Grade 7 LESSON 6D-1

LESSON 6D-1

Vocab and expressions

Key vocabulary: parks, green spaces, reduce, air quality, benefits, heat, pollution

Key expressions/structure: comparative and superlative adjectives, specifically longer adjectives requiring more/less and most/least in the beginning.

Learning objectives

• Read a text from a website about how trees and parks benefit a city, and match paragraph headings to the correct paragraphs.

• Complete a short word glossary with key vocabulary by using the text for word context.

• Read a text from a website about how trees and parks benefit a city, and answer true/false and short answer questions by reading for details.

Open Ended

Why do you think we need trees?

Multiple Choice

Read the website introduction. Which sentence best explains the purpose of the website?

• Telling people where the closest park is to their house.

• Telling people why they need to be healthier.

• Telling people why parks and trees are important for the city.

Multiple Choice

Read all of the website. Match the headings to the correct paragraph.

1 A place for healthy activities

• a

• b

• c

• d

Multiple Choice

Read all of the website. Match the headings to the correct paragraph.

2 A center for the community

• a

• b

• c

• d

Multiple Choice

Read all of the website. Match the headings to the correct paragraph.

3 Reduce heat in the city

• a

• b

• c

• d

Multiple Choice

Read all of the website. Match the headings to the correct paragraph.

4 Trees and clean air

• a

• b

• c

• d

Multiple Choice

Read the following- is it true or false?

Trees can help reduce heat in a city by 5 degrees.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Read the following- is it true or false?

Black parts of roads make cities colder.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Read the following- is it true or false?

Cars cause air pollution.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Read the following- is it true or false?

Air pollution makes people healthier.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Read the following- is it true or false?

Green spaces in cities can help nature.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Read the following- is it true or false?

People can use parks to walk, run and bike.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Read the following- is it true or false?

The newest park won’t have places for picnics.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Read the following- is it true or false?

Parks can be the center of communities.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Write a short answer to the questions below using the text. You do not need to write in complete sentences.

1 What two things can people use parks for?

Open Ended

Write a short answer to the questions below using the text. You do not need to write in complete sentences.

2 What two things can trees do to help the city?

Multiple Choice

Read the following- is it true or false?

Trees can help reduce heat in a city by 5 degrees.

• True

• False