THE BIG BARRIERS AND THE ARTIFICIAL REGENERATION OF BEACHES
Subject: Physics & Chemistry
Activity: Outing to Sitges
Date: December, 14th, 17th 2009
How much do you know about Sitges?
1. Sitges is around …………….. km. away from Barcelona
a) 10 b) 40 c) 65
2. It has …………… beaches
a) 10 b) 4 c) 18
3. The coast is …………… km. long
a) 13 b) 4 c) 15
4. The sand in its beaches is …
a) shiny and white b) dark and shiny c) full of pebbles
5. Sitges has an industrial harbour and …………. Marinas
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4
6. It used to be called ……………. in the 60’s
a) the golden beach b) the British beach c) the silver beach
7. Which of these is not a Sitges beach?
a) Aiguaclara b) Cala Ginesta c) Sant Sebastià
8. The Council has recently supported the agreement to …
a) reduce 20% greenhouse gas emissions
b) protect whales
c) build a new marina
9. The annual sand loss in Sitges is estimated at
a) 15%
b) 20%
c) 10%
Vocabulary
Match the words to the definitions:
1 promenade A A protective structure that extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
2 Posidonia B Lake used to store water
3 Coastal environment
C Violent stream
4 Islet DThe mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down
5 Dumping
E A public area to walk leisurely
6 Pebble
F A fancy dock for small yachts
7 Dune G Small island
8 Breakwater
H A ridge of sand created by the wind
9 Hazardous waste disposal I Renewing, reconstituting
10 Sand extraction
J Dropping, spilling
11Torrent
K Surrounding conditions at the seaside
12 Reservoir
L A small smooth rounded rock
13 Erosion
M Removing sand from the high sea to be taken to beaches
14 Regeneration
N Seaweed of a great ecological importance
15 Marina
O Risky dumping of dangerous products
Sitges
It is said that the secret of Sitges is based on the microclimate that seems to have • Garraf mountains and the sea wind currents are responsible for maintaining the sky clean of clouds around three hundred days a year. Other people add to its secret: nights, beaches, good communications with Barcelona, tranquillity and, of course, its people. The truth is that when you open the door of Sitges you go into a different lifestyle , Mediterranean, attractive to youth, adults and seniors.
Sitges could be the city that was mentioned in Greek and Roman classical texts located between the old Tarraco and Barcino La Blanca Subur. Although not scientifically proven, the reality is that today, whoever is “Suburense” is tied to Sitges for ever.
Sitges is white, and also blue.
A “sitja” is a container dug into the ground, approximately one meter in diameter and two and a half deep, which was formerly used for storing wheat, barley and oats. It is thought that this could be the origin of the name of the town.
Read the text carefully and give an opinion. Could you add something else? Write 3 or 4 lines.
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