In London, organisations are demanding changes to make the city greener, like electric double-decker buses! In Sydney, authorities plan on reducing water consumption dramatically by 2030. How do you imagine the future in your country?
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Future Cities
Activities
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Crédits : lelivrescolaire.fr
1. Describe the situation. Guess the topic of the teens' discussion.
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Group work
Describe the photograph given by your teacher.
3. Compare pictures with the rest of your class. Use comparatives.
4. Listen and take notes. Who do you agree with?
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A brighter future
Activities
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Crédits : elenabsl/Suhtterstock
Future City Competition logo.
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Group work
Look at the picture. Gather information about the “Future City Competition”.
2. Watch the first part of the video and write down key numbers.
3. Concentrate on the city's description. Note down
Imagine a city of the future. Do you see clean streets, flying cars and robots doing all the work?
No-one really knows what the future holds, but the reality now is that our urban spaces are overcrowded and polluted. [...] The time is ripe, say experts, to start designing smarter urban environments [...].
Greenification [...Ideas] revolve around the idea that smarter equals greener. Sustainability experts predict carbon-neutral cities full of electric vehicles and bike‑sharing schemes, with better air quality [...]. Visions of a green city often include the highest skyscrapers where living and office space vie with floating greenhouses or high‑rise vegetable patches and green roofs [...]. Hug a tree - in Madrid there is a scheme to have citizens adopt a tree, to make them more aware of environmental needs.
Jane Wakefield
"How will our future cities look?", BBC, 2013.
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Crédits : Masdar City Centre by LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture)
Masdar, a city which aims to become carbon‑neutral (United Arab Emirates).
1. Concentrate on the layout. Then, present the document.
2. What does the illustration suggest?
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Group work
What does “greenification” mean to you? Pick out “green” ideas in this text.
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Bonus question
Can you guess the meaning of these words: carbon-neutral, bike‑sharing, high-rise?
5. Write a short email to suggest 3 ideas to make your city greener. Explain how it will look in the future!