Towns and Places
In our lives we have many important places, which mean a lot for us. These places are connected with our memories and experiences. We like to return
to these places because we like to commemorate these wonderful times of our lives.
People always want to recognize new
areas; they want to learn something new about foreign places, their cultures and lifestyles. So they use to travel and recognize the world or they
only want to spend their holidays far away from places, where they live. There are many places which people can recognize. There are areas which are
connected with history and our ancestors. So people can learn something new for example about themselves. Everyone can find something for himself.
There are many possibilities for the active ones. They can recognize nature’s beauty by hiking. They can visit national parks and nature
reservations. There are also places where people can relax and forgot all their problems. Spas are very popular nowadays. People can spend most of
their holiday by relaxing, massages or haling cures. There are many places in the world. Every one of them is for something special and extraordinary.
There are areas where people live, where their homes are, where they spend most of their leisure time. There are also areas where mankind have never
been. There is only wild nature without people’s interference. So we have a wide choice of places. It is enough to choose this one which would be
the ideal place for us.
Questions
1. Compare life in the city to life in the
countryside.
There are many differences between life in the city and life in the countryside. I live in the city. There are many
advantages of such a life. There is everything available. There are many cultural and shopping facilities, everything is near. Life in the city is
busier. People can go out in the evenings, they can meet with friends. In the city there are also more jobs available. I like living in the city, I
have more privacy there. Nobody knows me. I have everything there. On the other hand living in the countryside can also be interesting. People live in
beautiful surroundings. They are in nature. There isn’t so much noise, there is a peaceful atmosphere. There are also some disadvantages. People
can’t get everything there. There are only few of shops; there use to be only one or two shops for the whole village. There aren’t many cultural
facilities too. People have to travel to work because there aren’t many jobs available. Everyone knows you. it could be disagreeable when your
neighbours are too curious. They usually poke their noses into what isn’t their business.
2. Would you prefer to live in the
city centre or in the suburbs?
There are many advantages and disadvantages of such a living. People who live in the city centre have
everything near. On the other hand there is always too much noise. People who live on the suburbs have more agreeable atmosphere for living. So if I
should choose where I would live, I would prefer living in the suburbs.
3. Describe an ideal place to live at various stages in
life (it means youth, middle age, married life).
I think it is different and it depends on people. People of different ages prefer
different qualities. Young people want to be free and independent. They want to enjoy the life. So they prefer living in cities because they want to
have fun. They use to visit cultural facilities, they like to go dancing, they like going to pubs and meeting with friends. Families with children
would prefer living in more peaceful parts of the town or living in the countryside. In places which are safe enough for living. They need places
where their children can play, where they can be in contact with nature. Elderly people would prefer quiet place for living. They need places where
they can relax. So I think living in the countryside or in quiet parts of town would be an ideal place for them.
4. What would you
do if you were a major?
If I could change some things in our town I would change many things. I would invest some money to improve the
traffic situation in our town. It is terrible. There are always traffic jams in the morning and in the afternoon. People spend about 30 minutes by
waiting in the traffic jam. The other thing what I want to improve is the green. I think in our town there is a lack of green. If I could I would
spend money to built parks and playgrounds for children. I would also spend money to attract visitors and travellers to visit our town. More tourists
would bring more money to our town.
5. Explain why people like visiting castles?
Many people like visiting castles
in their leisure time. They use to make family trips and they can spend much time by sightseeing. I think these people want to learn something new
about their ancestors. They want to recognize the history; they want to recognize the way of people’s life in the past. They want to feel like in
fairytale.
6. Which places in Slovakia are popular by holiday makers?
In our country there are lot of places, which
can attract holiday makers. There is a wide choice of places which they can visit. We have a wonderful nature in our country. We have beautiful woods
and mountains. There are many national parks and nature reservations which they can visit. Our country is also rich in mineral springs so there are
also lot of spas. Visitors can spend a week by relaxing, massages and healing cures. We have also many sights in our country. There are a lot of
castles, historical buildings, and many medieval towns. So they can recognize the history. Visitors have many possibilities of how they can spend
their holiday in our country.
7. What does your birthplace mean to you?
Birthplace is a place where I was born. I
was born in Trnava. All my life is connected to this town. I have my friends and family there. I go to school there. I spend much of my leisure time
there. It is a place where I live, where I feel good. It is a place where I belong to.
Towns and Places
geographical
position zemepisná poloha
on the coast na pobreží
lie far from leží ďaleko od
border hranica
frontier hranica
flat rovinatý
climate podnebie
mediterranean stredozemný
moderate mierny
good communications dobré komunikácie
public transport verejná doprava
tram električka
capital city
hlavné mesto
coastal town mesto na pobreží
seaside town mesto na pláži
mountain village podhorská dedina
spa town kúpeľné mesto
medieval town stredoveké mesto
square street námestie
lane cesta, chodníček
avenue ulica, aleja zo s na juh
pedestrian crossing prechod pre chodcov
zebra crossing pásy na ceste
public
lavatories verejné WC
rich in raw materials bohatý na suroviny
natural resources prírodné zdroje
shopping
facilities možnosti na nakupovanie
boutique butik
department store obchodný dom
corner shop obchod na
blízku
cultural facilities kultúrne možnosti, zariadenia
playground ihrisko
stadium štadión
creches
jasle
nursery school jasle
kindergarten škôlka
campus univerzitné mestečko
places of interest miesta
záujmu
monument pamätník
church kostol
cathedral katedrála
palace palác
manor house
veľkostatok, panstvo
From book
cask súdok
charming okúzľujúci
composer
skladateľ
flock zhromaždiť sa
glorious nádherný, úžasný
grim smiať sa
guilty vinný
locomotor apparatus pohybové ústrojenstvo
matinee popoludňajšie predstavenie
precincts okolie, areál
refuge útočisko
remarkable pozoruhodný
sceptre žezlo
siege obliehanie
startle vyľakať
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