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Preliminary Methodology for the Final Project

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Preliminary Methodology 1. Case Study 2. Regulations 3. Comparative Analysis with Similar Green Projects 4. Semistructured Interview with Stakeholders 1. Case Study Analysis of Malecón Tajamar A case study means you examine one real situation in depth. How to do it: Collect background information : history, location, stakeholders involved. Identify the main issue : in this case, urban development vs. environmental protection. Analyze key events (e.g., construction phases, protests, legal actions). Use multiple sources : news articles, government reports, academic papers. For students: They should ask: What happened? Who was affected? What were the consequences (social, environmental, economic)? Case Study: Urban Development as a Public Green Area – The Case of Malecón Tajamar Introduction The concept of urban development as a public green area has become increasingly relevant in contemporary city planning, particularly in rapidly growing tourist destinations. This case study examin...

2.5. Relative Clauses (part 2)

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Did you use to make origami when you were younger? If so, what origami figures did you use to make? Warm-up Activity Exam task on page 86 What is her job? Exercise 1.2 on page 87 Exercise 1.3 on page 87 Exercise 1.4 on page 87 on Wordwall: https://wordwall.net/es/resource/111911451 Grammar Point of Relative and Participle Clauses -ing clauses correspond to defining relative clauses with an active verb, and -ed clauses correspond to defining relative clauses with a passive verb:   The editor working on the cookbook or magazine is often there, too. (= The editor who is working ...)  A challenge facing food photographers is how to keep food looking fresh. (= A challenge which faces ...)  The big problem is the heat produced by the lights. (= ... the heat that is produced ...)  Personally, I prefer food not made of cardboard! (= ...food which is not made of cardboard!)  Verbs which are not normally used in continuous forms may be used in reduced ...

2.4. Relative clauses part 1

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  Speaking in Teams about the pictures in exercise 1.1 on page 80 Listening Exercise 1.2 on page 80 Listening Exercise 1.3 on page 80 Relative clauses: 1. Defining and non-defining relative clauses: The old photograph that you can see ahead of you shows Marconi at Signal WI. (defining relative clause)   The story of radio probably begins with Heinrich Hertz, who was the first to produce radio waves in a laboratory. (non-defining relative clause)  2. Relative pronouns: 2.1. Adding information about people 2.1.1. Defining relative clause (subject pronoun - the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause): There were many people 11. doubted that Marconi would ever succeed.   (Or informally: There were many people that doubted Marconi would ever succeed.) 2.1.2. Defining relative clause (object pronoun - the relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause):  Augusta Righi was an Italian physicists Marconi studied with in the 1890s....