1ère 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 Britain and its consequences on housing.

Remember your geography lessons on Town Planning.

 

  1. Divide into 4 teams of 2 knowing that steps 1 to 6 will require each team to work on a particular town.

teams

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2

 

3

 

4

 

 

  1. Choose a town you all know in the group.

 

  1. Brainstorm to find out the services, the conveniences offered by this town. Associate these services with elements of infrastructures, names of buildings, of places (e.g.: Education è kindergarten, primary school, etc.)

 

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.

 

  1. Discuss the following points with Erin, our assistant. Would the following locations be logical?

·         A grocery store on the outskirts of town?

·         An elementary school next to a jail?

·         A library near a school?

·         Four grocery stores next to each other?

·         A video rental store near a busy road?

·         A school on the opposite side of town from residential areas?

·         A park next to a neighbourhood?

 

  1. Check the "Espace d'Echange" of 1ère ES1 and the various town plans from the "town-plans-PICTURES" file. Discuss them with your group-partner(s).

 

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.

 

  1. Check the following website and choose a site in Franche Comté, preferably not too far from Gray (50 km). You can also use a map.

 

 http://www.geoportail.fr/index.do

 

  1. Print a map of the area and draw you plan on it. Use Paint or any other drawing program.
  2. Write a keyword card for your own use during your presentation

 

 

Part 3: Presentation

  1. Present your plan. Answer the questions from the inspector (assistant) and the members of the town council (rest of the class and teacher(s)). Erin will consult the class and choose the best plan. The winners will receive a prize.
  2. See oral evaluation Grid.

 

Part 4: Writing

  1. Write a brochure presenting your town plan to the Inspector of the town council  (a summary of your presentation + a glossary for the other students. 100 words maximum)