[Ef the grass is always greener A. Read the interviews. Where would Charles like to live? Where would Arlene like to live? eee MODERN LIVING WE ASKED TWO PEOPLE ABOUT THE PLACES THEY LIVE. Charles Bell “My neighborhood is very i shopping center and the bus station, I's also safe, Fo But those are the only gets good things about ving Gowntown. Its vary noisy because the streets are always fullof people! The trafic s terrible, and parking is a big problem! |1can never park on my own street. I'd lke to live in.a small town.” Arlene Miller "My family andi ve in a nlog small town. It has ‘a great square where people meet for social events, and there's music ‘on summer evenings. It's a sale place to raise children, But there is no privacy here, Everyone in town knows what you are doing all the fime. And | don't meet as many interesting people as when lived in the city. It can be too quiet here. | want ‘more action! | think it's better downtown.” B How do Charles and Arlene feel about their neighborhoods? Complete the chart. Downtown ‘convenient: Small Town no privacy € Do you think it's better to live dewntown or in a small town? Why? D How do yau feel about the place you live? Write about it. TA unit 8r Ycomplete the d Use words from the box. Di tibrary Li people — L] theater Di noice D1 pottution [trate Ci hespital EF] parking [] schoo!) water bank crime 7 | Write questions using How much... ? or How many ... ?Then look at the picture and write answers to the questions. Use the expressions in the box. Datew Date ales Giron D1 many only alittle twash How much trashis there? There's onlya little. . buses trattic . bicycles police officers seeps crime How’s the neighborhood?Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the conversation. Are there any ___fany / one’/ nane) coffee shops around here, Carlos? : Sure. There: are (any / one / a lot). There's a coffee shop (across from / between / on) the Daily Market, but it’s expensive. Andrea: Well, are there (any /none / one) others? Carles: Yeah, there are fa few /a little / one), There's a nice (any / one / some) near here. It's called Morning Joe. Andrea: That's perfect! Where is it, exactly? Carles: It's on Third Avenue, (between / on / on the comer of) the National Bank and the Chinese restaurant. Andrea: So let's gol r Jchoose ‘the correct words or phrases. 4, I'm going to the gr ry store to get some (clothes / gas / food) 2. We're taking a long drive. We need to stop at the . (laundromat / gas station / drugstore) 3. | live on the 8th floor of my Fi (apartment building / neighborhood / theater) 4. Our apartment is in the center of the city. We live . (downtown / in the neighborhood / in the suburbs) EE Unit 8