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L / ES1 European Section
Sequence 2 Housing and Town Planning October November 2007
Geography and English
lessons + English language assistant
Groupwork
Part 1: Preparation
Remember what we studied in Sequence 1: The industrial
revolution in
Remember your geography lessons on Town Planning.
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Compare your list with another group and then with the
rest of the class in order to get an exhaustive list of features, of elements
that can be found in a town, in general.
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A grocery store on the outskirts of town?
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An elementary school next to a jail?
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A library near a school?
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Four grocery stores next to each other?
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A video rental store near a busy road?
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A school on the opposite side of town from
residential areas?
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A park next to a neighbourhood?
Part 2 : Project
Now you are ready to plan a new town.
Your partner and you represent
a construction company. The
council members of a local authority have recently acquired a large plot of
land. The members of the council would like your assistance in creating a new
town on this land. The council will provide funding for 30 buildings in the
first year, but it is important that you make wise choices about which
buildings should be constructed.
The town will have to be environmentally
friendly and respect the principles of sustainable development.
You will have to
determine how you will lay out the community, which buildings, which businesses,
which element of infrastructure you are going to build the first year, the
second year and into the future, how quickly the town will expand, what factors
will influence growth, etc. Provide valid reasons for your choices.
You can use the Interactive White Board to make your
presentation that can be supported by various documents.
http://www.geoportail.fr/index.do
Part 3:
Presentation
Part 4: Writing