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D The busiest time for Monowi was in the 1930s. Then, the population was ISO, mostly farmers and » their families. There was a railway, too. However, the farmers couldn’t compete with the enormous industrialised farms. They left the town to look for other work. In 1971, the railway closed and the town began to die. Three years ago, the last inhabitant,

» apart from Elsie and her husband, moved away.

Then Elsie's husband died, and Elsie became the town's only inhabitant.

D Elsie’s son and daughter left years ago to find work in bigger towns. ‘The smali farmers and businessmen » can't make any money here,’ says Elsie. It is the same in other smali towns in the region. Between 1996 and 2004, almost 500,000 people left the rural States of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa, and went to live in big cities.

is [] Now Elsie lives alone, but she isn't lonely . Her food is good, the beer is cold, and farmers and truck drivers travel a long way to eat at her cafe. 'One day Monowi will just be memories, and it will probably turn to dust,' she says. ‘But I like it here, and as long as u I can take care of myself, I'll stay here.’

Wskazówka maturalna

Odpowiadając na pytania typu prawda / fałsz, przeczytaj każde zdanie i odszukaj w tekście informację, której potrzebujesz. Podkreśl w tekście wyrazy, które stanowią odpowiedź, i porównaj je dokładnie ze zdaniami z ćwiczenia.

5    Read the text again. Are the sentences true or false? Correct

the false sentences.

1    Elsie Eiler has got five jobs.

2    The shop closed first, then the church, then the school.

3    In the past it was possible to take the train to Monowi.

4    The farmers left Monowi because the railway closed.

5    Three years ago Etsie‘s husband moved away.

6    In this part of the USA, young people are moving from rural areas to urban areas.

7    Elsie wants to move away from Monowi.

6    Match the adjectives 1-7 with their opposites a-g.

Describing places

1 boring	a polluted
2 dean	b stressful
3 dangerous	c exciting
4 modern	d ugly
5 noisy	e safe
6 pretty	f old
7 relaxing boring - SKitinę	g quiet
Match the ąuestions with the answers.

1    Where do you live?

2    What’s it like?

3    What’s the best thing about where you live?

4    What’s the worst thing about where you live?

5    Would you prefer to live in the country/the city?

6    Why?/Why not?

a There are two things that I really like. It’s very pretty and it’s by the sea.

b l’d prefer to live in the country, but near a big town. c I live in Kingsbridge.

d Because I like dean air and green countryside, but I also occasionally like to go shopping or see a film. e lt’s a smali town. There are a lot of old buildings. f There aren't many shops and there isn’t a cinema.

8 B2Z23E0 Work in pairs. Ask the ąuestions in exercise 7 and giveyour own answers.

Unit 3 • Town and country

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