Lesson 12 - Unit 4 - Towns lesson 1

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Unit 4 - towns

Today's Lesson 

To do:

-Introduction 'Towns' reading page 20/21

-Notes 

- Task: Investigate 'East Kilbride'

Goals: 

Know what  defines a 'town'

Know what the features of a 'town' are.

Know how to read a map of a town.

Brainstorm!

What is a town?

What can we find inside a town?

Write down at least 10 words! 

Let's read (p20/21)

Notes

Community-> a place where people live together.

Three types of communities:

1. URBAN (stedelijk) : large and highly populated

2.SUBURBAN (buitensteden, aan de rand van de stad): near a city, more space, less traffic)

3.RURAL (platteland, dorpen): very few people, lots of natural landscape surrounding it

Notes

Town -> smaller than a city, but larger than a village. 

The smaller a community, the less facilities there are. 

Examples:

Amsterdam-> city

Hoofddorp->town

Zwaanshoek->village

Let's compare

Notes

The 4 main cities of the Netherlands are:

• Amsterdam
• Utrecht
• Rotterdam
• Den Haag

All together we call these cities RANDSTAD

homework

Create an introduction page for Unit 4.

• including title
• Word cloud
• Picture/drawing
• 5 facts about your town/village or city.

homework

homework