EX.8. READ   AND TRANSLATE THE TEXT: PROBLEMS OF CITY AND COUNTRY LIFE 

If I could choose where to live l would have the best of both places as each of them has its own advantages to say nothing of disadvantages.

Life in the city is much easier than in the country- developed transport system, sewerage system, information, sport, shopping malls, etc. Modern men are too sophisticated for simple country pleasures. There is far more

 in the city than in the country. Cities offer high concentration of good things in life: big stores, restaurants, theatres, cinema, art galleries. Life is more convenient in a city: services are always better here. In the city people are more open-minded. It is possible to go out , make friends and never be cut off from them by weather conditions. Generally, people do not mind what you do in the city. In the city people have more chances to be employed, as the range of jobs is greater than in a village. Besides in the city people have more chances to succeed. Moreover, life is never dull in the city, people always have something to do here. The objections to city living are not convincing enough. People easily adapt to various inconveniences of city life. For example, noise and traffic are hardly noticeable to city-dwellers. In the city especially in our country people live in apartments with central heating, telephone, gas, electricity, radio, TV, the internet. Most people love cities. In 330 BC Aristotle wrote that by nature man belonged to a city. Many people love the busy city life. It is enough for them to visit a country at week-ends.

- Well, in the countryside l enjoy such simple things of primary importance as sunlight and fresh air. Besides, living in the country-side is cheaper and safer than in a city. It provides people with more security. There is less crime and, of course, there is less traffic there. Life in the countryside is quiet, peaceful, and healthy. I like to be close to nature. Here people are friendly and it is much more pleasant in the countryside than in the city. Unfortunately, life in the countryside is rather hard. Working and living conditions are difficult, social and cultural life in the countryside is not full of entertainment. And annually more young people flee from the countryside for a better life in the city.

EX.9. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

· Cities offer high concentration of…

· In the city people are more…

· And annually more young people flee…

· There is less crime and, of…….

· In the city people have more chances to be employed…

· Many people love the busy city life…

· people are friendly and it is much more pleasant in the

EX.10. FILL IN THE TABLE WITH THE PROS AND CIONS F THE LIVING IN THE CITY AND IN THE COUNTRY USING THE INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT.

EX. 11 FILL IN THEGAPS

UNIT 6

Тема 6:  ПРИРОДА И ЧЕЛОВЕК