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.