DEBATE CLUB: jeudi 2 juin 2022 - What do You Think of Public Transportation? Do You Prefer to Use the Bus or Take a Car, Bike or Walk?
Public transportation, we all use it! What's really the best way to get from point A to point B? How does public transportation impact our lives positively and negatively? How could we make it better? Come to tonight's Debate Club and talk about this!
VENEZ NOUS REJOINDRE POUR PARLER DE CE THÈME !
C'est l'occasion rêvée pour pratiquer votre anglais dans une ambiance détendue. Animées par des professeurs qualifiés de langue maternelle anglaise, les séances de conversation du Debate Club sont conviviales, engageantes et efficaces !
DATE / LEVELS
- Thursday, June 2nd, 2022
- Faux Début. to Pre Int II
TIME / VENUE
- From 19h00 to 20h30
- Marseille
TEACHER
Bea Kiernan (Aix)
Elizabeth Pohly (Marseille)
QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE
How do you usually get around the city?What are the pros and cons to your primary mode of transportation?
What are some issues you've had trying to get around?
Are there any areas you have trouble reaching?
How can we make public transportation better in our city?
What are the major negatives about public transportation?
Should Marseille/Aix go car-free?
How can we make biking safer?
How can work flexibility help public transportation?
Why is public transportation important?
How could public transportation improve our social lives?
How can public transportation help or hurt the environment?
VOCABULARY
bike locker
bike parking
bike-share
biking infrastructure
car-free
cargo bike
carpool
carpool lanes
commuters
declining ridership
ferry
folding bicycle
healthier
pedestrian
pedestrian-centric cities
pollution
reduce emissions
reduce your carbon footprint
rules of the road
safety
self-driving technology
showers
social ties
state of emergency
suburb
subway systems
transportation nightmares
unreliable
walkable streets
water taxi
SEARCH THE WEB FOR IDEAS!
Find articles and/or videos on the web and come prepared to share the information you have found with the others.
SUGGESTED SEARCH WORDS FOR THIS SUBJECT
improve public transportation
public transportation facts
Why is public transportation important?
SUGGESTED WEBSITES FOR MATERIALS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/?gl=GB
www.guardian.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk
www.nytimes.com
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