yours?
city, habitat, crowded, un-crowded,
over-crowded, rural, urban, slum
http://blachan.com/shahi/

4. Are there more urban or rural
people living in slums?
How many people live in slums
worldwide?
http://www.theplaceswelive.com/

5. How many kids
does Mrs Shilpirl
have?
How many
people live in
her house?
Where are her
brothers?

6. Do you know any of these words?
Talk together with your partner.
marriage gutter sewage
hungry lie garbage
give away believe bull
break (broken) attack

7. When was Mrs Shilpirl given away for marriage?
10, 20, or 30 years ago.
Mrs Shilpirl talked about gutter s, sewage and
garbage. What was the connection?
1. The government put new sewers in to stop the
garbage.
2. The sewage and garbage in the gutter was
horrible.
3. The sewage and garbage came in from the gutter
into their house.
Sometimes Mrs Shilpirl and her children go to bed:
1. with a bull
2. hungry,
3. with a lie,

8. Where do you
live? What’s it
like?
Is your house/flat
big or small?
How happy are
you where you
live from 1 – 10?
Why?