Ex. 13. Put the items into the chart

Suburbs, forests, housing estates, blocks of flat, open space, crops, traffic jams, rush hour, car parks, wildlife, fields, shopping centres, footpaths, fumes.

What items do you consider to be advantages or disadvantages of town and country life? Why? Where would you prefer to live?

Ex. 14. Read the list of places situated in a town and answer the questions.

church

supermarket

petrol station

pub

museum

cinema

library

department store

hotel

post office

restaurant

What do people use these places for?

Which of them do you visit more often? What do you do there?

Which three of them do you consider the most important? Why?

Ex. 15. Complete the adjectives with –y, -que, -able, -ing, -ed, -ish, -ful, -al, or –ous.

Furniture

old-fashion__

anti__

Atmosphere

comfort__

imperson__

relax__

cos__

Design and decoration

well/badly-design__

styl__

taste__

origin__

practic__

luxury__

Use the adjectives to describe your house or flat and furniture.

Ex. 16. Add an appropriate quantity expression from the box to make the sentence true for you. Compare your answers with a partner.

all of most of several of not (very) many of a few of hardly any of none of

a) ______ my friends live in small villages.

b) ______ the people in my neighbourhood go to work by car.

c) ______ the shops near my home are open on Sunday.

d) ______ the houses in my street have big gardens.

e) ______ my neighbours keep pets.

f) ______ the buildings in my area were built in the last ten years.

g) ______ the people I work with smoke.

h) ______ these exercises are easy.

Ex. 17. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.

1. Without any____ he managed to decorate the whole house. ASSIST

2. The _____ they needed to build the greenhouse cost less than 200 $. EQUIP

3. They moved away from the _____ city, to a quit life in the country. CROWD

4. The house was so big that they couldn’t afford to _____ itr. HOT

5. You should always keep ____ products away from children. POISON

6. The storm caused a ____ amount of damage to the garden. CONSIDER

7. Pollution is only on of the ____ of living in the city. ADVANTAGE

Ex. 18. Cross the odd one out.

1. The roof of the terraced house/ cellar/ semi-detached was in need of repair.

2. The farmhouse/ maisonette/cottage we bought recently is in a perfect country setting far away from the streets of the city.

3. Ellie has a luxurious penthouse/ council flat/ villa by the sea in the south of France.

4. The hotel suite/ bed-sit/ room cost 200 $ per night.

5. Our country cottage is so typical of those in the area with its thatched/slate/marble roof.

6. The new apartment included an antique/ well-equipped/ fitted kitchen.

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