day 69at the town hall
unit 12 · living togetherat the town hall
Ask indirect questions to get information from officials (¿sabes si…?, no sé dónde…) and talk about how a city is governed.
today’s words
- la democracia · democracy
- democrático · democratic
- el parlamento · parliament
- la constitución · constitution
- gobernar · to govern, to run
- el alcalde · mayor
- la autoridad · authority
- la institución · institution
- el/la representante · representative
- representativo · representative (adj)
- la representación · representation; performance
- regional · regional
- provincial · provincial
- el distrito · district
- comunitario · community (adj)
- administrar · to manage, to administer
- otorgar · to award, to grant
- conceder · to grant, to award
- mediante · by means of, through
sentences
- La alcaldesa gobierna la ciudad con su equipo. · The mayor runs the city with her team.
- En una democracia, las instituciones y el parlamento representan a todos. · In a democracy, the institutions and the parliament represent everyone.
- Madrid tiene veintiún distritos, y cada distrito tiene su representante. · Madrid has twenty-one districts, and each district has its representative.
- La buena conducta de los vecinos ayuda a toda la ciudad. · The good conduct of the neighbours helps the whole city.
- El parlamento va a adoptar nuevas medidas. · The parliament is going to adopt new measures.