Ch 25 · Lesson 8Spanish · Chapter 25 · Lesson 8 · Phrase session
City, suburb or countryside?
Where to live, and what it costs the planet.
Why these go together
A justification set on where people live and how it affects the planet: traffic, recycling and the future. It contrasts how the town used to be with what will come.
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The city offers more opportunities, but the air is polluted.
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If I lived in the countryside, I'd have a dog.
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It's important that we recycle more plastic.
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Fires burn the forests every summer.
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We have to look after the planet so that our children can live well.
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The growth of cities affects the environment.
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When I was little, I lived in a village.
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Changes in the climate are a disaster for everyone.
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What worries me most is the traffic.
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The neighbours organised a campaign against litter.
Matching
0/10Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/10Put the missing word back.
La ciudad ofrece más , pero el aire está contaminado. (The city offers more opportunities, but the air is polluted.)
Si viviera en el campo, un perro. (If I lived in the countryside, I'd have a dog.)
Es importante que más plástico. (It's important that we recycle more plastic.)
Los queman los bosques cada verano. (Fires burn the forests every summer.)
Hay que el planeta para que nuestros hijos vivan bien. (We have to look after the planet so that our children can live well.)
El de las ciudades afecta al entorno. (The growth of cities affects the environment.)
Cuando era pequeño, en un pueblo. (When I was little, I lived in a village.)
Los cambios en el clima son un para todos. (Changes in the climate are a disaster for everyone.)
Lo que más me preocupa es el . (What worries me most is the traffic.)
Los vecinos organizaron una contra la basura. (The neighbours organised a campaign against litter.)
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