everyday_scene
Everyday Scene
A realistic scene for final speaking practice with useful thematic vocabulary.
20 minC1c1everyday_scenetax-policy-inequality-redistributioninequalitytax policywealth gapredistribution
Lesson objectives
- Practise spontaneous description from a realistic visual prompt.
- Use the unit vocabulary for natural, image-based speaking.
- Close the unit with a final communicative task linked to tax policy, inequality & redistribution.
The Great Divide: A Tale of Two Commutes
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La imagen captura el contraste visual entre dos realidades socioeconómicas que conviven en el mismo espacio urbano. Esta escena sirve para debatir cómo las políticas fiscales y la distribución de la riqueza afectan el acceso a servicios y la movilidad diaria de las personas.
Preguntas para hablar (Speaking practice)
- Describe what is happening in this photograph and the contrast you observe.
- Speculate on the different daily routines of the people shown in the foreground and background.
- In what ways can tax policy be used to reduce the kind of inequality seen here?
- How much of an impact does socioeconomic status have on a person's opportunities in your own country?
- Compare the concept of 'public good' with the private luxury depicted in this scene.