6-week unit

Communities, Change & Citizenship

Over the next six weeks, you'll explore what makes communities strong, how change happens, and what it means to be an active citizen. You'll develop your English skills while learning about real-world topics that affect people everywhere.

Unit Resources

Explore Communities, Change & Citizenship

Visual guides, videos, and learning materials to help you understand how communities work, why change happens, and what it means to be a citizen.

Diverse, multi-generational group of campaign supporters standing united in community space
Student posters about community leaders
Diverse group of customers shopping in supermarket aisle, examining and selecting packaged specialty food products
Historic storefront exterior showcasing handcrafted regional merchandise in window displays with heritage architecture
Classroom display of Communities, Change & Citizenship unit
Warm, inviting Italian pizzeria dining room with diverse guests, rustic brick walls, string lights, and communal wooden tables
Language skills

Five skills you'll develop this unit

Each skill connects to real conversations and activities you'll use every day in and out of the classroom.

01

Speaking

Share your ideas about community changes with classmates and present what you've learned to others.

02

Listening

Understand videos, conversations, and discussions about how communities grow and change over time.

03

Reading

Read articles, stories, and texts that explain citizenship, responsibility, and what makes communities stronger.

04

Writing

Write sentences, paragraphs, and reflections about your own community and the changes you see happening.

05

Academic vocabulary

Learn key words like citizen, community, change, and responsibility so you can discuss these topics with confidence.