General English Level 4
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ROLEPLAY A community meeting
The next week, there is a meeting of residents and other people in the
community to discuss the plan to build a new sports centre. The mayor is there,
as well as sports centre users, neighbours who live near the site of the new
sports centre, local shop keepers, teachers at the local school and parents.
1. Take the role of one of the people at the meeting, for example a parent.
2. Work with a partner with the same role as you.
3. Think about the advantages (the good things) and the disadvantages (the
problems) of the new sports centre from that person’s perspective. Write
them in the boxes.
4. During the meeting, give your opinion.
5. When you are listening to other people giving their opinions, write down
the advantages and disadvantages they mention in the other boxes.
6. Compare your notes with a partner.
The mayor
Advantages Disadvantages
A sports centre user
Advantages Disadvantages
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