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advantages disadvantages
1) a big city
2) in a small town
3) in the country
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The city is the place where all industrial cultural and educational centers are situated. In big cities you can find museums, theaters, clubs, cinemas, big shops and hospitals, comfortable modern flats. People try to live in cities because all necessary objects are situated near by. For example if you get ill a hospital or a chemist’s shop will be situated near your home in the city, and if you live in the country it will be hard to find any medical help very quickly . Also in big cites you can find all sorts of entertainment such as cinemas clubs entertaining parks and so on. Many people like to spend their free time in them because it helps them to relax and bring them a lot of pleasure. It is really convenient that everything you need in daily life is situated near you. One of the most important comforts of big cites is that you can fast get everywhere you like by underground, bus, trolley bas. Also in big cities there is electricity therefore you can use electrical devices such as TV sets, computers, radio and so on. One more thing, without which it would be impossible to live today, is the telephone and where there is a telephone there is also Internet. The connection has huge value in the life of people and we have got used to it to such extent, that it there is no telephone we feel uncomfortable and lonely. Yes , it is really comfortable, and at first glance everything is good but nowadays big cites there are a great amount of cars and factories Big cites suffer of over population, dirty air, and water, The streets became noisy and after hard working day people cannot relax. People try to do everything to go to the countryside because only there they can find quietness. Every holiday and every week-end people try to leave their houses and go to the country. Many people prefer to live in a big city because A lot of big shops are situated near their houses, but they also like to spend holidays in the country because after living in the city for about 9 months people begin to get tired.
1) Sam is not as greedy as everybody says.
2) It is as easy as pie!
3) I am not as worried as you are. The results of my exam are really good, I know it!
4) He is not as kind as he is said to be.
5) Remember to wear a warm wool coat if you don't want to be as frozen as a deep-freezer.
6) London is not as foggy as it is purported to be.
7) This sportsman is as fast as a cheetah.
8) I am as careful as my elder sister. She also takes care of things
9) Would you care for a drink? It is as cheap as a magazine.
10) She’s as well-known as her brother.
1) Many foreign tourists are traveling in our country at present.
2) A person with a good education usually gets a better job.
3) The train is late because the workers are repairing the track.
4) As a rule the workers repair the track in summer.
5) Look! Two aircrafts are flying in the dark sky.
6) This fast train always arrives on schedule.
7) This section of track needs reconstruction.
7) The problem of ecology is becoming one of the most important problems for mankind now.
8) Englishmen very seldom talk on the Underground. They prefer to read newspapers.
9) My TV set works (is working) better now because we have installed the external antenna.
10) I can’t talk to you because I am hurrying.
11) The phone is ringing. Can you answer it?
12) The arrow of compass always points to the North.
13) Nowadays the railways in the USA transport only 0.6 per cent of passengers.
14) Are all these passengers waiting for the suburban train arrival?
15) Do you often receive letters from your former group-mates?
16) What are you looking for]? – I am looking for my umbrella. Look out of the window, it's raining cats and dogs.
17) Does he usually buy one way or round trip tickets?
18) What berth do you prefer to travel by?
19) Where is John? – He is meeting his friends at the airport.
20) What platform does our train depart from?
21) Please, don’t make much noise. The students are writing a test.
Объяснение:
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My TV set works better now - Работает лучше вообще, каждый день, постоянно... потому что установили внешнюю антенну.
My TV set is working better now - Работает прямо сейчас, вот мы его сейчас смотрим и он работает лучше... потому что установили внешнюю антенну.