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Understanding City Life Dynamics

City life can have both benefits and drawbacks. Some positives of city life mentioned include the abundance of new businesses and a buzzing atmosphere. However, crime rates tend to be higher in cities, with issues like muggings and shootings. Cities also face problems with pollution, as the document mentions having to wear a mask due to smog. Transportation networks in cities are often extensive, but traffic congestion can be an issue. While cities offer cultural attractions and nightlife, the fast pace and crowds aren't appealing to all. Overall, cities present tradeoffs between opportunities and conveniences against costs like crime and pollution.

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Understanding City Life Dynamics

City life can have both benefits and drawbacks. Some positives of city life mentioned include the abundance of new businesses and a buzzing atmosphere. However, crime rates tend to be higher in cities, with issues like muggings and shootings. Cities also face problems with pollution, as the document mentions having to wear a mask due to smog. Transportation networks in cities are often extensive, but traffic congestion can be an issue. While cities offer cultural attractions and nightlife, the fast pace and crowds aren't appealing to all. Overall, cities present tradeoffs between opportunities and conveniences against costs like crime and pollution.

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City life

Check you understand the words and phrases in bold in the sentences below. Then put these words into the
correct place in the sentences. The first one is done for you.

springing up; showing off; choke; condemned; muggings; smoothly; crawl; dropping

spring up (phrasal verb): to suddenly appear or start to exist


show off (phrasal verb): to try to make people admire your abilities, achievements, or possessions
choke (verb): to be unable to breathe properly because something is in your throat or there is not enough air
condemned (adjective [only before noun]): a condemned building is officially not safe to live in or use
mugging (noun [countable, uncountable]): an attack on someone in which they are robbed in a public place
smoothly (adverb): in a steady way, without stopping and starting again
crawl (verb): it moves forward very slowly
springing up
1 There are new businesses/all over the place. There’s a real buzz about the place.

2 The crime rate is pretty high. There are a lot of and shootings.

3 There’s a big network of buses and trams and it all runs very.

4 The smog is awful - you have to wear a mask or you’d on the fumes.

5 The cars just along most of the time - you might as well walk.

6 There’s a lot of conspicuous consumption with people their wealth.

7 There’s not a trace of litter anywhere. Apparently, you can get fined heavily for it.

8 The area is a slum. A lot of buildings should just be and rebuilt.

buzz = a positive, exciting feel


conspicuous consumption = a term used to refer to consumers who buy expensive items to display wealth and income rather
than to cover their real needs
crawl = go slowly
might as well = a phrase indicating that it is probably better to do something than not to do it
slum = a building or area of a city which is poor and in bad condition
LISTENING
Listen to two conversations about cities. List the good and bad things you hear about each place.
complete the sentences.
Conversation 1
1 It’s really wild. It , _________________actually.
2 We went out with these people and___________ at about four in the morning.
3 Actually, that w as __________ , the congestion.
4 Honestly, you walk out of your hotel and__________ this thick wall of heat.
5 It does___________ but, as I say, it just has a real buzz.
Conversation 2
6 It is, if you like__________ .
7 It’s more lively. There’s __________ , you know.
8 So you wouldn’t ___________to live there?
9 Don’t __________ , it is a good place to live if you’re bringing up kids.
10 So if I , I might move back. It’s just not what I want right now.

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