Language skills Extras Explore 8 Big brother is watching you 105 Planning a city square Draw a sketch of your ideal city square and present it in class. Think of: ■■ the square centre ■■ pedestrians ■■ people your age ■■ shops ■■ traffic Work in pairs. Look at the photos on p. 106 showing a square in Munich, Germany. Imagine you and your partner living on this square. ■■ Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living there. ■■ Suggest ways of improving the quality of life for many residents. Speaking 24 25 Find adjectives in the captions that mean: A full of people D existing outside B left empty E unstable C improvised F used for a limited time Which of the adjectives in the boxes can describe: ■■ spaces in cities? ■■ buildings? ■■ both? Which adjectives do you think have a positive or a negative connotation? Make two lists. Work with a partner. Choose a place or building in your town. Think how to describe it using some of the adjectives. Describe your place to the class. Can other people guess what it is? Match these words to make as many collocations as possible describing spaces and places. 1 property A organism 2 urban B developers 3 public C dwellers 4 city D needs 5 basic E planning 6 living F space Listen to the lecture about Post-it® city. 1 Which collocations do you hear? 2 What is the speaker’s main point about: ■■ public spaces in general? ■■ ‘alternative’ urban spaces? 3 In what way are ‘alternative’ urban spaces like Post-it® notes? 4 What is the lecturer’s attitude to urban planning? What does he say that makes you think this? Talk about spaces in the area where you live. 1 Make a list of spaces which have been reclaimed or transformed, or areas which now serve an alternative purpose. Think about: ■■ squatters ■■ social groups ■■ music events or festivals ■■ tourism ■■ markets ■■ teenagers ■■ green spaces ■■ building developments 2 Do you agree with the changes? Listen to each other’s opinions and ask questions to find out more. Language focus Describing spaces 19 20 a claustrophobic bustling vibrant quaint futuristic restful run-down soulless picturesque stylish imposing glitzy seedy desolate ramshackle b c d Listening 21 United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. 22 3us28i 34 Speaking 23 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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