Human habitats

New words

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Village town city outskirts neighbourhood old quarter Town Hall public
services

Directions
Match the signs with the correct instructions:
Go left Go right

Go ahead Turn left

Turn right Go staright on

Cities, towns and villages

Identify the type of habitat (city, town or village)
We find it in rural areas ______________
It is a large urban area ______________
It has less population than a city but more than a village ______________
It has a lot of inhabitants __________________
It is small and with few inhabitants ___________________

Urban and rural life

Complete the sentences:
a) A _________ is smaller than a town
b) In villages everyone knows their ______________
c) In rural areas people have direct, personal ___________ with people in their
___________
d) Local government provides ____________ to local residents and establishes
_________
Parts of a town or city
Write the correct part ( Neighbourhoods, outskirts, the old quarter or new parts of

the city)

Streets are wide with big parks ______________

There are a lot of historic buildings ________________
The part where people live _____________
We can find airports, factories or large hospitals
_________________
There is usually a main square _________________
There are old and new buildings _________________
Shopping centres can be found here __________________
They are outside a city or town __________________

Organising cities, towns and villages

Answer the following questions:
 a) What is the Town Hall?
__________________________________________________
b) Who elects the council?
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c) Who elects the Mayor?
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Public services

Write the name of the correct department:

It creates community centes ________________________________
It maintains parks, zoos and swimming pools
_______________________________
It administers public income and expenses
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It is responsible for roads, traffic lights, bridges..
________________________________
It coordinates the fire brigade, police and emergency services
______________________
It is responsible for hospitals, health centres and emergency medical services
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It takes care of schools, libraries and public museums
______________________________

In and under the street

Write the names:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
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Definitions:
___________________: a small community in rural areas
___________________: it establishes regulations to make sure the community
is safe and clean
___________________: its an areas outside the city or town
___________________: its the oldest part of a city or a town
___________________: the building where the local goverment works
___________________: the department which takes care of the water supply
and rubbish collection
___________________: the leader of the council
___________________: the department which provides job training or youth
clubs
___________________: long tubes used to transport water, gas .
___________________: a path for pedestrians in cities or towns
___________________: a container to throw rubbish

TRUE/FALSE
Cities have more population than towns _______
We normally find cities in rural areas ________
A village is larger than a town _______
In villages everybody knows their neighbours _______
The outskirts are the oldest part of a city _______
The old quarter has got wide streets _______
There are big parks and green areas in the new parts of the city _______
The local government doesnt establish rules ________
The Mayor and the council make up the local government _________
The health services department administers public income and expenses
______

Write the names

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