Changing American Car Culture - Listening Worksheet

1. Listen to the interview with American Mayor J. William Reynolds (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania): "Changing American Car Culture."

As you listen to the interview, watch the two pictures carefully. Use them to help you understand what the mayor is talking about.

a. On each street scene picture:

• Mark the problems the mayor talks about.
• Mark the goals he describes.

You can use:

• Arrows to show movement (cars, bikes, people).
• Words or short phrases to capture what you hear.
  

There are no right or wrong answers. The goal is to connect what you hear with what you see and make the ideas clearer.

2. Compare your city with Bethlehem: problems and goals.
a. Think.
The mayor talked about problems and goals for his city. Now think about your own city or neighborhood.
b. Write.
Write one problem and one goal. Use these sentence starters:

• “One problem in my city is …”
• “One goal for the future is …”

c. Share in small groups.
Work in a small group. Read your problem and goal.
Group question: Do we have the same problem or different ones?

d. Share as a class.

On the board, make a list of the problems and the goals you identified and say which ones are most common.

Take notes in the chart below. You can copy it in your notebook, fill it in online or download it.