Accessible Environments student's book | Section 1. Barriers

STUDENT'S WORKSHEET | Barriers | Architectural and Communication Barriers

1.4.2. Architectural and Communication Barriers

Activity 1

:: Look at the five areas in the large picture and study them carefully.

:: Choose adjectives and nouns from the boxes to describe the five areas and write them in the blank spaces below (there are more words than needed).
e.g. steep ramp.

ADJECTIVES

Steep
High
Low
Wide
Narrow
Level
Acoustic

NOUNS

Door
Pavement
Kerb cut
Ramp
Steps
Car park
Entrance
Bus stop

Activity 2

:: Look at the five small pictures and match them with the large one.

:: Can you say which pictures show accessible areas and which ones show barriers? Comment your results with your classmates.

:: Classify the words you have written in Activity 1 under accessible or not accessible in the boxes below.

Activity 3

:: Make as many meaningful sentences as possible from the following chart in not more than 10 minutes (you can use the words more than once).

If	the	entrance kerb ramp street- lights bus stop steps fountain car park pavement door steps		level wide low narrow steep acoustic high	I can go into that building.
					the blind cannot cross the street.
			is		the girl in the wheelchair cannot enter the club.
			are		my friend cannot park his car.
			is not		I can push up my wheelchair.
			are not		the child can drink fresh water.

Activity 4

:: Read and comment 1.2. Architectural and Communication Barriers.

Written Exercises

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