Ex.1
a)I didn’t know who were Amishes, but after reading the text I figured out. Amishes are fascinating community who live in isolation, who work together to grow their own food, make their own clothes and build their own communities. They reject conveniences like electricity, telephones, cars and focus on hard work, Christian worship, and family.
b)1.The Rumspringa is when Amish people reach their late teens, they are allowed to explore modern society and are given the chance to experience the outside world for the first time. I think it is very dangerous but at the same time very interesting, and helpful thing. It is dangerous because they are still teens and they can’t live their own life all alone in completely new world, where there is everything that they have never seen before. But also it is very good, because they get to see all the new thing they have never seen, they will have something to compare to their old life, and they will get a good education, they can go to college, I mean it is a great opportunity.
2. I think the biggest culture shock for Amish people will be night clubs, people’s attitude to each other, technology, cars, the noisy and the big city.
3. I can’t say what the majority of the five young Amish will do, because everyone will chose what to do, some of they maybe will go back to their old life, to their families. Some of them maybe will like to stay in the city and get education, go to collage and work.
Towns and cities
Ex.1
places of worship-cathedral, chapel, mosque, temple, synagogue
other buildings- town hall, concert hall, law court, tower, skyscraper
other landmark and sights- square, harbour, football stadium, hill, statue
getting around-cable car, pedestrian street, cycle lane, taxi rank
Ex.2
1.in the city/town centre-E)the middle
2.in a(friendly) neighbourhood- A)an are and the people who live there
3.in the suburbs-B) the area of a town outside the centre
4.on the outskirts-F)the furthest part from the centre, on the edge of the town/city
5. in the (financial)district-D)an are where, e.g. all the banks(or theatres, etc.)are
6. in the old town-C) the historic part of a town
Ex.3
1.There are a lot of traffic jam and congestion, especially during the rush hour.
2.There are slums on the outskirts of the city, where the houses are in very bad condition.
3. There is a lot of vandalism, and often phone boxes are destroyed and don’t work.
4.In some parts of the city there is a lot of overcrowding with too many people living in one building.
5. There is too much pollution caused by car fumes and factory emissions.
6.There are a lot homeless people who sleep in the street.
7.Beggars are poor people who stop you in the street and ask you for money.
8.There is a lot of poverty in this country. Many people are earning less then a dollar a day.
Ex.4
1.London is a very cosmopolitan city.-C)It’s full of people from different cultures.
2. This area of the city is quite run down.-F)The buildings are in bed condition.
3.It’s a very industrial city.-G)There are lot of factories in and around the city.
4.Prague is a very historic city.-A) It has many interesting old building and monuments.
5.I think my city is very provincial.- D)People here have a small-town mentality.
6.Buenos Aires is a vibrant city.- B)It’s full of life and energy.
7.This city is terribly polluted.-E)The air is full of toxic chemicals.
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