Writing CITY OR COUNTRYSIDE? 1 Use the prompts in the table below as a guideline and write a text (about 150-170 words) comparing urban and rural lifestyle. Add personal considerations. ADVANTAGES ACTIVITIES URBAN ENVIRONMENT RURAL ENVIRONMENT 242 Module 7 SCAFFOLDING DISADVANTAGES variety of accommodation available: flats, houses, skyscrapers facilities such as first-class hospitals, educational institutes, banks, department stores and sports facilities developed infrastructure facilities such as electricity, water, telecommunication and transportation facilities lively cultural life (museums, theatres, concerts, libraries, etc.) wide variety of jobs and careers available; offices and factories close to the centre great variety of restaurants and different cuisines cost of accommodation considerably higher air, acoustic and light pollution less fresh food; supermarkets, stored food few green areas and little natural environment mostly built-up environment overcrowded spaces and general dirtiness heat waves in summer higher crime rate healthier and fresher food less air, acoustic and light pollution wildlife and larger green areas, natural pleasant landscape, houses with private gardens natural climate with a wide temperature range privacy and slower pace of life people work together and look out for one another, creating a greater sense of community distance from a city; inadequacy of commercial activity not enough adequate roads, little public transport; longer travel time for everything problem of telecommunication; no broadband service reduced cultural life, only TV and books.