M. Naude
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Unit 1: People and places
Places to live
Different people live in different places. We call a place where a group of people live a settlement.
We get different types of settlements. Each type of settlement has a different type of land,
buildings and things to do.
Types of Settlements:
Farm
Village
 A place with land that people use to
 A small settlement with houses or huts
grow crops and keep animals.
spread apart. With one or two shops.
Town
City
Is bigger than a village. More shops and
Is bigger then a Town. Lots of big buildings,
houses. More buildings such as Police station,
shops, hotels, offices and busy roads.
banks and schools.
Hospitals and airports can be found in cities.
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Activity 1
1. Which settlement is the smallest?
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2. Which settlement has the most people living in it?
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3. In what type of settlement do you live?
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4. What type of settelement from the previous pictures would you like to live in?
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4.1. Why do you want to live in this settlement?
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4.2. Draw a picture of the setllement you would like to live in. The house has already been
drawn for you. Add Roads, Building or farming to your settlement. You can give your
settlement a name. You can colour your picture.
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Unit 2: Buildings
All setllements have buildings. Bigger settelements such as towns and cities have more buildings
because there are more people living there. Villages and farms have less buildings because there
are less people living there.
Activity 2
1. Match each of the following words to a picture below.
Taxi Rank
Airport
Cow Shed
School
Petrol Station
Clinic
Factory
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Flats
Shop
Unit 3: Roads and Footpaths
Roads and how they are used
We get different size roads. Each of these roads have cars, trucks or bicycles.
Types of roads:
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Tar Road: A sticky black mixture that is
poared down to make a road. Busy roads are
normally made of tar. These roads have
busses, trucks and cras driving on it.
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Gravel/Dirt Road: a road made of gravel and sand. We
normally find these roads on farms. Mostly cars and
bicycles are found on this road.
Footpaths and how they work
A footpath is a smaller road. These footpaths are used by animals,
people and bicycles. You cant drive a car or a truck on a footpath.
Activity 3:
1. Identify a road near your school.
1.1. What is the name of this road?
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1.2. Is it a busy or quiet road?
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1.3. What kinds of vehicles are found on this road?
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1.4. Is it a tar road or dirt road?
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2. Identify a footpath in your school.
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Unit 4: Landmarks and explaining they way
Landmarks
Something that stands out in a area that helps us easily identify where we are. We can use these
landmarks to identify a certain area or place.
Natural Landmarks
Natural Landmarks include rivers, forests or big rocks. All things in nature are natural landmarks
like trees, flowers and mountains.
Human Made landmarks
Things that are made by people. Buildings, bridges, roads and airports.
Activity 4
Identify the following pictures ase MAN MADE or NATURAL landmarks
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Using landmarks to get from one place to another
When you explain the way to someone:
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Know how to get there yourself
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Use landmarks to explain
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Know the names of the roads you travel along
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Use words like left, right and straight.
Explain the way from the flag building (a) to the restaurant (b).
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Unit 5: People and their needs
Peoples needs to survive:
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Food and water to stay alive and healthy.
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Shelter that is a save and warm place to sleep that protects us from the rain, wind and sun.
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Clothes to keep us warm and protect us from the sun.
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Energy/Electricity to cook food, boil water and give us light at night.
How people meet these needs:
Not all people stay in the same type of houses or settlements. Some people have to walk far for
water where others might have a tap with running water.
Lets discuss as a class how different people live and meet their needs by focusing on the following
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Different types of settlements
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Housing
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Income
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How many people live together
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Work
Notes:
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Revision activity
1. What is a settlement?
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(1)
2. Match each word below to the correct photograph.
a. village
b. b. town
c. c. city
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3. Put the following jobs or tasks in the correct column: doctor, tractor driver, waiter, pick
mealies, fix computers, keep goats.
Jobs on a farm
Jobs in a city
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4. Match each word below to the photographs.
sheep shed
train station
hospital
tractor shed
5. Which two buildings in question 4 are on farms?
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6. Give two differences between the roads in a big city and the roads in a small village.
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(2 × 2 = 4)
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7. What are landmarks?
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8. Say whether each of the following are natural or human-made landmarks:
a. river
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b. bridge
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c. mountain
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d. tree
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e. church
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f. school
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9. Look at the picture below. Then complete the directions by filling in the missing words.
a. Tell Themba how to get from his house to Elias’s house.
Turn ________ into Long Street. Then turn ________ into ________ Road. Elias’s house is on the
________ on the corner of ________Road and ________Street.
(6 × ½ = 3)
b. Tell Elias how to get from his house to the church.
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Turn ________ into Main Street. Turn ________ when you get to ________Road. The church is
on your ________ on the corner of ________ Street and ________ Road.
(6 × ½ = 3)
10. Make a list of the five things people need to stay alive.
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(40 marks)
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