Brainstorm vocabulary/phrases onto the board related to the topic: problems and positive things about their city and country (e.g. transportation, pollution, festivities, population, etc.). This will serve the ss as a reference point during their task, creating their own utopic island.

I will provide some example phrases about problems we experience living in a city, and possible solutions that we could implement in our perfect island. E.g. There's too much noise Istanbul, pollution and traffic are also big problems. In my island there will be no cars or motorised vehicles.

Ss will be asked to create their own utopic society. In pairs or groups, they will have to come up to solutions to the problems laid out in handout 1. Ss will be able to practice related vocabulary, and brainstorm together before presenting their Utopia/dream-island to the rest of the class. Ss are required to decide on: the name their island, population, weather, language, topography. (see HO1)

Ss will be asked to create their own utopic society. In pairs or groups, they will have to come up to solutions to the problems laid out in handout 1. Ss will be able to practice related vocabulary, and brainstorm together before presenting their Utopia/dream-island to the rest of the class. Ss are required to decide on: the annual holidays / celebrations, how people will dress, transportation, and create some general laws to rule this Utopia. (see HO2)

Ss will have to specify their ideas/plans for their Utopia, in order to later explain them to their classmates. Each pair will choose one speaker to carry this out.

Ss will present their ideas to the rest of the class.

I'll write on the board three good phrases used by the students during the task and five incorrect ones.