Lesson 7 G Environmental survey. Speaking and listening followed by report W/S

Learning objective: To be able to express preferences and give reasons for these preferences.

Teaching points: As part of the field trip, children, working in pairs or groups, should complete an environmental survey sheet for a selected and specific part of the locality.

In the classroom these should be discussed and analysed. What sections of the locality were the quietest? The cleanest? The best for playing in? Etc.

Each group using the results of the survey to write a report on their ‘patch’ giving reasons for their judgements.

Plenary: Results to be shared. Draw out as part of the discussion that certain areas have different uses and are necessarily unsuitable for certain activities. However certain factors, such as graffiti are unpleasant wherever there are found.

Environmental Survey Sheet

Names___________________________________________

Description of the survey area_______________

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Lots of litter 3 2 1 No litter

Lots of graffiti 3 2 1 No graffiti

Lots of dog mess 3 2 1 No dog mess

No street trees 3 2 1 Lots of street trees

No front gardens 3 2 1 All houses have front gardens

No open space nearby 3 2 1 Lots of open space nearby

No play areas nearby 3 2 1 Lots of play areas nearby

Lots of parking on the street 3 2 1 No parking on the street

Cracked and broken pavements 3 2 1 Well maintained pavements

No street lights 3 2 1 Lots of street lights

Lots of traffic 3 2 1 Very little or no traffic

Very noisy 3 2 1 Very quiet

A report on my area

The name of our area is _______________________________

These were the things which we liked about our area

These were the things we did not like about our area

These are our reasons

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