Vocabulary Set 2.1

Vocabulary Set 2.1

by Adam Sturtevant

​This unit is about communities but also in English, we will be thinking about how we can plan better ones through the facilities and areas within it. There are many words that can help us with this.

Poll

What does the word community mean for you?

• a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common

• a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals

​Communities can be big or small. They may share a common space, an area, a city, or a country. They may have similar goals or hobbies and interests. You may belong to more than one.

Open Ended

Tell us about a community that you belong to.

Multiple Choice

Which is bigger?

• Town

• City

• Village

​A city is a large town. The exact definition changes depending on where you live. In Australia, a town needs to have at least 1,000 people. A city needs 25,000. In France, a city can be called a city with just 2,000 people. But a city is bigger than a town. That's all you need to know, pretty much.

Open Ended

Tell us about a big city or a small town that you have been to.  

Open Ended

​Planning & design are important when building new areas for people to live. Why do you think it is important?

Multiple Choice

What is a suburb?

• Like a submarine but more awesome.

• The speaker in your car that makes those bass sounds.

• Something below Urb.

• The outer area of a city, usually where people live.

​In Indonesia, we often live in complexes. These complexes are in areas like Kedoya or Meruya. In a way, they are suburbs that are on the outer edges of the centre of Jakarta.

Multiple Choice

Which two words could mean a change in size or number, as well as an improvement in buildings and facilities?

• growth and moustaches

• growth and development

• Garfield and development

• growth and

  deep-fried doughnuts

​The word growth means an increase in the size or population of an area. Development relates to the improvement in buildings and services in that area. "A development" might also refer to a building project in progress.

Open Ended

What has grown or developed in your local area?

Multiple Choice

Urban sprawl is....

• That lovely shawl you got for grandma.

• The name of Mr. Adam's  new tamborine death- metal-boy-band.

• A new shop selling delightful clothing.

• When a population spreads out in a messy and unplanned way.

​The term urban sprawl is when roads, housing and facilities are spread out without any planning or rules. People usually spread out from the centre of a town or city - but you need to plan it well.

Open Ended

Why do you think that building more houses and roads without proper planning might be bad?

​Thank you for all your work today. These words are going to be useful not only in your unit but to describe one of the fastest-changing cities in the world - Jakarta.