Set the Scene:
Let’s start with some engaging questions to connect your everyday life to the subject of abandoned villages and ghost towns in Italy. Please consider the following questions:
- Have you ever visited a place that was abandoned or left untouched for a long time? What was your experience like?
- How do you think people’s lives change when they have to leave their homes and move to a new place due to natural disasters or economic difficulties?
- What do you think is the most challenging part of revitalizing an abandoned town or village, and how can it be done sustainably?
- Have you ever heard of any ghost towns or abandoned villages in your own country or region? What’s their story?
- How do you stay connected with friends and family when you’re traveling to remote places or have limited access to communication?
Featured Image Analysis & Prediction:
Look at the featured image of this activity. What do you see in the image? What do you think this activity will be about based on this image? Please discuss your thoughts and predictions with your partner or group.
Introduction:
Now, let’s read the introduction to the activity and learn more about the context of abandoned villages and ghost towns in Italy’s southern region.
Video Engagement:
Watch the video associated with this activity, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuRtWt5xMiA. As you watch the video, please pause at the following strategic points and discuss the conversational questions with your partner or group:
- Pause at 2:00 minutes: What do you think is the main reason for the abandonment of the ghost town visited by the narrator? How does it relate to your own experiences or knowledge of similar situations?
- Pause at 5:00 minutes: How does the author’s use of Yahoo mail help them manage their email habits while traveling to remote places? Can you think of any other tools or strategies that could be useful in similar situations?
- Pause at 8:00 minutes: What do you think is the most challenging part of revitalizing an abandoned town or village, and how can it be done sustainably? What role do you think the community and local authorities should play in this process?
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Output Requirements:
Please ensure that you have completed all the tasks and discussions outlined in this class plan. Your output should include:
- A brief reflection on your experience with abandoned places or ghost towns
- A discussion on the challenges and opportunities of revitalizing abandoned towns or villages
- A summary of the main points learned from the video and the activity
- A vocabulary quiz to test your understanding of the key terms and phrases used in the activity
- A grammar quiz to practice the present perfect continuous tense in the context of the activity
Vocabulary Quiz:
Test your understanding of the key vocabulary by answering the following questions:
- What is the estimated number of abandoned villages and ghost towns in Italy’s southern region?
- A) 1,000
- B) 3,000
- C) 6,000
- D) 10,000
- What was the primary reason for the abandonment of the famous Ghost Town visited by the narrator?
- A) Economic downturn
- B) Landslides, earthquakes, and tough agricultural conditions
- C) Lack of infrastructure
- D) Environmental disasters
- What feature of the Yahoo mail app helps filter out non-essential emails and prioritize important ones from specific senders?
- A) Quick response feature
- B) Group by sender
- C) Attachment view
- D) Email scheduling
- What is the name of the ghost town being brought back to life with 117 people moving back and transforming old houses into hotel rooms and restaurants?
- A) Santos Stefano
- B) Krakow
- C) Santa Claus Village
- D) Italy Village
- What is the goal of the revitalization project in one of the visited towns, which started in the 90s?
- A) To completely rebuild the town with modern architecture
- B) To maintain the original aspect of the buildings and make it sustainable
- C) To abandon the town completely
- D) To sell the town to private investors
Grammar Focus:
Practice the present perfect continuous tense by completing the following sentences:
- The narrator ____________________ Yahoo mail for 30 days to improve their email habits.
- A) experiments
- B) has experimented
- C) has been experimenting
- D) is experimenting
- By the time the group arrived at the ghost town, the old man ____________________ there for over 20 years.
- A) lives
- B) has lived
- C) had lived
- D) has been living
- The visionary man ____________________ the village since the 90s and is making it sustainable.
- A) is rebuilding
- B) rebuilds
- C) has been rebuilding
- D) rebuilt
- The town of Santos Stefano ____________________ back to life with 117 people moving back.
- A) is being brought
- B) has been brought
- C) was brought
- D) is bringing
- The narrator and their friends ____________________ ghost towns and abandoned villages for weeks.
- A) visit
- B) have visited
- C) are visiting
- D) have been visiting
