Work in pairs. Interview each other, using the questions below. Take notes of the answers and then report the results to the class.

Questions

Answers

What are some reasons why people like living in the countryside?

• Embrace a Slower Pace of Life
• Lower Cost of Living
• No Traffic or Crowds
• Less Noise
• Increased Safety and Decreased Crime
• More Space (Inside and Out)
• Cleaner Air

What are some reasons why people dislike living in the countryside?

• Rural infrastructure is not modern and advanced.
• Roads are quite narrow and degraded.
• Schools, hospitals are not cared much and remodeled.
• the quality teachers and doctors here are just little.
• job opportunities are so race.

What are some advantages or disadvantages of living in the city?

Disadvantages:

• Expensive – Living in the city comes at a premium for some people that means living in congested places.
• Crowded – There has been a multiplicity of motorized vehicles in city roads causing lots of traffic problems, The rush the noise the traffic, from sunrise till sunset city living is loud and crowded.
• Parking – Finding a spot could be a big hassle if you don’t have an allotted one to yourself.
• Pollution: City life is now spoiled by pollution – air, noise, and water pollution. Sanitation is often neglected.

Advantages:

• No Commute – You will be walking to work and coming home, no waiting for trains or buses. you will save the money as well.
• Shops/food/supermarket – A city is normally a commercial center. Literally, everything will be at your doorstep albeit at a premium at times but even in the middle of the night, you will have options.
• Sightseeing – This is very subjective but you will get to see the city around, all the local and famous spots without the need to especially go to the city. A city has metalled roads with bus or train services for easy traveling.
• There are educational and possibly vocational institutions with facility for use of the library.