3. Do you live in a city, town or a village? Compare your home with other places.

Life in a city is	more expensive	than life in a village.
	noisier

One-syllable adjectives:

tall – taller – the tallest

Adjectives with one vowel + one consonant at the end: double consonant

big – bigger – the biggest

Two-syllable adjective ending in –y:

happy – happier – the happiest

Most other adjectives:

interesting – more interesting – the most interesting

Some adjectives are irregular:

good – better – the best

bad – worse – the worst

much (many) – more ─ the most

little – less – the least

4. Read the following stories about living in a big city. Who do you agree with?

Well, I like living in New York because I live right in the centre. If I want to go to the theatre I can leave my house about 15 minutes before the show starts. I can walk there. It takes me just twenty minutes to get to my work. I can get up, go into a small cafe and buy fresh croissants and coffee. Generally there is a wonderfully cosmopolitan air about the whole place.

Sam Parker

I don’t like living in New York at all. We live in the suburbs. We’ve got a very small garden with a railway nearby, so it’s noisy. Airplanes go over two minutes, so you can’t sit outside because there are trains and planes, and it’s very dirty as well. My way to work is horrible because I get into a packed subway, it’s packed with people. They are always rude and push in front of you to get a seat.

Jane White

Answer the following questions.

Why does Sam like living in New York?

Why doesn’t Jane like living in New York?

5. Discuss with your partner the advantages of living in the town or in the country. Use the arguments below.

Arguments for the city	Arguments for the country
a) close to entertainment b) a better chance for education and career development c) more facilities and services	a) close to nature and fresh air b) more leisurely pace of life c) no traffic and pollution

Give your arguments why you like or dislike living in a big city.

Example: I like living in a big city because it’s close to entertainment.

There are many theatres, cinemas, restaurants and discos in a big city so I like living there.

Compare life in your home city with life in New York.

Example : Life in our city is as interesting as life in New York.

The subway in our city is not so packed as it is in New York.

6. Imagine that you have a wonderful chance to choose any place (even an unusual one) to live in. Think of where you’d prefer to live and why.

Place to go

1. Look at the map.

Match the places in the box with a-g on the map.		Label these places in the boxes on the map.
traffic light		1 hospital
police station		2 market
telephone box		3 cinema
supermarket		4 hotel
church		5 bus stop
park		6 pavement
railway station		7 garage

2. Look at the map again. You are coming up High Street.

Can you answer these questions?

1. What’s opposite the market?

2. What’s behind the hospital?

3. What’s on the corner of High Street?

4. What’s between the bank and the pub?

5. What’s near the museum?

6. What’s next to the museum?

Listen to Tom talking about the town and check your answers.

3. Look at the map and make sentences from A, B and C.

Example: The theatre is next to the pub.

A	B	C
The car park	next to	the cinema
The police station	opposite	the theatre and the garage
The post office	near	the park
The museum	behind	the supermarket
The travel agent	between	the market

4. Work with a partner.

Take it in turn to choose a place. Don’t tell your partner the name of the place, say only where it is. Your partner must guess the place.

5. Look at the map again. Make up a conversation using the expressions from the box.

Example:

A: Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the railway station?

B: Yes. Go straight along High Street, then turn left. You’ll see it on the right.

Excuse me.	Could you tell me the way to the museum?	Turn left/right.
	I’m looking for a Travel Agent.	Take the first turning (on the left/right).
	How long does it take to get there on foot /by bus/ by car?	Go straight on.
		Walk along the street/road.
		Walk up/down the hill/road/street.
		You’ll see the shop on your left/right.
		It takes (about) fifteen minutes.

Choose a place on the map and give your partner directions to it. Don’t say the name of the place. Start at the car park.

Role-play

Your friend lives in a small town. He arrived in your city to enter the Institute. Give him some information about the life in a big city.

You live in an old town. It’s your first visit to a big city. Ask your friend about the life in the city, about entertainments, shops, transport, and etc.