IN THE STREET

1 Describe the telephone boxes. which style do you prefer and why?

Red telephone box: They are square red, they are made of wood with crystals and on the top
they have a sign that says telephone. The red telephone box, a telephone kiosk for a public
telephone designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, is a familiar sight on the streets of the United.

Modern telephone box: They are glass with a metal frame and one top has a sign that says
phone.

2Descrībe the pillar box. When do you think it was made?

It is made of metal, it is red, it has a cylindrical shape, it has a hole where the cards are
deposited. At the top it has decorations.

3. Do you like the benches? Why (not) ?

Yes, I like them because they are comfortable.

What street furniture, new or old, is there in main street of your town?

In the center of the city where I live, there is a sculpture called the <<Mojon con cara>>. It has
neither a purpose nor a use, it is only ornamental, but it is an emblematic structure or
sculpture of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

5. Does the street furniture in your town tell you when it was built?

Yes, most of the sculptures have a sign saying when it was built, who was the one who built it,
in whose government: mayor, governor or president it was built.

The Mojon con cara is a historical monument of the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. The
monument is located near the Plaza 24 de September, at the corner of René Moreno and
Republiquetas streets, in the city center.

SOURCES:

Lassen, Erik , Wormley, Edward J. and Butler, Joseph T.. "furniture". Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Dec. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/technology/furniture. Accessed 29 August 2022.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "public house". Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Jul. 2021,
https://www.britannica.com/topic/public-house. Accessed 29 August 2022.