sw8 Country City Life

Country vs
City life
Geography 8th Year
SWOOSH
Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

Country life vs City life Geography – 8th Year
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- To understand the meaning of rural and urban.
• When we say Urban

we mean the city
and its surrounding
town areas.
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• When we say
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Rural we mean outcast
the countryside.
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- To recognise and appreciate the similarities

and differences between urban and rural.
Can you think of any words to describe

what urban Portugal or Britain are like?
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- To recognise and appreciate the similarities

and differences between urban and rural.
Can you think of any words to describe

what rural Portugal or Britain are like?
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Words to describe URBAN Words to describe RURAL

Portugal or Britain Portugal or Britain
• big and grey • green

• noisy / dirty • quiet / clean
• stressful • calm and relaxing
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• tall buildings • fields
• lots of houses • farm houses
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• tons of shops • lots of animals
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• heavy traffic • quiet roads
• busy
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Words to describe URBAN Words to describe RURAL

Portugal or Britain Portugal or Britain
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Are all urban and
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rural areas like this?
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- Comparing the similarities and differences

between urban and rural.
• Look carefully at the photos on the next slide.

• In pairs, discuss the aspects of urban and rural areas
that are similar to or different from each other.
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• Why do these similarities exist?
• Does living in a rural or urban
social area make people
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• Where would you rather live and why?
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Geography – 8th Year
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Living in a big city or

in the country
Advantages and
disadvantages

Living
in a big city

Living in a big city Geography – 8th Year
Advantages:
• Everything is close to home: shops, supermarkets,

schools, hospitals and other facilities.
• Life in the city is more convenient.
• Better range and quality of education.

Advantages:
• There are more opportunities to find a good,

well-paid job and have a successful career.
• It is easier to start up a company.

Advantages:
• In addition, cities have better and more

convenient infrastructures.

Advantages:
• Moreover, there is a wide selection of

entertainment facilities, such as cinemas,
theatres, discos, water parks, museums,
galleries and sport facilities.

Disadvantages:
• On the other hand, living in the city has also

its disadvantages.
• The air in the cities is more polluted with
carbon dioxide generated by exhaust fumes
and factories.

Disadvantages:
• There is a lot of heavy traffic and it is difficult

to find a parking space, especially downtown.

Disadvantages:
• Another important aspect is that the cities

tend to be overpopulated. Shops, streets
and public transport are usually crowded.

Disadvantages:
• The houses or flats are very expensive.

Disadvantages:
• People feel stressed and depressed.

Living
in the country

Living in the country Geography – 8th Year
Advantages:
• There is much less traffic.

• It’s a lot more peaceful.

Advantages:
• People go for walks in the forest and see

beautiful landscapes and views every day.
• The air is also much purer and healthier.

Advantages:
• People have more freedom.

Advantages:
• Life in the country is safer and not as
expensive as in the city.
• The food is healthier and almost everything
is natural and produced in the local fields.

Advantages:
• It’s much easier to find a cheap place to live.

• We have more time to look after our health
and have more quality family time.
• For all of these seasons, living in the country
is a good option!

Disadvantages:
• First of all, there isn’t much entertainment.

• In addition, infrastructures likes schools,
hospitals or shops are more limited.

Disadvantages:
• In the country, it is difficult to find a good job

and public transport is rather limited.
• People need to have their own cars if they
want to get somewhere quickly.

• Where do you live?

• How long have you lived there?
• What facilities/services are there?
• Do you like your neighbourhood?
• Where would you like to live?

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Country vs

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

- To understand the meaning of rural and urban.

• When we say Urban

- To recognise and appreciate the similarities

Can you think of any words to describe

- To recognise and appreciate the similarities

Can you think of any words to describe

Words to describe URBAN Words to describe RURAL

• big and grey • green

Words to describe URBAN Words to describe RURAL

Stop and think!punk hairstyle

- Comparing the similarities and differences

• Look carefully at the photos on the next slide.

Living in a big city or

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• Everything is close to home: shops, supermarkets,

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• There are more opportunities to find a good,

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• In addition, cities have better and more

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• Moreover, there is a wide selection of

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• On the other hand, living in the city has also

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• There is a lot of heavy traffic and it is difficult

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• Another important aspect is that the cities

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• The houses or flats are very expensive.

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• People feel stressed and depressed.

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• There is much less traffic.

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• People go for walks in the forest and see

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• People have more freedom.

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• It’s much easier to find a cheap place to live.

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• First of all, there isn’t much entertainment.

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• In the country, it is difficult to find a good job

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

• Where do you live?

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

It’s all a matter of opinion…

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