—1. Translate:

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

• 1. The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most polluted seas on Earth. In some places it is very dirty and you can´t swim.
• 2. Every week we need the wood of thousands of trees to make paper for newspapers.
• 3. The fumes from cars and buses are a serious problem in most cities in the world.
• 4. A family of four members produces about 1,750 kg of rubbish a year. About 600 kg of this rubbish is paper, glass bottles, cans, tins and plastic bags that can be recycled.
• 6. Green groups organize campaigns against pollution.
• 7. Els Muntanyans shelters a typical coastal ecosystem with semi mobile sand dunes and salt water lakes. It is 2,150 metres in length and has an average width of 85 metres.

—2. Try to list one street object that starts with each letter of the alphabet. Use the dictionary if you need to.

A........................ B ....................... C ...................... D .......................

E........................F..........................G.......................H....................

I.......................J..........................K...................... L.........................

M.......................N......................... O...................... P.......................

Q.......................R........................ S.........................T....................

U....................... V...................... W.......................X.......................

Y........................ Z......................

—3. Write about your home and draw it.

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—4. Answer these questions about animals in Baix Penedès. There are lots of possible answers.
What animal sometimes has red eyes? A rabbit sometimes has red eyes.

a. What animal always lives near water? .............................................................................

b. What animal rarely moves fast? ....................................................................................

c. What animal sometimes climbs trees? ............................................................................

d. What animal usually jumps? ..........................................................................................

e. What animal often eats grass? .......................................................................................

—5. Make the sentences into questions and answer them about your village.

There´s a station. Is there a station?

a. There are banks..................................................................

b. There´s a fountain.............................................................

c. There are cafés...................................................................

d. There´s an art gallery........................................................

e. There are restaurants..........................................................

f. There´s a supermarket................................................................

g. There are toyshops...................................................................

h. There´s a swimming-pool............................................

i. There are schools.....................................................................

j. There´s a sweet factory..........................................................

—6. Using all the answers of the previous exercises, try to write a letter to a penfriend explaining how your neighbourhood is, things you like, things you don´t like, and if El Vendrell is a beautiful place to live.

Dear penfriend:
My name is...
I live in... with...
In my neighbourhood there is/are... there isn´t/ aren´t...
I like/don´t like my village because...
I think...

—7. Is El Vendrell a beautiful place to live?

• Start a discussion either criticizing or defending the following sentence.