Quiet and peaceful

In a village you are likely to enjoy quiet and peaceful existence.

traffic jams; overcrowded buses; quiet and peaceful, lose touch with nature; air-conditioned existence; more chances of employment; plenty of fresh air; high rents; high crime rate; a feeling of belonging to the community; isolated existence; more opportunity to succeed in life; high cost of living; dull life; a big variety of entertainment; a house of your own; more stressful; packed trains; difficult to control; big stores; the rush-hour.

6 What f like and dislike about my own town or city.

A Read the interviews of four Londoners and do the tasks that follow.

Peter Wilson: 'The most difficult part of living in London is the appalling transport facilities, everything from roads to underground, and we don't seem to be doing anything about it. The problem is at the top; they spend millions doing up the stations and nothing on the services. I think it is dirty because the British are dirty. They drop things. In this country there is a culture of the countryside; as soon as you have made your pile you move out of town. I think one reason London is such a poor place is that not enough rich people Jive here. They all live outside.'

Shirley Wilson: '1 don't think it's very safe, but I should not want to live anywhere else. I am very wary when using transport but the dangers are part of city life. I like everything in London, the theatres and the cinemas, but the people are less friendly than elsewhere.'

Jad Adams: 'The bad things like crime and high house prices are exaggerated. People have always felt life was worse in the cities but if they hated it that much they would live in Milton Keynes.'

Sallika Wijesinghe: 'I don't go out after six at night. When 1 first came to England about 20 years ago you could walk the streets at two a.m. without fear, but I have been mugged and abused and will not go out alone. It is an amusing and entertaining place, but there is too much liberty, no discipline. I think it is a very difficult city to manage. The underground is alright but the bus services are awful. You wait for hours and then 16 come together, all empty. The roads are full of pot-holes, you are always falling into pot­holes. What is needed is stricter administration.'

В Tick which points each speaker mentions. Explain what thev said about each point.

Entertainment Safely Transport Money Litter People

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Shirley............................................................................

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Sallika.......................................................................

С What is your own town or city like⁹ Exchange the information with your patners.

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