- •Town planning and town development
- •T e X t. Town Planning
- •5 .Choose a), b), or c) to complete the sentences according to the information of the text.
- •6. Translate the text paying attention to the underlined words.
- •8. Translate the sentences paying attention to the function of the word ‘ one’.
- •9. Translate the sentences paying attention to the meaning of the verb ‘to be’.
- •10. Give a translation of the second paragraph.
- •11. Find the proper answer to the questions.
- •12. Disagree with the following statement using the pattern
- •14. Retell the text using your plan.
9. Translate the sentences paying attention to the meaning of the verb ‘to be’.
1. The purpose of a town plan is to give the greatest possible freedom to the individual. 2. The master plan is the structure upon which all future development is to take place. 3. Another purpose of a town plan is to show the principal road system connecting the various zones together. 4. We are to take into consideration all the advantages and disadvantages to decide what plan is the best. 5. This master plan is to be completed in the short period of two years. 6. Many new blocks of houses are to be built according to the new development plan 7. The task of an architect is to make plans, whereas the task of an engineer is to build according to those plans.
10. Give a translation of the second paragraph.
11. Find the proper answer to the questions.
1. Why is it necessary to make a survey of the existing environment?
a) It is because no one is certain when the development is to take place; b) It is because the new development absorbs or modifies the environment; c) It is because growth is a law of life.
2. What does a survey consist in?
a) It consists in completing the town’s communications; b) It consists in finding out about the environment, in research into the trends of population growth and the types of dwellings; and into atmospheric pollution as well. c) It consists in defining a place for recreation.
12. Disagree with the following statement using the pattern
Example:
-Most town planners suggest quite new town pattern.
-No, they don’t. Most town planners do not suggest quite new town patterns. As the text says, most town planners accept the traditional town pattern says, most town planners accept the traditional town pattern.
1. The purpose of a plan is to limit the active life of its population. 2. The plan is a complete and fixed thing, since the needs of the community do not change. 3. Growth is a law of life and town growth should not be controlled by any plan.
13. Make up a detailed plan of the text.