Country life

VY_32_INOVACE_AJ3r0110

Vocabulary presentation

Jaroslava Dlabajová

Look and the pictures and give the pros and cons:

What are the advantages and disadvantages of rural life?

YOU CAN GROW CROPS IN YOUR GARDEN

YOU CAN KEEP ANIMALS AND PETS

THE COUNTRY IS LESS POLUTED YOU CAN BREATHE FRESH, CLEAN AIR

YOU ARE CLOSER TO NATURE

YOU GET PEACE AND QUIET

THE COST OF LIVING IS CHEAPER

Make comparatives:Living in the country is ………(healthy) (peaceful)(stressful)(relaxing)People living in the country are considered…

(friendly)

Living in the country is ………HEALTHIER MORE PEACEFULLESS STRESSFULMORE RELAXING

People living in the country are considered…FRIENDLIER

DISADVANTAGES:

FEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES

YOU HAVE TO COMMUTE TO SCHOOL/ WORK

COUNTRY LIFE CAN BE BORING, YOU LIVE IN A QUIET BACKWATER WHERE NOTHING EVER HAPPENS

SOCIAL ISOLATION

IT´S FAR AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL

Answer the questions:Do you like living where you live or would you like to live somewhere else ?

Are people living in the country different from people in the city?

What kind of people prefer living in the country?

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