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The picture below shows a view from a block of flat. You are going to read a text about the advantages of living in such a building.

Poniższe zdjęcie przedstawia widok z bloku mieszkalnego. Przeczytasz tekst o zaletach mieszkania w takim budynku.

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A view of a sun terrace
Widok tarasu na dachu
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: pixabay.com [dostęp 29.08.2021], domena publiczna.
Exercise 1

Match the words with their translations.

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neighbourhood Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. metro, 2. osoba dojeżdżająca do pracy, 3. okolica, 4. mieszkanki/mieszkańcy, 5. korki w mieście, 6. płot fence Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. metro, 2. osoba dojeżdżająca do pracy, 3. okolica, 4. mieszkanki/mieszkańcy, 5. korki w mieście, 6. płot residents Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. metro, 2. osoba dojeżdżająca do pracy, 3. okolica, 4. mieszkanki/mieszkańcy, 5. korki w mieście, 6. płot underground Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. metro, 2. osoba dojeżdżająca do pracy, 3. okolica, 4. mieszkanki/mieszkańcy, 5. korki w mieście, 6. płot commuter Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. metro, 2. osoba dojeżdżająca do pracy, 3. okolica, 4. mieszkanki/mieszkańcy, 5. korki w mieście, 6. płot congestion Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. metro, 2. osoba dojeżdżająca do pracy, 3. okolica, 4. mieszkanki/mieszkańcy, 5. korki w mieście, 6. płot
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exercise 1
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Match the words with their translations.
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Read the text and do the exercises below.

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My family and I live on the 10th floor of a  block of flatsblock of flatsblock of flats in the city centre. The area is quite noisy but I don't mind. I got used to itgot used to it [get used to it]got used to it. I find it exciting that something is always going on. The sounds of cars, traffic and people’s conversations make me happy and excited. We're surrounded by skyscrapersskyscrapers [skyscraper]skyscrapers as well, so the view out of our windows is amazing.

Some people think that it's really dangerous to live in the city centre but we've got CCTVCCTVCCTV to record any suspicious behavioursuspicious behaviour suspicious behaviour. Our building is also surrounded bysurrounded bysurrounded byfencefence fence with two gates. If you want to enter, you need to dialdialdial the code on the intercomintercomintercom, which makes it difficult for unwanted guests to get in.

The building is next to the park and across from the sports centre so I can relax there in my free time. The best thing about my building is the sun terraceterrace terrace on the roof. All the residents can use it and have a good time in the summer. In the neighbourhoodneighbourhood neighbourhood, there is everything you need to live in the city: shops, restaurants, cinemas and cafés; so my family and I never get bored. I don’t think I would ever like to live in the country. I would feel like a fish out of watera fish out of watera fish out of water.

