People are always
wondering whether the country or the city is the ideal place to live. Nowadays majority of
people prefer living in a city. Also this is the well known fact that there are
more people in cities than in countries. However, both city living and country
living have their benefits.
One of the advantages of living in a
city is that everything is close to home: shops and supermarkets, schools and
hospitals and other facilities. Besides, life in the city is more comfortable.
There are more opportunities to find a good, well-paid job and make a
successful career or it is easier to open a company. Moreover, if you are a
city-dweller you have a better choice of schools and higher quality of education.
There is a good selection of entertainments, for example, cinemas, theatres,
discos, water parks, museums, galleries and sport facilities. In addition,
cities have better and more convenient infrastructure.
On the other hand, living in the city
has also disadvantages. The air in the cities is polluted with carbodioxide and
sulphur generated by car fumes. There is heavy traffic and it is difficult to
find a parking place, especially in the centre. Another point is that the
cities are overpopulated. Shops, streets
and public transport are overcrowded. People feel mental discomfort connected
with living conditions. At the same time, in a small town, you have to own a
car to ensure a comfortable living. You can’t get around without one because
there isn’t any kind of public transportation. There aren’t many entertainments
in the country. It is sometimes difficult to get to school, hospital or shops.
In the country it is difficult to find a good job.
At the same time life in the country
is quieter and more peaceful, there is no traffic, no noise. People can relax,
go to the forest, enjoy beautiful landscapes; the air is also much cleaner. The
life in the country is safer and not as expensive as the life in the city. When
you want to save your health and to have a healthy family you must live in the
country!
My home town is Grodno. I feel really
lucky to live in my town. Grodno is our ancient and ever
young town. It’s an eye-witness of many events that happened in it and its
surroundings .Grodno is one of the most picturesque cities in Belarus. It is
attractively situated on both sides of the River Neman. The town impresses by
its greenery. We may call it a town-garden, a town-park. Grodno is a regional
center with the population of about 350.000 people. There are about 50
enterprises in Grodno. Grodno is a big cultural centre: there are three state
institutions of higher education, many schools, technical colleges, vocational
training schools. Besides we have plenty of cinemas, clubs, palaces of culture,
libraries, two theatres. There’s a variety of museums in Grodno- the History Museum,
houses-museum, appeared in Soviet
square.
The citizens of Grodno are very fond
of their ZOO. Here you can see animals and birds from all geographical regions
of the world.Grodno has a lot of sports facilities: sports-grounds, stadiums, tennis courts,
swimming pools, a big Palace for winter sports and games. All people have a possibility
to keep fit. Grodno is an important transport centre. It has a new large
airport, a modern railway terminal, and a bus station. My city is beautiful in
every part of a day, in every season.
