4. HOUSING

Ilive in avillage called ______about ____ km from Stará Ľubovňa. Our village has around

______inhabitants.

Ilive in small town called Stará Ľubovňa, spread above the river Poprad, to the east of the High Tatras. Our town has around 15000 inhabitants. Ihave lived here since 19__, that is ___ years. As for my domicile, Ilive in afamily house/on housing estate in ablock of flats.

Our house has _____rooms, an entrance hall, akitchen and bathroom. Our flat is situated on the ______floor, it has ______rooms, an entrance hall, akitchen and bathroom. There is also (a garage, balconies,...)

In the kitchen we have a (sink, fridge, stove,...). My room has a (desk, lamp,...). There is asofa, coffe table,...

In the living room. In the bedroom there is adouble bed, bedside table,... The bathroom consists of the ......

We have a (small/medium-sized/large) garden with fruit trees and flower beds. We also grow vegetables such as (carrots/garlic,....). In addition we have some domestic animals/pets like a ______). Unfortunately, we haven´t got agarden next to our flat. We have agarden at our summer cottage. There we grow ______

We have asmall garden about ____km from our home.

Advantages of living in the town are following:

-  Job opportunities

-  Awider choice of secondary school in big cities also universities

-  Alot of shopping facilities (supermarkets, department stores, specialized shops)

-  Services such as post offices, banks, petrol stations, ....

-  Rich social life: cultural institutions such as cinemas, theatres,...

various sporting facilities

-  Health facilities

-  Better road and rail connection

Disadvantages:

-  Higher pollution (a lot of cars, noise,...)

-  Street crime

-  Anonymous life

Advantages of living in the village:

-  An own family house with garden an the opportunity to grow vegetable and keep some domestic animals

-  No pollution

-  No street crime

-  More friendly relations among the neighbours

Disadvantages:

-  No job opportunities

-  No secondary schools

-  Less shopping facilities

-  Almost no services

-  Poor social life