Smarter cities?

Doc. 1

Image a

Doc. 2

Image b

Doc. 3

Image c

Future cities

Future cities

Doc. 5

Elijah

Doc. 6

Mark

Doc. 7

Eileen

Doc. 8

Jamala

Doc. 9

A brighter future

1. London is already a green city. Right or wrong?
2. Double-decker buses will be electric in the future. Right or wrong?
3. In 2030 in Sydney people will consume more water. Right or wrong?

Listen

Listen

Listen : Greener, smarter, longer.

Réfléchis : Ces mots des ..., ils se terminent par ... . Ce ... sert à ... . Ce sont des ... . On prononce cette terminaison /.../.

Observe : When you're older what will cities look like? They'll look greener and smarter. 

Réfléchis : Ces phrases évoquent-elles un évènement passé, présent ou futur ? 
Quel auxiliaire est utilisé ? ... ('...). Quel temps trouve-t-on après when ?

Conclus : ... et sa forme négative ... prédisent ... et sont suivis d'une BV.

Repeat

Repeat

Répète : Healthier, cleaner, brighter.

Mission 1

1

Your first mission consists of...

recording a report.

doing an interview.

writing an article.

2

Choose your city:

New York.

Sydney.

Dublin.

3

Choose your level:

A2

vers B1

A2+

Exercice 1 : Future Cities

1

Listen to the audio and match the characters with the corresponding actions.💬 environmentally-friendly: respectful of the environment

2

Describe the pictures. Then, listen to the characters talking about it and take notes.

3

Compare the pictures using these adjectives: green, smart, realistic.

The first island is  than the second one but less . I think the third island is  than the first one.

Exercice 2 : A brighter future

1

Watch the video and write down key information on the poster.

Future City Competition
Final

teams
schools

but just  finalists.

2

Concentrate on the conversation between the judge and the candidate. Tick the words you can hear.

×

secure

×

separate

×

central

bidding

×

model

×

building

×

facility

bottle

×

controlled

×

destroyed

×

function

×

mountain

×

computer

×

system

working

3

Introduce Luke Churchill’s team.

📍 State: 
🏙️  City: 
👨‍👧  Number of participants: 
📅  When the project was done: 
🛠️  What they used: 
📋  Is the project realistic? 

4

Which material (glass, metal, etc.) would you use to build your model?

Exercice 3 : How will our future cities get greener?

1

Associate each word with its definition.

2

What does greenification mean to you? Fill in the mindmap to answer.

3

Write an email and suggest three ideas to make your city greener.