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You arepart of agroup
• Everywhere inthe world people belong todifferentgroups.
A group is made up of people
who are alikeinsome way, or
whohave somethingin
common.
The firstgroupyou belong
tois your family.
Another group youmay belongto
is a sportteam.
What isa Neighborhood?
• A neighborhood is a small communitywithina city or town
wherepeople live inhousesand/ or apartments thatare close
toeach other.
The people who live near your houseare your neighbors.
Good neighbors helpeachother.
A neighborhood may have a lotof streets with different
buildings. It mayhave a school, a library, a hospital,a church,
shops, offices, a park, a playground.
• Streets and neighborhoods have names.Every house and
buildinghas a number.
Diverse PeopleinYourCommunity
• Haveyou noticedthatnotallthe people in your
communitylookalikeor dress alike?
Someofthemmight speakthesamelanguageyoudo,
butstill soundalittledifferent.
• Thisis becausepeoplefromdifferentcultures,from different
towns,cities,and countries gofromone placetoanother.
They usuallytake with them their traditions, religions, customs, and
beliefs. They might use different styles of clothing and eat different kinds
of food too.
People from different cultures contribute to the diversity of our
community, adding color, variety, and richness.
What isacity?
• A very large communityis called a city.
What isatown?
• Atownis asmallcommunitythatisnotnear acity.
• Manytownsare locatedneara river, a lake,or theocean.
Municipality
• Smalltowns, as wellas big cities, form organizations to help
meettheneeds of theirpopulation.
• These organizations are called
municipalities.
• Thepeopleliving inthecommunity
electthemayor.Themayor works in
apublicbuildingcalledtheTown
HallotCityHall.
Themayor headthe municipalities
The mayor makes sure that
municipal services are
provided for people who live
in the town or city.
• Municipalservices includetraffic and street lighting,street
cleaningand repair, garbage disposal, healthservices, parks, and
gardens, as wellas maintenance.
Community workers
• Besides themayor, manyother people work providing
municipalservices.
• These people are calledcommunityworkers.

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Our social community

  • 2. You arepart of agroup • Everywhere inthe world people belong todifferentgroups. A group is made up of people who are alikeinsome way, or whohave somethingin common.
  • 3. The firstgroupyou belong tois your family. Another group youmay belongto is a sportteam.
  • 4. What isa Neighborhood? • A neighborhood is a small communitywithina city or town wherepeople live inhousesand/ or apartments thatare close toeach other. The people who live near your houseare your neighbors. Good neighbors helpeachother.
  • 5. A neighborhood may have a lotof streets with different buildings. It mayhave a school, a library, a hospital,a church, shops, offices, a park, a playground. • Streets and neighborhoods have names.Every house and buildinghas a number.
  • 6. Diverse PeopleinYourCommunity • Haveyou noticedthatnotallthe people in your communitylookalikeor dress alike? Someofthemmight speakthesamelanguageyoudo, butstill soundalittledifferent. • Thisis becausepeoplefromdifferentcultures,from different towns,cities,and countries gofromone placetoanother.
  • 7. They usuallytake with them their traditions, religions, customs, and beliefs. They might use different styles of clothing and eat different kinds of food too. People from different cultures contribute to the diversity of our community, adding color, variety, and richness.
  • 8. What isacity? • A very large communityis called a city.
  • 9. What isatown? • Atownis asmallcommunitythatisnotnear acity. • Manytownsare locatedneara river, a lake,or theocean.
  • 10. Municipality • Smalltowns, as wellas big cities, form organizations to help meettheneeds of theirpopulation. • These organizations are called municipalities.
  • 11. • Thepeopleliving inthecommunity electthemayor.Themayor works in apublicbuildingcalledtheTown HallotCityHall. Themayor headthe municipalities The mayor makes sure that municipal services are provided for people who live in the town or city.
  • 12. • Municipalservices includetraffic and street lighting,street cleaningand repair, garbage disposal, healthservices, parks, and gardens, as wellas maintenance.
  • 13. Community workers • Besides themayor, manyother people work providing municipalservices. • These people are calledcommunityworkers.