The document describes the differences between villages and cities. Villages typically have narrow streets and low buildings, a small population that works in farming, and not many amenities. Cities are characterized by tall buildings, wide avenues, a large population that works in services and industry, heavy traffic, and many amenities like banks and schools. The main differences are that villages are rural with agriculture-based economies while cities are urban centers with more industry, services, and infrastructure.

2.  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, schools
or 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.

3. VILLAGE AROUND A SQUARE
VILLAGE ALONG A ROAD
VILLAGE MADE UP OF
ISOLATED HOUSES

5. ACTIVITY 1
Look at the pictures and match.

6. - 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

7. - 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.

8. ACTIVITY 1
Write the parts of a city.
A- __________________
B- __________________
C- __________________
HISTORIC CENTRE
MODERN DISTRICT
ACTIVITY 2
Complete 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

9. 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
FARMING
INDUSTRY 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

10. 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.

11. 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 traffic
signs 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.

12. 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

13. ACTIVITY 1
Look 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.

14. 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-4
A-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. Then
write the names of the streets for each route.
ROUTE 1: Hope Street, Willow Street
- Which do you think is the quickest route?

15. 1
2
3
4
A B C D

17. 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. People
over 18 years old vote in the local elections every four years and
choose the local council.