villages and cities

VILLAGES AND CITIES

• Seville is a city.

• It’s a big area with many

neighbourhoods.

• Many people live in Seville.

• People live mainly in flats.

• There is too much traffic and it

´s noisy.

•There are many different shops,

restaurants, hotels, hospitals,

museums, shopping centres… etc

This is Seville.

• Santiponce is a town or a village.

• It’s small and quite with fewer

neighbourhoods.

• Few people live in Santiponce.

• People live mainly in houses.

•There isn’t any traffic at all.

•There are few shops and restaurants and

mainly family-run businesses.

This is Santiponce.

What’s the difference between city and country?

City CountryIn the city, we can see cars, shops, streets, houses, flats,…

In the country, we can see trees, flowers, animals, plants,…

Places changeVillages and cities have different areas built at different times in history.•The historic centre is the oldest part. It has narrow streets and old buildings.

•Neighbourhoods: Families live in flats or houses.

•Outskirts: These areas are outside of the city and we can find industrial areas.

City services

All cities have public services that we can all use. Citizens pay tax and the town hall uses the money to provide these services.Some of them are:

- Hospitals- Metro stations- Car park- Telephone line- Electricity line- Gas pipe- Water pipe …….etc

OTHER SERVICES

Flower shop

Sweet shop

Coffee shop

Pet shop

Shops

School Supermarket Police Station

Restaurant Zoo

Swimming Pool Market

Library Park

Museum

Cinema

Post-office

Bus Stop

Bank Theatre

Hotel Church

Gas Station

Hospital

Town Hall Airport

Where’s the museum?

Where’s the bank?

Where’s the park?

The park is opposite the school.

The museum is next to the hotel.

We use maps to find our way around places we do not know.

Where’s the…?

Where’s the…?

Where’s the police station?

It’s on Main St., between the bank

and the store (shop).

Where’s the train station?

It’s on Central Av., opposite the school.

Traffic signsTraffic sings inform us how to move down in the street. Their shape and colour have different meanings.

•Danger: Triangular and red

•Prohibition: Circular and red

•Obligation: Circular and blue

•Information: Square and blue