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Exercises

60.1 Complete this table of opposites.
Big towns and cities Village life and the countryside
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bee vee e vette teteettteeetsetenteeaes nothing to do in the evening
dangerous aeteeettteettttttttettttttttettteectees
Do you agree with everything in the table above? Put a tick (W) beside each answer you do,
and a (X) beside each answer you don’t. If possible compare and discuss your answers with
someone else.

60.2 Organise the words in the box into three groups: things that you usually find in towns (in
your country), things you usually find in the country, and things you often find in both town
and country.

fields factories gates car parks
libraries tractors suburbs villages
traffic Town Hall shopping centres footpaths

pollution valleys night-life woods

Town Country Town and country

60.3 Look at the picture on the opposite page for one minute, then cover it and complete this text
based on the picture.

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lav
Q) eeu telienecels , and then followed: the @)..03..0u across the
Doo cceeeeeetteeneee and down into the Ql, We stopped and had a
picnic by. the river and then walked up through the ()...0.0. 00020... on ‘the other
a8
to
side of the)... cosas uA bit later we came where
we stopped:and: bought some ‘bread.

66.4 Think of your journey to school, college or work. How many of these things do you see or
pass?
a car park factories woods a library a museum parking meters
lots of traffic commuters a night club fields suburbs a railway station

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