UNIT 8. COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 4. READ

UNIT 8. COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 4. READ
*Chatting:
? Nowadays, more and more people are going to
the city. Why?
Because of good jobs, high salary, better facilities… .
? But what happens when so many people move
to the city?
Overcrowded, population increase, strains on
social services: schools, hospitals… .

UNIT 8. COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 4. READ
True / false statements :
1. The city offers plentiful good jobs.
2. In the country, farmers can get lots of money.
3. The increase in population puts a strain on
schools, hospitals, water and electricity supplies.
4. When their parents live and work in the city,
children can live with them…
5. Governments are trying to provide facilities
for these migrants but it is a problem.

UNIT 8. COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 4. READ


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increase

strain

tragedy

migrant
(= a lot, a lot of…)
>< urban area
(v),(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)

UNIT 8. COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 4. READ
*Vocabulary:

plentiful

rural area

to struggle( with nature):

typhoon

flood

drought