SCIENCE 3 UNIT 12

UNIT 12

WHERE WE LIVE

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3rd Choose the correct word and write the sentences.

a)                    Villages have few inhabitants.

b)                  Towns and cities have many inhabitants.

c)                    There are few services in villages.

d)                  There are many services in towns and cities.

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2^nd What differences can you see between these parts of the city?

The differences between the historic centre, the new part and the outskirts of the city is that in the historic centre the streets are narrow and it’s old, in the new part they are straight and there are flats, and in the outskirts, there are more flats and space.

historic center	new part	outskirts
-         oldest part of a city -         narrow streets -         old buildings	-         wide straight streets -         new buildings -         flats, offices and shops	-         lots of space -         new buildings -         flats, offices and shops -         factories and sometimes airports

3^rd In which part of the city do you think you can find these buildings?

a)        Factory à on the outskirts

b)       Main square à in the historic centre

c)        Airport à on the outskirts

d)       Flats à in the new part and on the outskirts

e)        Town hall à in the historic centre

f)        Hospital à in the new part and on the outskirts

4^th Look at Clara’s photos of a city. In which parts of the city do you think Clara took these photos?

a)        On the outskirts.

b)       In the historic centre or the new part.

c)        In the new part or the historic centre.

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3^rd Look at the pictures. What visible services can you identify?

I can identify a school, a hospital, a library, a sports centre, a post office, a telephone box, a post box and a zebra crossing.

7^th Why is it important to respect the services in a city?

Because services in a city are for everyone to use, so it’s important that we respect them.

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1^st Identify a natural feature on the map.

The river and the park are natural features.

3^rd Which places are in these squares?

a)          D1 à the castle

b)         D3 à the post office

c)          C1 à the restaurant

4^th In which squares can you find these places?

a)          The hospital is in C3.

b)         The museum is in E2.

c)          The church is in D2.

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1^st Copy and complete the word map.

Where we live

villages                 towns and cities

few inhabitants          many inhabitants

narrow streets      wide streets

few services                   many services

low buildings                   high buildings

2^nd Use the word map to copy and complete the sentences.

a)          Villages are small places with few inhabitants. Villages have short, narrow streets. There are few services. Buildings in villages are low.

b)         Towns and cities are large places with many inhabitants. Towns and cities have long, wide streets. There are many services. Buildings in towns and cities can be high.

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3^rd Copy and match the definitions.

a)          The oldest part of the city.  The historic centre.

b)         When the number of inhabitants in the historic centre grows, new neighborhoods are built here. New part.

c)          There is usually lots of space to build new buildings here. Outskirts.

4^th Copy the chart and classify the visible and underground services.

visible services	underground services
a post box a traffic light a zebra crossing a street lamp a telephone box	a telephone cable a electric cable a sewer pipe a water pipe a gas pipe

5^th Identify these places on the map. Which squares can you find them in?

a)          The town hall is in C3.

b)         The hospital is in D1.

c)          The car park is in E4.

d)         The museum is in A4.