4. Is it good to live in a city? Prove your reasons with the options below.

FOR	AGAINST
Near medical services	Polluted air
Near schools, colleges, universities	Noise
Near cinemas, theatres, restaurants etc	Accommodation is expensive
Shops open 24 hours a day	A high crime rate

4. Choose the right preposition in brackets.

There are a lot of people who work ______ (at, in, by) London but prefer to live, ______ (at in, by) small towns and villages ______ (at, in, by) the counties around the capital.

______ (In, For, By) the morning rush hour, ______ (from, to, between) 7.30 and 8.30 thousands of people pass through just one of many stations ______ (to, from, on) their way ______ (to, from, at) work.

Peter King is an accountant. He lives ______ (from, in, to) Whitstable, a seaside town ______ (from, in, to) Kent, about fifty miles ______ (from, to, by) London.

On weekdays he gets up ______ (at, on, from) 6.00 and has a quick breakfast ______ (of, with, in) cereal, toast and tea. He leaves the house ______ (at, by, from) 6.45 and walks ______ (near, at, to) the station.

He catches the 7.00 train ______ (to, by, at) Victoria and gets there ______ (from, on, at) 8.00. It takes him ten minutes ______ (for, to, in) walk ______ (from, by, to) his office.

4. Fill in the gaps with suitable words.

watches	have	talk	works	finishes
read	does	has	goes	relax
starts	has	gets	surfs	washes

He ______ for one of the biggest companies in the UK. He ______ work at around 8.30, and usually ______ lunch from 12.30 to 1.30. In the afternoon, he ______ at 5.30, but never ______ home before 7.30. In the evening he ______ dinner with his wife and children, and they ______ about their day. He generally ______ the BBC news at 9.00 and then ______ the internet for a while before going to bed.

On Saturdays he ______ to the supermarket with his wife, ______ the car and ______ jobs around the house. On Sundays they ______, ______ a late breakfast and ______ the newspapers.

4. Writing options. Try to make a story on the offered topics.

1. What city do you live in? What part of this city do you like the best? Why?

2. How can we make our cities safer places to live?

3. How can traffic accidents be prevented?

4. What are the major problems in your city?

5. Would you like to become the mayor of your city? What things would you change?

6. Would you prefer to live in an old historical city or in a new modern city?

HUMOUR TIME

Why did the stupid racing car driver make ten stops during the Grand Prix? He was asking for directions.

*****

In a very small alley two trucks driving in opposite directions meet. As the drivers are equally stubborn, neither of them wants to reverse. They angrily look one at the other. Finally, one of them picks up a newspaper and starts reading. The other one politely asks, “When you’ve finished the paper, will you please bring it over, and let me read it?”

*****

A blonde was visiting Washington, DC for the first time. She wanted to see the Capitol building. Unfortunately, she couldn’t find it, so she asked a police officer for directions – “Excuse me, officer, how do I get to the Capitol building?”

The officer replied, “Wait here at this bus stop for the number 54 bus. It'll take you right there.” She thanked the officer and he drives off.

Three hours later the police officer returned to the same area and, sure enough, the blonde is still waiting at the same bus stop.

The officer got out of his car and said, “Excuse me, but to get to the Capitol building, I said to wait here for the number 54 bus and that was three hours ago! Why are you still waiting?”

The blonde replied, “Don’t worry, officer, it won’t be long now. The 45th bus just went by!”