What you

might not
know about
the suburbs

P R E PA R E D B Y: T. A N N I E
 AGENDA:
1. Warmer
2. Vocabulary
3. Video Watching
4. Comprehension Questions
5. Speaking Activity
6. Feedback
 WARMER

Describe the pictures.

•Can you tell me
some things about
your neighborhood?
•What are the
advantages and
disadvantages of
your neighborhood?
•What would you
change about your
neighborhood?
 covenant-agreement
outset-beginning
prototype-model
VOCABULARY cul de sac-dead end
UNLOCK gentrification-transformation of a city neighborhood
pristine-perfect

Covenant
Outset agreement
perfect
Prototype dead end
beginning
Cul de sac transformation of a city neighborhood
model
Gentrification
Pristine
LET’S WATCH
What you might not know
about the suburbs - Kevin
Ehrman-Solberg and
Kirsten Delegard
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?
v=4ngelr9h2jM
 How many residents in Minneapolis neighborhood lived on October
21,1909?

-125 residents

What kind of family the Simpsons is ?

-a black family

What happened right after when the Simpsons refused the offer to buy them
out?
COMPREHENSION -Neighbors tried to block their homes' construction
QUESTIONS
In 2020, what percentage of white families and black families owned their
homes?

74% White families

44% Black families
 1. Would you prefer to work in the city or countryside?

2. Did you like the neighborhood where you grew up?

3. What did you like most about the neighborhood you

grew up in?

4. What did you think about your neighbors when you

SPEAKING were growing up? Did you have any weird or odd
neighbors?
ACTIVITY 5. What is the worst thing a neighborhood can have?

6. What kind of neighborhood do you want to raise your

children in?

7. Do you think neighborhoods are more, or less, friendly

these days?

8. What will neighborhoods be like in the future?