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"which do you prefer— life in the city or the country? "
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Текст 4
" WHICH DO YOU PREFER— LIFE IN THE CITY OR THE COUNTRY? "
When William Evans was 18 he said " Good bye" to his mother, left his village and went to London. After a few days he found a job in a bank in the city centre, and he also found a small flat in the suburbs to live in.
Every morning he got up at 7 o'clock and left the house at 7. 30. He caught the tube to the city and began work at 9 o'clock. Every day he got on the train which was always crowded and then he stood there for 40 minutes, sometimes he read the newspaper, but he usually just thought about his mother and his village in Wales.
After 6 months he won some money in the football lottery. He went to a pub with some friends and they drank a lot of beer and talked about William's money and enjoyed themselves.
He decided to send some money home to his mother and he spent the rest of the money on a little red car. He also bought a street map of London and found the quickest way to get to work.
The first day he got up at 8 o'clock and left the house at 8. 30. He got to the city centre at 9 o'clock, but then for a long time he was looking for somewhere to park. At last he found a parking meter but he was late for work, and every two hours he had to go out and put some money into the meter. The second day he left home earlier, but he couldn't find a parking meter anywhere. He put the car into a car park, which cost him 1 dollar for the day.
On Wednesday it took him more time to get to the centre.
He left the car in the car park again, and he was 20 minutes late for work. On Thursday he sat for 20 minutes in a traffic jam and was late for work again.
The next day he got up very early. It was a very, very cold morning and the car didn't start. After a quarter of an hour William ran to the tube station, but he was late again. His boss told him he had to be on time in future. William was very excited because he didn't want to lose his job. He was sure he would be at the office on time.
The next day he got up early and went by tube, but he forgot that it was Saturday. When he got to the bank, he found that it was closed.
What do you think he did? Yes, he sold his car, took his things from his flat and went back to his village in Wales.
Ответьте на вопросы:
1. How did William's life change when he was 18?
2. How did William usually get to the bank?
3. What did he do with the money he had won in the lottery?
4. Why was William constantly late for the work?
5. What happened on Saturday?
6. What did he do after that?
7. Why did William decide to leave his village and go to London?
8. Why did he buy a car?
9. Why did William decide to go back to his village?
Текст 5
Нарисуйте план the Gatley village по ходу чтения текста.
THE VILLAGE GATLEY
Tom and Belinda Shaw, friends of Carlos and Maria Oliveira Silva, live near a village called Gatley. Once Gatley was a quiet country village. Now it's a suburb of Manchester, and it has a population of several thousand people
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Gatley Green is at the western end of the village. The Green is a small open grassy space. There is a road round the Green. High Street runs from the Green to the main road at the eastern end of the village. There are shops at both sides of the High Street.
A church stands on the eastern side on the Green, next to it there is a pub. It faces the Green. On the southern side of the Green there is a newsagent's, a baker's and another pub.
The largest supermarket in the village is on the northern side of the Green. Between the supermarket and a dress shop there is a car park for supermarket customers. Further down the High Street, on the same side, there is a greengrocer's He sells fruit and vegetables. Between the greengrocer's and another dress shop, there is a fabric shop. This shop sells materials, towels, sheets and blankets. The dress shop sells children's and women's clothes.
On the other side of High Street there are several shops and a restaurant. The first shop, opposite one of the dress shops, is a men's outfitters. Next to it there is an off-license. The off-license sells wine and other drinks. The restaurant is between the off-license and a grocer's. The grocer's sells groceries such as cheese canned fruit and vegetables, sugar, soap and coffee. Belinda goes there for cheese at the grocer's.
On the same side of High Street there is another group of shops. This group consists of a chemist's, a butcher's, another baker's, a shoe shop and a small supermarket. There is also a bus stop outside these shops.
Opposite the bus stop on the other side of the street there is a hairdresser's, a fish and chips shop, a toy shop, a hardware shop. The fish and chips shop opens twice a day. It sells freshly cooked fish and chips. The hardware shop sells household tools, utensils and paint. Between the hardware shop and a TV and radio shop there is a dry cleaner's. Opposite the TV and radio shop there in a third supermarket and a second greengrocer's. At this point High Street joins the main road. There is a bank on each corner of the junction. A cinema and a post office are on the main road, while a petrol station and a library are elsewhere in the village.
Gatley is not a large village, but it contains shops for all daily needs. Tom and Belinda often shop in Gatley. Belinda usually shops at the largest supermarkets, while Jason and Alice like going to the baker's for cakes and buns
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Dublin is the capital of Ireland. It has a population of about half a million. Dublin is famous for its beautiful historical buildings and friendly people but it is quite polluted. The weather is mild with average temperatures around 10°C and around 6 centimetres of rain every month. In Dublin a bottle of water costs $1. 29 and a bus ticket about $2. 50.
Singapore is a very modern city. The population is about 3. 5 million. Singapore is famous for being a very clean city with lots of modern buildings, but some people think these buildings are ugly. The weather is hot and wet, with average temperatures of 20°C and about 20 centimetres of rain every month. A bottle of water costs $1 and a bus ticket about $1. 20.
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