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6 Tétel -housing

living in the city or in the country

• living conditions (own property, rented accommodation, lodgings, hostel)
• flat or house
• neighbourhood

I prefer the countryside because I like peace, quiet and nature. I agree
that living in a city has
advantages but I can’t imagine living in a dirty and noisy city with crowds
of people around
me.
In a city it’s easier to find a job and there are more possibilities for
spending your free time.
Specialised health services are more easily accessible and there are big
hypermarkets and
plazas eith a wide variety of goods. In cities there are more banks, post
offices and all kinds of
services. On the other hand, the air is polluted, the streets are dirty and
noisy, there is more
crime, and life is too hectic. In a village life is more peaceful, the air is
clean, there are
flowers and trees everywhere and people know each other. People are
friendlier, they always
have the time for a chat, and they are willing to help each other. The
disadvantages are that the
infrastructure is not so developed, the number of services is generally
smaller, and you may
have to commute to make your living. If you need to contact the
authorities because of some
administrative matters, you have to travel to the nearest city, and it can
take all day.
In villages most people live in a family house, though there may be some
blocks in the centre.
In town centres there are blocks of flats and apartment houses, and on
the outskirts there are
big housing estates with prefabricated buildings. In the green belt you
can find detached,
semi-detached and terraced houses.
The English prefer living in houses and hate high-rise buildings. In most
English towns you
can find terraced houses built from red brick.
Living in a high-rise block of flats has problems. Families feel isolated
and lonely. There is
not much contact with the neighbours. The children have nowhere to
play. The old people
have to depend on the lift (elevator) to reach the outside world. When
the lift is not operating,
the old people are cut off from human contact. On the other hand it may
be problem with the
neighbours because of noises. In these building the sealant is bad and
the walls are thin.
I think houses have only one problem: the scoop of snow.
In my opinion owning a flat is better because it’s a good investment and
more secure than
living in a rented flat. If you rent a flat, the owners can ask you to leave
any time while if you
live in your flat, you can stay there for all your life. It’s also true that you
are more willing to
finance repair jobs and redecorating if you are the owner.
We can get flat or house in many ways; we can buy it in a lump, but it
rare because a flat or a
house is very expensive. If we don’t have enough money we’ll get on
credit. In this case we
pay the amount and interests monthly for a long time. If we don’t have
capital we can rent a
flat or a house or we can live in a room or a boarding school if we’re
students.