UNIT 13: SOCIETY AND DIVERSITY

1. Vocabulary:- Capitalist society:- Dynamic or open societies:- Static or closed societies:

- Social revolution:- Western society:

2. Types of societies: rural societies, industrial societies and post-industrial societies. Main characteristics.

3. What is a society? How do societies cover different needs?

4. The structure of societies (the hierarchy)

5. The Western society today: characteristics, changing roles and problems.

UNIT 14: RURAL AND URBAN HABITATS:

1. Vocabulary:- Scattered community:- Concentrated community:- To commute:- Village:- Town:- City:- Residential area:- Service area:- Industrial area:

- Megacity:- Metropolitan area:- Metropolis:- Conurbation:- Megalopolis:- Ghetto:- Shanty towns- Suburbs:- The CBD:

2. The difference between urban and rural habitat.

3. The city layout: Irregular, grid plan and radiocentric layaout.

4. Look these layout and answer the questions:Valencia

Albacete.

– Locate the historical centre and /or business district.

– The main residential areas– The industrial areas– The main streets

5. What is the difference between a world metropolis, a national metropolis, and a regional metropolis.

6. What types of contrast are there in cities in developing countries? What is the main reason for theses contrasts?

7. What contrast are ther in cities in developed countries?

UNIT 15: EUROPEAN CITIES

1. Vocabulary:- Agora:- Acropolis:- Cardo:- Decumanus:- Forum:- Sewage system:

- Wall:- Working-class districts:- Middle-class districts:- Tram:- Outskirts:- Dormitory town:

2. The ancient cities.3. How did cities change when the industrialization began.