Question: What do you think is the best way to develop a substantial plot of land which the government of your community has the freedom to develop in any manner it sees fit, considering the current needs of society and how different types of development could impact the society?
Discussion
1. Which of the following three responses to this do you think is the
least proper? Why?
A)
I would sell it to buy whatever
I want.
B)
I would build an amusement park
on the land.
C)
I would make it a refugee camp which
can help refugees (to) become independent.
Note: Response
A) is not a way to develop land. Response B) is a way to develop land but it is
not clear if it meets the current needs of society. C) meets the need of
society because refugee crises are occurring in many parts of the world now,
and building a refugee camp help soften the crises, The heart of the question
is thinking about a way to use a huge area of land, which is something that
provides space, soil, ecological system, the atmosphere above it, life and joy,
and many other things that we can take advantage of.
2. What are the current needs of society, and how can the land be
developed to make a difference to meet the needs of society?
☆Hints for Points
・a huge air purifier/water tank/vegetable
garden/nature park ・a factory to manufacture facilities of micropower
generation ・a repair factory of electronics
・a free cafeteria/food bank/daycare center/evacuation
center ・an area without commercial facilities
・a shelter for refugees/the homeless/stray
animals ・an independent radio station/TV station
・a hospital/school/library/museum/botanical
garden/ballpark/theater/concert hall
☆Presentation
1.
Make a presentation to your
partner or group members on your response to today’s question by answering the
following questions.
1)
What is one of the current
needs or issues of society? What is its present situation?
e.g. It
is refugee crisis. There are 35.5 million refugees in the world now. They are
in desperate situations and need support.
2)
How would you use the land to
change the situation?
e.g. I
would make the land a refugee camp so that refugees can live a healthy and
cultural life by providing support and helping them (to) become independent.
3)
What are the advantages of it?
e.g.
It would save many lives. It would also enrich cultures of my own society.
4)
What problem can you expect,
and how would you address it?
e.g. Some
local residents might not be happy about accepting refugees, but we accepted
some refugees in the past during a refugee crisis in Asia, and we can cope with
this problem by learning from what we did then. Also, we must make sure that
refugees will be able to return home as soon as possible.
2.
Ask each other questions about
each other’s presentations. This will help (to) make your essays more
interesting.
☆Sample response
I would use the land to help
escape refugee crisis. There are 35.5 million refugees around
the world now. They have fled or lost their homes due to overwhelming events
such as conflicts, oppressions, and disasters. They are in desperate situations,
including threat of their lives. and need support. Therefore, I would make the
land a refugee camp and provide support to help them (to) become independent so
that they can live a healthy and cultural life. It would save many lives. A possible
problem would be that some local residents might not be happy about accepting
refugees. However, we accepted some refugees in the last refugee crisis in the
last century, and we can cope with this problem by learning from what we did
then. Also, we must make sure that refugees will be able to return home as soon
as possible.
(142 words)
Write your response in 10
minutes. Show each other your responses. Write down questions or suggestions to
each other’s response.
DRAFT
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