22 September is World Car Free Day!

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> Wikipedia article on Car-Free Days
> CARBUSTERS
> It's European Mobility Week!

Questions:

1. How much do you like your family car(s)?!
2. How often is it used and for what reasons?
3. List the advantages and inconveniences of a family car.
4. Could you and the members of your family use alternative means of transport?
5. Would your family make savings by using public transport rather than a car?

To do:

1. List the pluses and minuses of your town being permanently car free.
2. Design a poster to convince your classmates to use their bicycles more often.
3. Translate into French the following text explaining the advantages of a car free day:

This is an opportunity to reconnect with the city, exploring new neighborhoods, and to take advantage of transportation choices. Going car free will give you the opportunity to join your neighbors from all over the city who are signing up to leave their cars at home and travel to work by train, bus, bicycle, walking, roller-blading, etc.

LIST & LEARN:

> new words & phrases

> facts & figures!