CITY LIVING_Listening_Close Up_B2/U4

What does Karen Black claim will happen by 2050?

• a There will be more job opportunities in rural area

• b Salaries will be higher in cities.

• c The majority of people will live in cities.

In comparison to those in rural areas, people who live in cities

• a have higher stress levels.

• b have a lower standard of living.

• c have fewer job opportunities.

In the city

• a crime is on the rise.

• b there is enough room for everyone.

• c it isn’t as noisy as in rural areas.

People who live in the suburbs

• a have a higher quality of life than rural dwellers.

• b are negatively affected by the stresses of the city.

• c rarely travel to urban areas.

What has Karen’s research proved?

• a that city-dwellers’ brains operate differently to rural-dwellers’ brains

• b that the amygdala regulates emotions

• c that mood swings are more common in

  city‑dwellers

Who does Karen say these results might be useful to?

• a mental health patients

• b town planners

• c health-care workers