Тема 1.4. Город, деревня, инфраструктура

1.4.1. Жизнь в городе, жизнь в сельской местности.

Чтение: работа с учебным текстом «Out and About» Лексика: города, здания, характерные черты места, предлоги направления, Говорение: монолог-рассуждение о преимуществах и недостатках жизни в городе (сельской местности), Письмо: открытка с описанием места, где ты живёшь.

Warm up: Read the poem.

The country and the city.

Some people live in the city Where the houses are very tall. Some people live in the country Where the houses are very small.

But in the country where the houses are small, The gardens are very big. And in the city where the houses are very tall There are no gardens at all.

Task 1. Study the vocabulary:

car dealer	автосалон		gas station	заправка
bakery	булочная		gates	ворота
bridge	мост		grocery store	бакалея
building	здание		hairdresser's	парикмахерская
cafe	кафе		hardware store	хозяйственный магазин
car park	стоянка машин		hospital	больница
cathedral	cобор		library	библиотека
church	церковь		lost-property office	бюро находок
cinema	кино		market	рынок
circus	цирк		memorial, monument	памятник
clothing store	магазин одежды		museum	музей
concert hall	концертный зал		pavement	тротуар
corner	угол		pedestrian	пешеход
crossroad	перекрёсток		post office	почта
drugstore	аптека		road sign	дорожный знак
dry cleaner's	химчистка		square	площадь
entrance	вход		stadium	стадион
escalator	эскалатор		station	вокзал
exit, way out	выход		swimming pool	бассейн
fire station	пожарное депо		taxi-rank	стоянка такси
floor, storey	этаж		theatre	театр
flower-bed	клумба		traffic jam	затор
fountain	фонтан		traffic lights	светофор

Task 2. Put the words from the above list into four columns: Shops Buildings Services City features

Task 3. Match the words to their definitions and make up sentences.

1	Bank	A	You go there when you are sick.
2	Church	B	A place for worship.
3	Cinema	C	A self-service foods and household goods.
4	Gas station	D	You go to study there.
5	Hospital	E	A place where meals are served.
6	Library	F	A place where films are shown
7	Post office	G	It is responsible for mail delivery.
8	Restaurant	H	A public place where money is kept
9	Сollege, university	I	A place for servicing vehicles with gasoline and oil.
10	Supermarket	J	A building for a large collection of books.

Task 4. Read and translate the text:

Text: Out and about.

Our world is amazing. People live in modern cities, small towns and peaceful countryside. Life in a city is the most exciting and busy. There are many fashionable shops, restaurants, nightclubs, multi-storey buildings, huge banks and offices. However, the air in the city is usually more polluted and the streets are noisier, more crowded and congested. As for the countryside, it has picturesque fields, quiet woods or sandy beaches. The life is safer and calmer here than in a city or a town. But some people say that it’s too boring because there are no theatres, department stores or even libraries.

I live in a relatively small town called Yoshkar-Ola. It is less expensive and dangerous than Moscow, New York, London. There is less traffic so the air is cleaner. Life in our town is more exciting than in the countryside. You can go the cinema, relax in well-kept parks, have meals at popular cafes and so on. There are a lot of attractive buildings, shops, cottages too. Although Yoshkar-Ola is not very famous, it’s a nice place to live.

Different countries and cities attract millions of visitors. As for me, I’d like to go to France. It’s a country with fascinating history and rich traditions. Paris is the capital city and the cultural centre of France. It is famous for grand palaces, elegant shops, ancient monuments, traditional restaurants. Health resorts in the south of France are perfect place to relax. So, you are sure to have an unforgettable experience.

To sum up, every place has its charm and magic.