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1. SUMMARY-UNIT 9-LIVING TOGETHER
SCIENCE – PRIMARY YEAR 4
THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY
 We are all part of the school community.
 We must help and respect each other.
 In Spain all children must go to school when they are six years old.
 Many children start school earlier, when they are three years old.
 At school we learn a lot of things:
 We learn about the world around us.
 We learn to speak different languages.
 We learn how to work together.
 We learn to respect each other.
 We learn different subjects such as: Science, English, Spanish, Maths, P.E., Music,
Religion, etc.
 The school community is made up of pupils, teaching staff and non-
teaching staff.
 Pupils attend school and learn a lot of things.
 Teaching staff include:
 The head teacher the head teacher organises the school.
 The deputy head the deputy head helps the head teacher and
also organises the teachers’ classes.
 Teachers different teachers teach different classes.
 The secretary the secretary works in the school office.
 Non-teaching staff include:
 The caretaker the caretaker looks after the school building.
 The cleaners the cleaners clean the school.
 The cooks the cooks prepare lunch and sometimes breakfast.
 The supervisors the supervisors look after the pupils during
break times.
THE AREA WHERE WE LIVE
 We live in villages, towns and cities.
 Each village, town and city has its own local Government.
 The head of this local Government is called Mayor.
 We also have local services:
 Water services give us clean, fresh drinking water.
 Environmental services keep our local area clean and safe.
These services include looking after sewers, street cleaning and street lighting,
collecting and recycling rubbish and looking after parks and gardens.
 Town planning services organise and repair roads, signs, traffic lights and
pavements in our local area. They also organise public transport.
 Health services organise hospitals and health centres.
 Social services help people find a home or a job.
They also help elderly or disabled people who can’t live alone.
 Education services organise schools and education centres.
 Cultural and sports services organise public libraries, museums and sports
centres.

2. EMERGENCY SERVICES
 In Spain, we can telephone 112 if there’s an emergency like a fire, a flood or a serious accident.
 In the United Kingdom, the emergency number is 999 and in the United States, 911.
 The emergency services are:
 THE POLICE: the police protect citizens. Police officers provide many services,
such as fighting crime and controlling traffic. They use cars, motorbikes, horses,
helicopters and boats to help them in different situations.
 THE FIRE BRIGADE: the fire brigade help when there’s a fire or a flood, or when
people can’t get out of a vehicle or building. The firefighters use a fire engine with
fire extinguishers, ladders, pipes and cutting tools.
 THE MEDICAL SERVICES: the medical services help people who suddenly need
medical care, for example, in an accident. Ambulance staff travel to the sick or
injured person in an ambulance that has medical equipment. They treat the
patient and take them to the doctors and nurses in the hospital if necessary.
PROVINCES AND AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES
 The place where we live and the villages, towns and cities around us form one area that has its
local Government. This area and the other areas around it form a province.
 Each province has a capital.
 One or more provinces form an Autonomous Community.
 There are seventeen Autonomous Communities in Spain.
 Each Autonomous Community has a capital and its own Government.
 There are two autonomous cities in Spain: Ceuta and Melilla.
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THE ORGANISATION OF AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITES
 Each Autonomous Community has its own Statute of Autonomy.
 The Statute of Autonomy is the most important law of an Autonomous Community.
 The Statute of Autonomy defines the name, capital, borders, symbols and official holidays of the
Autonomous Community.
 ELECTIONS IN AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY:
 Citizens elect Parliament representatives.
 The Parliament elects the President.
 The President chooses the regional councillors.
 Autonomous Communities have many things in common with each other, but there are also a
lot of differences.
 Festivals, music, food and language can be different in different Autonomous Communities.