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101 Big brother is watching you 08 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Read the captions again. Which place: 1 has now disappeared? 2 is viewed differently by different people? 3 gives a part of the population something to do? 4 is the result of a desperate situation? 5 is viewed the most positively? 6 brought different kinds of people together? 7 has to be set up again every morning? 18 In an overcrowded city, living anywhere will do – even a cemetery could be called home. Described by politicians as a refuge for criminals, chosen by filmmakers and novelists as locations for stories of marginalisation, or declared as areas in need of protection by UNESCO, these makeshift homes remain a sign of real poverty.  3  Reclaimed as provisional allotments, these no- man’s lands found along rivers and railway lines now serve a real purpose. Here, retired citizens build precarious sheds from waste and grow fruit and vegetables where they can. Making use of waste ground in an original way, the pro- ject gives these elderly people a function in life.  4  Find adjectives in the captions that mean: LanguagE FOCus 19 Describing spaces a full of people b left empty c improvised d existing outside e unstable f used for a limited time Which of the adjectives in the box can describe:   spaces in cities?    buildings?     both? claustrophobic  quaint  restful  run-down  glitzy  desolate  imposing bustling  vibrant  futuristic  picturesque  stylish  soulless  seedy  ramshackle Which adjectives do you think have a positive or a negative connotation? Make two lists. Work with a partner. Choose a place or building in your town. Think of how to describe it using some of the adjectives. Describe your place to the class. Can other people guess what it is? Match these words to make as many collocations as possible describing spaces and places. a 20 b c d DC Tower 1, Vienna LIsTEnIng 21 1 property 2 urban 3 public 4 city 5 basic 6 living a organism b developers c dwellers d needs e planning f space Listen to the lecture about ‘Post-it city’. 1 Which collocations do you hear? 2 What is the speaker’s main point about:   public spaces in general?   ‘alternative’ urban spaces? 3 In what way are ‘alternative’ urban spaces like Post-it notes? 4 What is the lecturer’s attitude to urban planning? What does he say that makes you think this? 22 TCD  2/14 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv