106 Language skills Extras Explore 8 Big brother is watching you Read the report. Does it mention any of the things you talked about in 25? Reading 26 View looking east View looking west The square at Harras is situated on a major intersection of two main routes, one going south from the city centre and the other branching west towards the ring road and motorway. It is also the centre of the Munich district of Sendling and is the main shopping centre of the area. On the east and northwest sides of the square, there are shops, offices and a library, with residential flats on the upper floors. On the south side is the main post office and other, smaller shops and flats. The centre of the square is kept free of traffic and is used as a bus station. There is also access to the underground from various points on the square, including the central area. At present, there is constant heavy traffic on all three roads which pass through the square, and they are separated from the buildings only by narrow pavements. The main aim of the redevelopment is to improve the quality of life in and around the square, and to make it an attractive centre for Sendling which will be well used by residents and visitors to the area. Listen to a town planner outlining the problems. 1 What does she say about: ■■ the shops? ■■ the traffic? ■■ the square in the middle? ■■ the buildings? 2 What needs to be done? Make a list of points she mentions. Then compare your answers. Look at these two ways of outlining problems. Add expressions from the boxes to the gaps. Language focus Outlining problems 27 3uu6ff 35 28 a a shortage of congested inaccessible inadequate overcrowded no access to There’s/There are + noun is/are + adjective 1 There’s communication between the different parts of the square. 2 T here’s the post office. 3 T here’s parking spaces. 4 T here’s no flow of traffic through the streets. 5 T here are too many people in the square. 6 The different parts of the square are from each other. 7 The post office is . 8 The parking spaces are . 9 The streets are . 10 The square is . a lack of cut off Which sentences apply to the square at Harras? Which sentences in 28a could you rephrase beginning with There’s a problem? What words can come after problem? Try to find a solution for the square at Harras. Follow the instructions on p. 213. Present your ideas to the class. Look on p. 214 and listen to the town planner’s solution. b c Speaking 29 36 3v79jb a b c Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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