1 Źródło: Sława Rewerska, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exercise 2
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Read the text and decide what its title could be. More than one answer could be correct. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. My Life in a City, 2. Being a Tourist in a Big City, 3. I’m a City Girl
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exercise 3
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Drag the following words to match them with definitions. commuter Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who lives in a specific place, 2. a system that allows two people in different parts of the building to communicate, 3. a very tall building in the city, 4. too much traffic in the streets, traffic jams, 5. a person who travels to work every day, 6. a wooden or metal structure used to divide two parts of land, 7. closed circuit television, a system of cameras used to prevent crime, 8. a flat area where you can sit, eat, drink, relax and enjoy yourself congestion Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who lives in a specific place, 2. a system that allows two people in different parts of the building to communicate, 3. a very tall building in the city, 4. too much traffic in the streets, traffic jams, 5. a person who travels to work every day, 6. a wooden or metal structure used to divide two parts of land, 7. closed circuit television, a system of cameras used to prevent crime, 8. a flat area where you can sit, eat, drink, relax and enjoy yourself CCTV Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who lives in a specific place, 2. a system that allows two people in different parts of the building to communicate, 3. a very tall building in the city, 4. too much traffic in the streets, traffic jams, 5. a person who travels to work every day, 6. a wooden or metal structure used to divide two parts of land, 7. closed circuit television, a system of cameras used to prevent crime, 8. a flat area where you can sit, eat, drink, relax and enjoy yourself intercom Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who lives in a specific place, 2. a system that allows two people in different parts of the building to communicate, 3. a very tall building in the city, 4. too much traffic in the streets, traffic jams, 5. a person who travels to work every day, 6. a wooden or metal structure used to divide two parts of land, 7. closed circuit television, a system of cameras used to prevent crime, 8. a flat area where you can sit, eat, drink, relax and enjoy yourself resident Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who lives in a specific place, 2. a system that allows two people in different parts of the building to communicate, 3. a very tall building in the city, 4. too much traffic in the streets, traffic jams, 5. a person who travels to work every day, 6. a wooden or metal structure used to divide two parts of land, 7. closed circuit television, a system of cameras used to prevent crime, 8. a flat area where you can sit, eat, drink, relax and enjoy yourself fence Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who lives in a specific place, 2. a system that allows two people in different parts of the building to communicate, 3. a very tall building in the city, 4. too much traffic in the streets, traffic jams, 5. a person who travels to work every day, 6. a wooden or metal structure used to divide two parts of land, 7. closed circuit television, a system of cameras used to prevent crime, 8. a flat area where you can sit, eat, drink, relax and enjoy yourself skyscraper Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who lives in a specific place, 2. a system that allows two people in different parts of the building to communicate, 3. a very tall building in the city, 4. too much traffic in the streets, traffic jams, 5. a person who travels to work every day, 6. a wooden or metal structure used to divide two parts of land, 7. closed circuit television, a system of cameras used to prevent crime, 8. a flat area where you can sit, eat, drink, relax and enjoy yourself terrace Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who lives in a specific place, 2. a system that allows two people in different parts of the building to communicate, 3. a very tall building in the city, 4. too much traffic in the streets, traffic jams, 5. a person who travels to work every day, 6. a wooden or metal structure used to divide two parts of land, 7. closed circuit television, a system of cameras used to prevent crime, 8. a flat area where you can sit, eat, drink, relax and enjoy yourself
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exercise 4
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Read the text above and type the missing words in the gaps. You need one word for each gap.
  1. What I like best about living in my block of flats is the sun   Tu uzupełnij   on the roof.
  2. I love to hear the cars,   Tu uzupełnij   and people’s conversations.
  3. The   Tu uzupełnij    cameras make our neighbourhood safe because they record any suspicious behaviour.
  4. Before you are allowed to enter the building you have to dial the number on the   Tu uzupełnij.
  5. The   Tu uzupełnij   of the building feel that the city centre is a safe place to live.
  6. If I lived in the country, I would feel like a   Tu uzupełnij   out of water.
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Słownik

a fish out of water
a fish out of water

/ ə fɪʃ aʊt əv ˈwɔːtə /

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dosłownie: ryba wyjęta z wody; (wyrażenie idiomatyczne) ktoś poza swoją strefą komfortu

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block of flats
block of flats

/ ˈblɒk əv flæts /

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blok (mieszkalny)

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CCTV
CCTV

/ ˌsiː siː tiː ˈviː /

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kamera przemysłowa, monitoring

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dial
dial

/ ˈdaɪəl /

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wybrać numer na klawiaturze

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fence
fence

/ fens /

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płot, ogrodzenie

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got used to it [get used to it]
got used to it [get used to it]

/ ˈɡɒt ˈjuːst tu ˈɪt / / ˈget ˈjuːst tu ˈɪt /

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[przyzwyczaiłem się/przyzwyczaiłam się] przyzwyczaić się do czegoś

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intercom
intercom

/ ˈɪntəkɒm /

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domofon

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neighbourhood
neighbourhood

/ ˈneɪbəhʊd /

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okolica

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residents [resident]
residents [resident]

/ ˈrezɪdənts /  / ˈrezɪdənt /

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mieszkańcy [mieszkaniec/mieszkanka]

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skyscrapers [skyscraper]
skyscrapers [skyscraper]

/ ˈskaɪskreɪpəz / / ˈskaɪskreɪpə /

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wieżowce [wieżowiec

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surrounded by
surrounded by

/ səˈraʊndɪd baɪ /

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otoczony/otoczona przez

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suspicious behaviour
suspicious behaviour

/ səˈspɪʃəs bɪˈheɪvjə /

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podejrzane zachowanie

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terrace
terrace

/ ˈterəs /

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taras

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unwanted guests [unwanted guest]
unwanted guests [unwanted guest]

/ ʌnˈwɒntɪd ɡests / / ʌnˈwɒntɪd ɡest /

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niechciani goście [niechciany gość]

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Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY‑SA 3.0

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(Uzupełnij).
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.