Living in a City or in a Village

Living in a City or

a Village?

Advantages and Disadvantages

noise - шум

vehicle - транспортное средство

to live in harmony and peace - жить в согласии и мире

community - населенный пункт

rush - суета, спешка

to keep up with - идти в ногу с

to face - встречаться, сталкиваться

to supply - удовлетворять

facility - приспособление, средство, удобство, возможность

plumbing facilities - водопровод и канализация

environment - окружающая среда, обстановка

to pollute - загрязнять

criminal activities - уголовные преступления

New words:

Sometimes you may think that city life is better than village life. However there are many advantages and disadvantages of living either in a city or in a village.

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Living in a City or a Village:

Advantages and Disadvantages

Match

Match the following:

• city

• villa

• advantages

• disadvantages

• better

город

деревня

преимущества

недостатки

лучше

• город

• деревня

• преимущества

• недостатки

• лучше

There are a lot of facilities for people in the city and they have more opportunities for making money. Children can get a good education. Living in a big city with a large population, you get used to making contacts and in this way you become more socialized. There are shops, banks, offices, cinemas, hotels, clubs, hospitals, etc in and around a city. People have better transport facilities. There are the faciities of electricity, highways, communication, telecommunication and plumbing. So people can lead a comfortable and enjoyable life.

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Multiple Choice

Fill in the missing word:

Children can get a ____education.

• good

• well

• huge

• more

Reorder

Reorder the following:

• So

• people

• can lead

• a comfortable

• and enjoyable life.

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2

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5

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• 2
• 3
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• 5

But there are some disadvantages too. The cost of living is very high in the city. Most goods and food products are expensive. There is no fresh air and pure water. The pace of life is high. The environment is polluted with dust, smoke, garbage and dioxide gases from factories. The streets are dusty and unclean. So it is hard to lead a healthy life. Many criminal activities often take place in the city. The city is always busy and noisy. There are a lot of vehicles and people on the roads.

Multiple Choice

The environment is polluted with ___________

• pure water

• dust and smoke

• better transport facilities

• busy and noisy

Reorder

Reorder the following

• The city

• is

• always

• busy

• and noisy

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2

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5

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

There are also many advantages in village life. Generally, people there live in harmony and peace. They have more friends in the community since it is small. The village has clean air, less noise, pollution and rush, and the environment is very beautiful. The village has few vehicles, so roads are less dangerous for driving or cycling. People can easily get fresh vegetables, fruits, meat and milk.

Match

Match the following:

• harmony

• live

• peace

• pollution

• rush

гармония

жить

мир

загрязнение

спешка

• гармония

• жить

• мир

• загрязнение

• спешка

Reorder

Reorder the following:

• People

• can

• get

• fresh

• vegetables

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Village life also has its bad points. Some people are not well-educated. Villagers' children go to the village school. They have difficulty in keeping up with new developments in their field or profession. They have to face many difficulties in their everyday lives, like travelling problems, entertainment and culture. They have to go to the city to supply some of their needs.

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Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence:

Village life has its ______________.

• their field

• not well-educated

• difficult

• bad points

Match

Match the following:

• difficulty

• difficult

• keep up with

• entertainment

• needs

сложность, трудность

сложный, трудный

идти в ногу с

развлечение

нужды, потребности

• сложность, трудность

• сложный, трудный

• идти в ногу с

• развлечение

• нужды, потребности

Poll

I would like to live in

• a city

• a village