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Session 2:

What is life like in Urban Kenya?

Key Knowledge Key Vocabulary

Urban is an area belonging to a town or city.

Nairobi famous landmarks include: The Nairobi river and Nairobi National Park.

Jobs in urban Kenya include small shop and market sellers, selling and maintaining cars, bankers, doctors, and nurses.

People who live in cities live in modern houses or apartments.

Shanty towns are where extremely poor people live.

urban

city/town

river

landmark

shanty town

slum

Knowledge Quiz

1. Which ‘continent’ is Kenya in?

2. What is the capital city of Kenya?

3. What are the two main languages spoken?

4. Which is the flag of Kenya?

5. Which country is the largest?

Europe Africa

South America

Hausa

United Kingdom

London New York Paris

French Swahili

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Task: Describe what you see in this picture.

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What does ‘urban’ Kenya look like?

‘Urban’ is an area belonging to a town or city.

Kenya has many town and cities.

Nairobi is a busy city in Kenya. The roads have many cars and there is lots of traffic. There are many buildings in the city, including skyscrapers, banks, churches, mosques, hotels, hospitals, and an airport. Famous landmarks: The Nairobi River, which flows through the city.

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Nairobi is surrounded by vast green land. A 15-minute drive out of the city centre is the world-famous Nairobi National Park where you can see rhinos, cheetahs, and giraffes. There are lots of shopping malls, markets selling fruit and vegetables also shops selling Kenya’s famous coffee.

What does ‘Urban’ England look like?

London is a busy city in England. It is the capital city. People travel around on bikes, buses, and the tube. There are many famous landmarks that tourists come to visit; including: big ben, the London eye and Buckingham palace. The river Thames flows though the city. Surrounding London there are many towns. There are markets in London selling food from around the world.

Task: Using the information above complete the table listing the similarities and

differences between the cities Nairobi and London.

similarities difference

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What jobs are there in ‘urban’ Kenya?

Many people work in small shops selling food, cleaning products, clothes, material, farming

equipment and mobile phones.

Market sellers

Selling and maintaining cars

Bankers Doctors and Nurses

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Task: Which of the jobs above are the same as jobs people do where you live? Are any of the jobs different?

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What are houses like in ‘urban’ Kenya?

People who live in big cities like Nairobi live in modern houses or apartments. The houses are made of stone or cement.

The largest ‘shanty town’ in Nairobi is called ‘Kibera slum’.

This is where extremely poor people live.

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The houses are made from rusty roofs, mud, rocks, and rubbish.

Task: How are houses in Nairobi different to where you live? Are there any similarities?

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