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1. The litterbins are very... located here.
2. It is very... that all gutters have gutter covers.
3. The... of shopping is a good thing about city living.
4. I hope it will be... for us if we don’t repair the drain pipe in our house.
5. If stone-covered streets cause..., we can make bituminous surface.
B. neighbour, neighbourhood, neighbourly
1. George is a good....
2. He has always been very... to me.
3. The gas main in the... should be carefully checked.
C. to change, change, changing
1. There have been many... in education in the past few years.
2.... methods are improving skills.
3. It is difficult to... the torn electricity cables.
Exercise 6
Put each of the following words or phrases in the passage.
City Life
| cosmopolitan | pollution | congestion | to breed crime |
| metropolis | urban | cost of living | anonymity |
| stimulation | commuter | city-dwellers | irresistible lure |
Most people in developed countries are (a) _______, many drawn by the (b) _____ of the (c) _____. The attractions of the city are many: the (d) _________ atmosphere (foreign restaurants, different languages, international companies), the (e) _________ of cultural events or the simple hope of finding work. All too many find, however, that the glamorous façade is false. One can be very lonely in the city and the (f) ______ which at first seems to give freedom and protection later leaves just loneliness. There is a lot to do but everything is expensive. The (g) _____ is high. There is (h) _____ not only of the physical but also of the moral environment and the various pressures of (i) _______ life cause cities (g) _______ Above all, perhaps, it is the daily stresses and strains of the city which make life there a matter of survival rather than of enjoyment. Many a (k) _____ struggling to work through the rush-hour (l) _____ asks, ‘Is it worth it?’
— Speaking
Look at the notes and the useful expressions, then compare and contrast life in the city and life in the country.
City life high pollution levels, noise, traffic jams, easy to find a job, open-minded people, good public transport system, many schools, hectic lifestyle, lots of entertainment facilities, high crime rate, unfriendly people, many hospitals, small houses, stressful, etc.
Country life healthy, picturesque surroundings, poor entertainment, monotonous, poor public transport system, relaxing, friendly people, intruding people, low crime rate, low pollution levels, few schools/hospitals, larger houses, isolated, no variety of jobs, etc.
Useful expressions: although, unfortunately, whereas it is, both compared to, on the contrary, different to, however, too, also, in comparison to, etc.
E.g. Life in the city is very different from life in the country. Life in the city is more stressful in comparison to life in the country, etc.
& Reading
a. Read the text on the next page about the advantages and disadvantages of living in a city. There are three paragraphs. What is the purpose of each one?
b Replace the words underlined with one of the following.
| in spite of another point is that all things considered to sum up one disadvantage is that moreover | pros and cons one advantage is that for instance in my pinion especially finally |
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