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John Millen

Street furniture
We usually think of furniture as items such as chairs, tables, beds, cupboards and so on. They are used to make a space suitable for living or working in. Furniture and fixtures in the streets are a bit different, but they are still used to make the roads and pavements more user-friendly
1 bollards
a. windows in doors
b. posts in the middle or at the end of a road to keep vehicles out of a particular area
2 litter bins
a. containers for waste liquid
b. containers for rubbish
3 planters
a. large containers in which plants are grown for decoration
b. seats under trees 
4  billboards
a. places where you can  pay your mobile phone bills 
b. outdoor boards   for displaying adverts
5 security cameras
a. cameras which shoppers can borrow to use if they want to take photos
b. video cameras that record images that can be viewed if a crime has been committed
6 cycle bays
a. garages where cycles can be repaired 
b. areas where bicycles can be left
7 seating
a. outdoor beds where tired shoppers can have a rest
b. benches  where people can sit down
8 tree protection
a. shelters under trees where people can wait when it's raining 
b.  rails put round a tree trunk to  prevent it from being damaged
9 lamp  posts
a. high posts on which street lamps are fixed
b. decorative floor lighting
10 railings
a. booths where people can get information about transport
b. metal or wooden posts used together with other posts to form a fence
Odd one out
Which of the following items are not street furniture or fixtures?
a bedding 
b seating 
c air conditioners 
d security cameras 
e benches 
f railings 
g light switches 
h cookers 
i fridges 
j rubbish bins 
k radiators
l books
m knives
n notice boards
o beds
p bollards
q toys
r towels
s fences
t shoes
What do we need?
The city's streets need some new fixtures. Complete the dialogue with the correct item of street furniture
1 We've had complaints from cyclists that there is nowhere for them to park their bikes. We need to install some ______________________________.
2 There's been a lot of trouble at night on Glen Street. We should think about installing some ______________________________.
3 There should be more ______________________________ in that part of the park. We don't really have enough benches or seats there.
4 That part of Peak Street would look much better with some plants on the pavements. There is enough room for us to put some ______________________________ there, I think.
5 We need to tell the fast food places to put more ______________________________ in front of their shops. Customers need somewhere to put their rubbish.
6 The plans to make Cliff Street into a pedestrian area have been finalised. We will need to install some ______________________________ at both ends of the street. 
7 We will need to think about ______________________________ if we are going to plant trees by that path. People are  walking past all the time and any young trees could get damaged easily.
8 Are we going to put some ______________________________ around the flower beds? We don't want people walking  onto them.
Answers
Street furniture: 1. b, 2. b, 3. a, 4. b, 5. b, 6. b,  7. b, 8. b, 9. a, 10. b
Odd one out: a, c, g, h, I, k, l, m, o, q, r, t
What do we need: 1. cycle bays, 2. security cameras, 3. seating, 4. planters, 5. litter bins, 6. bollards, 7. tree protection, 8. railings



Furniture in the streets