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1. I enjoy a rural lifestyle. 2. There isn't much pollution if you live outside a town. 3. There is a lot of productive land in this area. 4. In recent years, there has been a lot of migration from the towns to the cities. 5. The government has promised to leave the green belt alone, 6. There has been a huge reduction in the amount of arable land over the last twenty years. 7. My uncle's farm covers almost 800 hectares. 8. What are the main crops grown in this area? Town and country Task 2: Match the sentences in the left-hand column with an appropriate response in the righthand column. Use the words in bold to help you. A. Really? So why are we seeing so much construction in the countryside around London? B. I'm not so sure. All those pesticides and chemical fertilisers that farmers use nowadays can't be good for the environment C That's probably because we import more food from abroad. D. Mostly wheat oats and barley. E. Really? How much is that in acres? F. I'm not surprised. With such terrible prospects within towns, depopulation is inevitable. G. Well I can't see much evidence of cultivation. H. Really? I always find there's nothing to do in the countryside. topic specific vocabulary Task 3: Now read this article and fill in the gaps with one of the words or expressions from Tasks 1 and 2. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. You may need to change some of the word forms. For seven years I lived in Singapore, a 1 of almost three million people. Like London, Paris and New York, Singapore is a 2 city, with people from different parts of the world living and working together. I enjoyed the 3 lifestyle I led there, and made the most of the superb 4 , ranging from the excellent shops to some of the best restaurants in the world. In the evenings and at weekends there were always 5 ; with such diverse attractions as classical western music, an exhibition of Malay art or a Chinese opera in the street, it was difficult to get bored. Perhaps most impressive, however, was the remarkable transport 6 , with excellent roads, a swift and efficient bus service and a state-of-the-art underground system which could whisk 7 from the suburbs straight into the heart of the city (this was particularly important, as the government banned private cars from entering the 8 during the morning and afternoon 9 in order to reduce 10 on the roads and 11 from the exhausts). Of course, living in a city (ike this has its disadvantages as well. For a start, the 12 can be very high - renting an apartment, for example, is very expensive. And as the city is expanding, there are a lot of 13 where new apartments are continually being built to deal with the 14 which is a direct result of the government encouraging people to have more children. Fortunately, Singapore doesn't suffer from problems that are common in many cities such as 15 , which is partly the result of the government imposing very severe penalties on anyone bringing narcotics into the country, so it is safe to walk the streets at night. In fact, the 16 housing estates there are probably the safest and most orderly in the world. Singapore wouldn't be ideal for everyone, however, especially if you come from the countryside and are used to a 17 lifestyle. The traditional villages that were once common have disappeared as the residents there realised there were no 18 for their future and moved into new government housing in the city. Nowadays, there is very little 19 around the city, which means that Singapore imports almost all of its food. And despite a 'green' approach to city planning, the 20 which has eaten into the countryside has had a detrimental effect on the 21 ___ . Peter Collin Publishing. © 2001. For reference, see the English Dictionary for Students (1-901659-06-2) 83
topic specific vocabulary Architecture Task 1: Put the words in the box into their appropriate category in the table beneath. Some words can go into more than one category. modernist • reinforced concrete • practical • post-modern • standardised skyscraper • well-designed • porch • facade i traditional i walls an eyesore • timber • elegant • stone • steel • functional • ugly glass • concrete • low-rise i apartments • high-tech i controversial high-rise apartments • pleasing geometric forms • art deco multi-storey car park • international style • energy-efficient • foundations Building materials (6 words / expressions) Aesthetic perception (how we feel about a building) (6 words / expressions) Types of building (4 words / expressions) Architectural style (6 words / expressions) Parts of a building (4 words / expressions) Features (that make the building easy to live or work in) (4 words / expressions) 84 Peter Collin Publishing. (c) 2001. For reference, see the English Dictionary for Students (1-901659-06-2)
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