LO: To be able to describe my city and make suggestions for future improvements. (C) All of you will be able to talk about problems and offer solutions. (A+): You will be able to use more complex structures and a wider range of tenses and opinions. (B) You will be able to use a variety of tenses and opinions. El 26 de junio MI CIUDAD

Revise vocabulary from last week Look at a reading and listening example of people describing their towns Revise the various tenses Use example vocabulary and grammar from the passages to help us answer questions about Wolverhampton. Consider the mark schemes and content needed for each grade, peer assess work.

Para empezar: Write the following sentences in the correct order. 1) hacer. cosas muchas que hay No 2) tráfico mucho zona una Hay no porque peatonal. hay una 3) peor hay árboles Lo no que es muchos 4) habitantes malo hay es Lo que tantos

1) No hay muchas cosas que hacer. 2) Hay mucho tráfico porque no hay una zona peatonal. 3) Lo peor es que no hay muchos árboles. 4) Lo malo es que hay tantos habitantes.

present or past? había está vivo era jugaba es hay éramos iba tiene teníamos estaba tenía vivía Cuando era joven Hace diez años En la actualidad Ahora Antes Hoy en dia

Conditional or imperfect? había estába viviría era jugaba Sería había éramos iba tendría teníamos estaba tenía vivíamos Cuando era joven Hace diez años En el futuro Me gustaría Antes construiría

 Escuchar Listen to 2 people talking about their cities. Note down as much information as you can.

 Escucha otra vez This time try to note down more specific information: What is their city currently like, what problems are there, what do their cities need, what would they do in the future

1) Who is worried about the environment? A) Ramón B) Ruth

2) Who writes a daily blog? A) Ramón B) Ruth

3) Who complains about the lack of activities in their city? A) Ramón B) Ruth

4) Whose city has a lot of pollution? A) Ramón B) Ruth

5) What does Ramón say about his city? A) There is pollution, traffic and rubbish B) There is not enough to do there C) There are lots of trees and green spaces

6)What would Ramón like to do? A) Build a sports centre for young people B) Improve the public transport system C) Clean up the streets

7) What is Ruth’s city like? A) Quiet and historic B) Historic and touristic C) Big and lively

8) What would she like to do in the future? A) Improve the transport network B) Improve facilities for young people C) Create more tourist attractions

9) What would she build? A) A train and bus station B) A library C) A stadium and sports centre

10) What would she do to the city centre? A) Build more shops B) Convert it into a pedestrian area C) Create more parks

1) Decide whether each piece of text was said by Ramón or Ruth. 2) Put the paragraphs in the correct order.

 Find the Spanish for the following: Buzz as soon as you know the answer! 1)We should improve Deberíamos mejorar 2)I would like to improve Me gustaría mejorar 3)It would be Sería 4)I would build Construiría

5)I would do haría 6)I would put pondría 7) I would renovate renovaría 8) I would convert convertiría

1) How do we recognise a conditional tense verb? 2) How do we recognise a preterite tense verb? 3) How do we recognise an imperfect tense verb? 4) How do we spot a present tense verb?

Highlight the following in your passages: 1) Conditional tense verbs in red 2) Preterite tense verbs in purple 3) Imperfect tense verbs in blue 4) Present tense verbs in green 5) Opinions in yellow 5) Opinions in yellow 6) Connectives in orange

Choose the appropriate verb to complete each phrase : 1 …. menos energia 2 ….el papel y el vidrio 3 …..productos ecologicos 4 …..la red de transporte publico 5 …..la naturaleza 6 …..la contaminacion 7 …..más árboles 8 …..más el transporte publico 9 ……el agua 10. ….basura en el suelo malgastar reducir reciclar tirar mejorar plantar consumir comprar proteger usar

1 consumir menos energía 2 reciclar el papel y el vidrio 3 comprar productos ecológicos 4 mejorar la red de transporte público 5 proteger la naturaleza 6 reducir la contaminación 7 plantar más árboles 8 usar mas el transporte público 9 malgastar el agua 10. Tirar basura en el suelo to consume less energy to recycle paper and glass to buy environmentally friendly products to improve public transport network to protect nature to reduce pollution to plant more trees to use public transport more to waste water To throw rubbish on the floor Now write put these into the conditional tense

Copy and complete the table: Problema Hay mucha basura Solución No deberíamos tirar la basura en el suelo.

Mi barrio es ruidoso Hay mucha contaminación Mi barrio está sucio No hay mucho que hacer Hay demasiado tráfico Hay mucha basura My neighbourhood is noisy There is lots of pollution My areais dirty There is not much to do There is too much traffic There is lots of litter Write a problem Pass it on Now write a solution to the problem you have.

Now, with your partner write your best possible answer to the following questions: ¿ Cúales son los problemas en tu ciudad? ¿ Qué harías para proteger el medio ambiente? ¿Qué harías para los jóvenes si fueras alcalde de tu ciudad? Now swap your answers with the other pair in your group and mark each other’s work.

C: adjectives with correct agreements, A variety of tenses, past, present, future Basic opinions Higher: Longer sentences using connectives Wider range of tenses, imperfect, conditional, Refer to other people too Include exclamations to add interest A/A*: Even more tenses-Subjunctive, pluperfect Qualifiers such as Tan/tanto, comparatives, Relative pronouns such as donde, cuando, complex sentences using more than one tense, Variety of more complex opinion phrases-me da rabia