Streets for people: an urban planner on Barcelona's superblocks
An interview on car-free superblocks: benefits, protests and rising rents; students read closely, role-play a public meeting and write to a council.
C2Adults60 minInterview
About this lesson
A C2 reading lesson (interview). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Interview
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Town & city
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, Multiple choice, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- through-traffic, perimeter, premature death, projection, gentrification, showcase
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand an expert's nuanced position in an interview
- Understand idiomatic and evaluative language used in spoken-style texts
- Argue for or against an urban project in a formal letter