Speaking LIVERPOOL: A REAL URBAN RENAISSANCE Act out a conversation with one of your classmates following the instructions provided and the information from the chart below. Urban Renaissance: balance of social, environmental and economic factors, best use of local resources, best architectural solutions. First urban development agency Liverpool vision . European Cultural Capital in 2008. The urban area has undergone profound changes with the realisation of major renewal projects. Liverpool One covers 17 hectares, largely intended for retail use (the biggest shopping centre in Europe), a 14-screen multiplex cinema, 21,000 m2 of refreshment areas and restaurants, 500 luxury apartments, a two-hectare park, 3,000 parking spaces. Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) with a 10,600-seat arena, a convention centre with a 1,350-seat auditorium and 7,000 m2 exhibition area. It integrates the adjacent Albert Dock. Albert Dock Albert Dock: significant restoration and renewal works in the 80s and 90s. UNESCO heritage site. Future projects: The Super Port will link the port to John Lennon Airport, the Manchester Canal and the modernisation of the Wallasey and Birkenhead Docks. (Adapted from GEOCENTRO May-June 2009) Student B You are an Italian student on a school exchange in Liverpool, interviewing Mr Clark to get information for the project Cities of the new Millennium carried out at your school in Italy. You are Mr Clark, city manager of the urban development agency, Liverpool Vision. Introduce yourself and mention the project. Request permission to ask some questions. Greet. Ask what type of information is needed. Ask about the meaning of the term Urban Renaissance . Give a detailed definition and mention the European reward. Ask about Liverpool One . Provide information about the area and the destination. Ask about the Arena and Convention Centre and Albert Dock. Give the information requested. Ask about future projects. Mention the projects. Close the conversation. Respond. SETTLEMENTS Module 7 ACTIVITIES Student A 241