Vulnerable, to suffer, rent, entertainment, to take advantage, preparatory courses, entertainment

1) Living in a large city it is easy _____________________________ of a lively night life.

2) Children are extremely _____________________ to any kind of stress.

3) __________________ is what you think of when you come to Las Vegas.

4) Mike is very hard-working and ______________ from boredom when he has nothing to do.

5) The __________ for this office is absolutely unreasonable.

6) I, for one, find _____________________________ really helpful.

7) Tom is a terrible teenager, all his relatives ____________ from his bad behavior.

Ex.4. Choose the right answer

1) It goes without saying that:

a) all people strive for living in big cities

b) all people want to escape from the cities’ noise

c) life in a big city has got a lot of disadvantages

d) life in a big city has no cons

2) Rural life:

a) is very exciting

b) is very comfortable

c) brings lots of happiness

d) is very boring

3) City life is:

a) more open

b) more anonymous

c) more passive

d) quieter

4) In a big city one:

a) has nothing to do

b) has access to a huge range of entertainment

c) tries to leave it when possible

d) dreams of living in a village

5) All people who live in big cities:

a) are madmen

b) relax day and night

c) are lucky people

d) are always busy

Ex.5. Do you agree or not? Give a reason for your opinion

1) Life in a big city has got lots of disadvantages.

2) Young people prefer to live in big cities.

3) Life in big cities is much more passive.

4) It is difficult to find friends in a big city.

5) Nothing is going on in a big city.

6) The entertainment is non-stop in a big city all year round.

7) Rural life is more preferable because everybody knows each other.

8) Hordes of people are trying to change the city life for the life in the village.

9) The cost of living in a city is more expensive.

10) The ecological situation in a city is dangerous.

11) The monotony of the rural life would very soon bore one.

12) In a city it is easier to do what you want.

13) In a village people have more opportunities for education.

14) Only a madman would choose to live in a large modern city.

Ex.6. Answer the following questions

1) What reasons for living in a big city does the author of the article give? Do you agree with all of them?

2) What are advantages of living in a small town?

3) Do you think you are ready to accept the rhythm of life in a megalopolis?

4) They say that big cities are for “gate crashers” and towns are for “wet blankets”. Can you agree with that?

5) Where and why would you like to live?

Ex.7. Read and translate the statements below.

1) Living in New York is like being at some terrible late-night party. You are tired, you’ve had a headache since you arrived, but you can’t leave because then you’d miss the party (Simon Hoggart).

2) City life: millions of people being lonesome together (Henry Thoreau).

Comment using the suggested patterns

On the one hand it is …. / on the other hand ……

I (don’t) share the author’s viewpoint, as…..

This is an eccentric belief.

I am convinced that that is not so.

That is not so black and white.

Ex.8. Role play. Make up dialogues based on the situations below

1) You spent your childhood in a village. What questions would you like to ask a citizen of a large city?

2) You are going to change a village for a city. Speak to a real estate agent about the life in a big city.

3) You are trying to persuade your friend to buy a cottage somewhere in the suburbs. Give your reasons for it.

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Ex.2. Make up your own sentences with the active vocabulary units from exercise 1

Ex.3. Complete the sentences below with the given words