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60 Town and country

Towns

Here are some of the things you will find in most big towns.
a commercial centre: an area with lots of banks and company offices
shopping centres: places with many shops, either indoors or outdoors
car parks: places to leave many cars
factories: buildings where you make/manufacture things, e.g. cars
suburbs: areas outside the centre of town where people live
libraries: places where you can borrow books
pollution: dirty air because of smoke and petrol fumes
night-life: places to go at night, e.g. bars, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, discos, etc.

The country
Here are some of the things you will find in the countryside.

Advantages and disadvantages

People who prefer the countryside to big towns, often say this:
Towns: The countryside:
are noisy is quiet and peaceful
are dirty and polluted is clean
are stressful is calm and relaxing
are crowded (= full of people) has lots of open space
are dangerous is safe
People who prefer big towns have a different point of view:
In towns: In the countryside:
there are plenty (= lots) of things to do there’s nothing to do
it’s exciting it’s boring
there’s a wide range of shops (= many different shops) there are only a few shops
there’s lots of night-life, e.g. bars, cinemas, discos there’s no night-life

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