Urban and rural life

Listen to the dialogue and choose the correct person.

This person believes that living in a big city is better than living in a village.       [David, Maria]

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This person believes that the life in a village is less interesting than that in a big city.       [David, Maria]

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This person believes that living in a city is not as safe as living in the country.       [David, Maria]

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This person believes that people in the country are friendlier and more hospitable than those in a big city.       [David, Maria]

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This person believes that the life in a big city is less healthy than that in the countryside.       [David, Maria]

Read about the disadvantages of city life on the forum and choose the names of the speakers for the sentences:

Jason from the USA

“Hi, guys! I’m Jason and I live in New York. I enjoy living in this city. From my point of view, the only disadvantage of city life is that public transport is sometimes crowded and dirty. Moreover, even the parks can become very crowded. It happens mostly on Sundays when it seems that every city dweller is looking for some open space or green grass.”

Blake from Canada

“Hello! My name is Blake. I live in the city and I would like to tell you about the disadvantages of city life. First of all, it’s difficult to find good cheap accommodation. Another problem of big cities is that city dwellers live under constant thread. The crime rate in most big cities is very high. As a result, some people are afraid of going out at night.”

Kate from Australia

“Hey, everyone! I’m Kate and I live in the city. City life has a lot of advantages. However, for every plus there is a minus. For one thing, you might have a good job, but unless it is very well-paid, you will not be able to afford many of the things that there are to do, because living in the city is often very expensive.”

Marco from Spain

“Hello, I’m Marco and I live in a big city. Unfortunately, there is a great amount of environmental problems in the cities. As a rule, cities have big factories and industrial enterprises damaging the urban environment. This adversely affects people’s health causing serious diseases like cancer, asthma and others.”

Choose the advantages of country life:

Read and complete the text:

“Hello, I’m Christopher and I live in the village. I think it’s a wonderful place to live, but there are some               [advantages, disadvantages] of country life. First, if you live in the         [city, town, village], you have almost nowhere to go. There are no cinemas and theatres in my village. We         [don’t, doesn’t, -] have any night clubs, restaurants, cafes, hypermarkets and museums. That’s why life in the country can be             [hard, interesting, boring] sometimes.

It’s also            [difficult, easy, impossible] to find a well-paid job here. Besides, if you want to make a career or get a higher education, you’ll have to commute between your home in the country and your office in the city.

Some people, who live in the country and daily commute to a working place, usually face such problem as a lack of proper public           [school, transport, library]. However, if you have your own car, it will not become a problem for you.”