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nt. You have to wait ages. Boy: Mm, I know. Girl: And how about building a shopping centre? The nearest one’s miles away. Boy: I don’t think that’s a very good idea. What about the local shops? What would happen to them? And anyway I hate those big shopping centres … Stages 14 ■ Students follow the four stages to decide on the best plan for Ludford. ■ In pairs, students read the Strategies. ■ Students then work in pairs listing the advantages and disadvantages of the four plans (a?Cd) in Exercise 2. ■ The pairs then decide on their plan. Tell students that their plan can include their own ideas as well as the ones given in Exercise 2. ■ In groups of four, the pairs tell each other about their plans and try to agree on a solution. Remind students to use the expressions from the Function File. Talkback ■ The groups report back to the class. Encourage students to use the board to illustrate their plans for the town if they wish. ■ The class then discusses which of the solutions are the most ecological. ■ Ask students if they had any language difficulties when they were working out their solutions. Was there anything they wanted to say but didn’t know how to say? Writing: A Report Before you start Exercise 1 ■ Ask students if they have seen or written any reports, . school reports, club/society reports, town council reports, government reports. ■ Elicit how reports are usually structured, . stating the topic of the report, giving positive points, giving negative points and offering advice, then concluding. ■ Tell st