The Official Guide to Surviving Without Everything
Grammar: discourse markers & connectors
A Level 6 English lesson exploring society.
What's in this lesson
A Level 6 (proficiency) ESL lesson on society, practising discourse markers & connectors. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary and discussion questions.
From the reading: The Official Guide to Surviving Without Everything
Not long ago, the person with a cellar full of tinned fish was a figure of gentle ridicule. Today, governments are publishing the shopping lists. Britain has now asked households to keep three days of food in reserve, joining a growing group of countries that treat private pantries as a quiet pillar of national resilience. The shift reflects two pressures: extreme weather, and the steady threat of cyber-attacks and sabotage.
Vocabulary
- extreme weather
- fall short of
- quiet pillar
- recurs across
- a drop in the ocean
- a rainy day
- keep the lights on
- on your own two feet
- the writing on the wall
Discussion questions
- What would be in your emergency bag?
- Should governments tell people to stockpile?
- How long could you live without electricity?
The Official Guide to Surviving Without Everything
Grammar: discourse markers & connectors
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