My city

WORKSHEET 3

MY CITY, BARCELONA

Barcelona is the capital and the most populous city of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,605,602 in 2006. It is located on the Mediterranean coast, between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and is limited to the west by the Serra de Collserola.
Barcelona is a major economic centre, with one of Europe's principal Mediterranean ports, and Barcelona International Airport is the second largest in Spain. Founded as a Roman city, Barcelona became the capital of the Counts of Barcelona and the Crown of Aragon. Besieged several times during its history, Barcelona is today an important cultural centre and a major tourist destination and has a rich cultural heritage. Particularly renowned are architectural works of Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner that have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

As the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona houses the seat of the Catalan government, known as the Generalitat de Catalunya; of particular note are the executive branch, the parliament and the Supreme Court of Catalonia. The city is also the capital of the county (comarca) of the Barcelonès.

The Environments

WORKSHEET 1

In the class we learn about the differents of all the environments.

URBAN ENVIRONMENT

Now, we explain this picture:

This picture is in Tokyo, in an urban environment. There are a lot of buildings,
shops, restaurants, traffic lights and a lot of people.
We suppose that in this city there is a lot of pollution.
The differences between the pollution of a urban environment and the
pollution of a rural environment are very bigs. In rural environment there are a lot of countrysides and in urban environment there are a lot of streets, people, etc.
The most important different are the transports because in the city there are a lot of cars, motocicles, and in the rural environment there are only tractors and some car but not so much.

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Also there is the natural environment. Now, we comment this picture:

This is the most beautiful environment because there are not cars, pollution and there is not modificated for the people. There are not buildings, shops, factories, restaurants, and there are not people too.

RURAL ENVIRONMENT

The rural environment is typical of the towns and villages. Now we comment this picture:

This is the rural landscape. There are a lot of countrysides, trees, farms, mountains, and there are not so much cars. There are some people. There is the human footprint but in the rural there are less pollution. It is more quiet that the urban environment. There are tractors and lorries and not so much cars. There are not buildings and skyscrapers. There are less roads.