1look at the photos and the title of the
text. predict which of the sentences 16
are true or false. then read the text and
check your answers.
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1 live in a big city.
2 use a lot of electricity
3 make their own soap.
4 are interested in the environment.
5 prefer shopping at big supermarkets.
6 prefer not to use plastic bags and
packets.​

A city means a large and important town. Some people say that city is the best place to live. Nowadays, more and more people are choosing to live in the city. They are willing to leave their homes and migrate to the city because there are plenty of job opportunities and entertainment in the city. One has an easy access to all the amenities of life. Additionally, city centers are the places where all the business, educational, official and trade activity centers are located. The commuting time is nothing as compared to those living in the suburbs.
There are many advantages living in a city. Living in a city is very convenient. There ara many important things for life such as cloths, furniture and health care here. There are better choices because there are more shops. We can also choose an expensive or cheap things that suit to our budget. Living in a city can makes chances of getting a proper education because we can go to a better school, colleges or universities. Most of the good and famous universities are situated in big cities.
Its is also easier to find chances of getting a good job and of course a good salary if you choose to live in a big city. A big city has more opportunity to find job with good salary as there are many companies, corporations and businesses. The facilities are also good. During emergency, we do not have to be transferred to other hospital as we need only short time to get to the hospital. In addition, living in city, we can enjoy the best entertainment. There are many entertainment for our family. Furthermore, we can also enjoy many kinds of food as there are many restaurants in city. The public transportations in city are always better than the one that we have in the rural area. We can choose transport like busses, LRT or monorail which the rural area does not have. These will reduce our expenses.

Present Continuous мы употребляем для того, чтобы сказать, что мы делаем или не делаем сейчас, в данный момент речи. Формула Present Continuous: Present BE + ING form - дословно "быть делающим". Если вы хотите сказать, что вы сейчас плаваете, то не нужно говорить слово now "сейчас", просто скажите это в Present Continuous: I am swimming - дословно: Я есть плавающий. Когда правильно говорить в Present Continuous:
- вы что-то делаете в данный момент - формула I am doing Я есть делающий: I am working, You are travelling
- вы что-то не делаете в данный момент - формула I am not doing Я есть не делающий: We are not having dinner,
He is not eating lunch
- вы спрашиваете о том, что кто-то делает в данный момент - формула: Are you doing?
Есть ты делающий?: Are they reading a book?