The central square - Module 7

C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Expert Proficiency, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITALS at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

SETTLE

FOCUS

STRATEGY

PROSPER

IDENTIFY

REST

LOCATE

ANONYMOUS

The central square is a (0) ___ feature of the European city. Most cities began as commercial centres, the original (1) ___ growing up around a marketplace that was a (2) ___ point for the local agricultural community. Even where cities developed for (3) ___ reasons, like those near castles guarding key routes, the establishment of a central square often heralded truly urban development. As the city grew and became (4) ___ , so the square became the centre of the community, and prominent public buildings and private houses were constructed around it. The physical sense of enclosure helped to give the city its (5) ___ , and the square became the obvious meeting place for its citizens: it was where they gathered at festival time, and where they went to protest in times of (6) ___ . Today, despite the trend for commercial activities to leave the central area and (7) ___ in the suburbs, the square remains an important part of a city's identity, in stark contrast to the seeming (8) ___ of modern suburban developments. For this reason, it is still regarded as significant by town planners.

The central square

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