unit 6 villages, towns and cyties
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There are farms and farmland.
Low buildings.
Streets are short and narrow.
The main square, the church and the hall are in the centre.
Small population (< 10.000 inhabitants)
There is not much traffic.
There are not many shops, schoolsor banks.
They are rural areas.
Many people work in farming and agriculture.
They are big urban areas.
They have a bigger population.
Tall buildings (skyscrapers)
Streets are wide an long (avenues)
Most people work in industry and services.
There is a lot of traffic.
There are lots of banks, shops, schools, hospitals…
There is a lot of noise and pollution.
There are three parts: city centre, modern district and suburbs.
VILLAGE AROUND A SQUARE
VILLAGE ALONG A ROAD
VILLAGE MADE UP OF ISOLATED HOUSES
ACTIVITY 1Look at the pictures and match.
- What is a village?
- What type of village can you see in the picture?
- Where is the main square?
- Where are the farms and the farmland?
- What are the buildings like?
- What are the streets like?
- Label the picture.
A village is a small rural area with a small population.
It´s a village around a square.
The main square in in the centre of the village.
They are outside the village.
The buildings are low with one or two floors.
The strets are short and narrow and they lead to the centre.
CHURCH
FARMLAND
HALL
SQUARE
HOUSING ESTATE
- What is a village?
- What type of village can you see in the picture?
- Where is the main square?
- Where are the farms and the farmland?
- What are the buildings like?
- What are the streets like?
- Label the picture.
ACTIVITY 1Write the parts of a city.
A- __________________
B- __________________
C- __________________
HISTORIC CENTRE
MODERN DISTRICT
ACTIVITY 2Complete the chart.
BUILDINGS STREETS
HISTORIC CENTRE
MODERN DISTRICT
SUBURBS
NARROW STREETS
WIDE AND STRAIGHT STREETS
SUBURBS
TALL AND NEW BUILDINGS
NOT VERY TALL(SQUARE, CATHEDRAL, MONUMENTS, MUSEUMS)
SHOPPING CENTRES, FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL STATES, OFFICES
WIDE AND LONG STREETS
ACTIVITY 2
Complete the chart.
VILLAGES CITIES
What are the streets like?
What are the buildings like?
Is there a lot of traffic?
What type of jobs do people do?
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
NARROW AND SHORT LONG AND WIDE
LOW TALL
NO YES
FARMINGINDUSTRY AND
SERVICES
THERE ARE MANY SERVICES (HOSPITAL, SCHOOLS, THEATRES…)
- SOME YOUNG PEOPLE
CAN´T FIND A JOB.
- THERE ARE NOT MANY
SHOPS OR SCHOOLS
TRAFFIC AND POLLUTION
- LIFE IS QUIET
- PEOPLE KNOW EACH OTHER
VILLAGES CITIES
What are the streets like?
What are the buildings like?
Is there a lot of traffic?
What type of jobs do people do?
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
ACTIVITY
Complete the chart.
The village is smaller than the city.In a village there isn´t much traffic. In a city there are lots of cars.In the city there is more pollution than in the village.Streets are narrow and short in a village. Streets are wide and long in a city.The village is quiet. The city is noisy.In a village there are not many traffic signs. In a city there are lots of trafficsigns and traffic lights.In a village people work on farms and in a city people work in industry and services.In the city there flats and in the village there are low houses.In a city there are many people and in a village there aren´t many people.A village is a rural area and a city is an urban area.
CECILIO GONZÁLEZ
THEY MAKE DECISIONS AND ORGANIZE
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
TOWN HALL
EMERGENCY SERVICES
LOCAL POLICE
FIRE SERVICE
SANITATION SERVICES
TOWN PLANNING AND
HIGHWAY SERVICES
LIBRARY
NURSERY SCHOOL
SWIMMING POOL
CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL
SEVICES
GARDENERS
RUBBISH COLLECTORS
MAYOR LOCAL COUNCILLORS
ACTIVITY 1Look at the picture on page 64 and answer.
- Who can you see at the entrace of the Town Hall?
- Which municipal services can you see?
- Which municipal buildings can you see? What service does each one provide?
I can see two policemen at the Town Hall entrance.
I can see these municipal services:- Local Police- Sanitation Services: Rubbish collectors are collecting rubbish and
gardeners are sweeping the leaves.- There are street lights.- There are traffic signals and a road sign (pedestrian crossing)
I can see a library. It provides cultural services.I can see a sports centre. It provides recreational services.
1. Find the symbols for these buildings in the key:
• SCHOOL • CAR PARK
• MUSEUM• FIRE STATION
• HOSPITAL
• LEISURE CENTRE
KEY
The symbol for the school is two children running.
2. Look at the grid on the street map. Name the buildings in these squares.
C-3 D-2 B-4A-4 E-4 F-4
FIRE STATION
3. If you are in the Cat Park, which streets do you have to cross to get to the school?
4. Trace the street map. Find the the hospital and the museum and draw two different routes. Thenwrite the names of the streets for each route.
ROUTE 1: Hope Street, Willow Street
- Which do you think is the quickest route?
1
2
3
4
A B C D
A local council is a group of people formed by the mayor and the local councillors. They meet in the town hall and make decisions to organize the municipal services and the municipal buildings. Peopleover 18 years old vote in the local elections every four years and choose the local council.
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