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Big cities deal with many problems. It's not easy to solve them. In this section, you’re going to read a text about issues that citizens and local authorities have to face.
Duże miasta muszą sobie radzić z wieloma problemami. Nie jest łatwo je rozwiązać. W tej sekcji przeczytasz tekst dotyczący tego, z jakimi problemami mierzą się mieszkańcy i lokalne władze wielkich miast.
Match the words with their Polish translations.
Połącz słowa z ich polskimi tłumaczeniami.
Read the text below and do the exercises.
Przeczytaj tekst poniżej i wykonaj ćwiczenia.
Problems of Life in a Big CityLiving in a big city has many plusespluses. There are schools, cinemas, shopping centres and exciting eventsevents. You can choose from many interesting places to hang out with friendshang out with friends. But big cities also have big problems. Do you know what challengeschallenges modern cities faceface? Here are some of them.
The biggest cities in the world have huge populationspopulations. Over 37 million people live in Tokyo. Nearly 22 million call Mexico City home. New York has a population of over 7 million inhabitantsinhabitants. All these people need places to live, work and shop. There is big competitioncompetition and life can be very fast and stressful. Some people lose their jobslose their jobs. If they can’t find new ones, they may lose their houses and become homelessbecome homeless. Cities such as San Francisco or Los Angeles have huge populations of homeless people. It results in a big challenge for local authoritieslocal authorities. It’s hard to help so many poor people.
Because big cities are so crowdedcrowded, it can be hard to walk the streets when everybody is on their way to work or school. Driving a car can be even more challenging. It is very frustratingfrustrating, but if you want to drive a car in a city like Paris or London, you have to be ready to spend a lot of time in traffic jamstraffic jams. Finding a parking spotparking spot can be a real nightmarenightmare! To solve this problemsolve this problem, some cities try to encourageencourage people to use public transportpublic transport more. But there are places where public transport is crowded too! In Japan so many people travel by the underground in the rush hourin the rush hour, that there are special workers who help passengerspassengers get into the trains. They just push them in!
As a result ofAs a result of lots of inhabitants, cars and buses cities have problems with pollutionpollution. People produce a lot of rubbishrubbish, while cars and buses make the air difficult to breathebreathe. Visitors who come to New York often complaincomplain that the streets are dirty and smelly. In places like Dheli the air is sometimes so polluted with smog that it is not safe to come out of the house.
There are many more problems that big cities have to deal withdeal with. PovertyPoverty often leads toleads to crimecrime. As a consequenceAs a consequence, cities become dangerous places and more and more peoplemore and more people move to smaller towns or the countrysidethe countryside. Does it mean that big cities will become emptybecome empty in the future?
Źródło: Anna Posyniak‑Dutka, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Read the questions and choose the correct answers.
Przeczytaj pytania i wybierz poprawne odpowiedzi.
- The overcrowding in New York City affects
a) apartment prices.
b) homeless people.
c) the city council.
- Small apartments and high rents may cause
a) depression.
b) homelessness.
c) violence.
- To help with overcrowding, the city council might
a) leave their homes.
b) monitor crime activities.
c) be victims of crime.
- One of the causes of homelessness is
a) living in a small apartment.
b) turning to crime.
c) losing one’s job.
- Homeless people are often at risk because they
a) might die from the cold.
b) might lose their jobs.
c) might employ pest control.
Match the words to create expressions.
Połącz wyrazy aby utworzyć wyrażenia.
Drag and drop the expressions in the correct sentences.
Przeciągnij wyrażenia do odpowiednich zdań.
Answer the question in 2‑3 sentences.
Odpowiedz na pytanie w 2‑3 zdaniach.
Słownik
/ əz ə ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns /
w konsekwencji
/ əz ə rɪˈzʌlt əv /
w rezultacie
/əˈsɪst ðəʊz ɪn niːd/
pomagać potrzebującym
/ bɪˈkʌm ˈemp.ti /
opustoszeć
/ bɪˈkʌm ˈhoʊm.ləs /
stać się bezdomnym/bezdomną
/ briːð /
oddychać
/ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/ /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/
wyzwania [wyzwanie]
/ˌkɑːm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
konkurencja
/ kəmˈpleɪn /
narzekać
/ kraɪm/
przestępczość
/ ˈkraʊ.dɪd /
zatłoczony/zatłoczona
/ diːl wɪð /
radzić sobie z
/ ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ /
zachęcać
/ ɪˈvents / ɪˈvent /
wydarzenia [wydarzenie]
/ feɪs /
stawić czoło
/ ˈfrʌs.treɪ.t̬ɪŋ /
frustrujący/frustrująca
/ hæŋ aʊt wɪð frendz /
spędzać czas z przyjaciółmi
/ ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tənts / /ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tənt/
mieszkańcy [mieszkaniec]
/ liːd tuː /
prowadzić do
/ ˈloʊ.kəl əˈthetaɔːritiz /
władze lokalne
/ luːz ðer dʒɑːbz /
stracić swoje prace [stracić pracę]
/ mɔːr ənd mɔːr ˈpiː.pəl /
coraz więcej ludzi
/ ˈnaɪt.mer /
koszmar
/ˌəʊ.vəˈkraʊ.dɪd/
zatłoczony
/ ˈpɑːr.kɪŋ spɑːt /
miejsce parkingowe
/ ˈpæs.ən.dʒɚz / /ˈpæs.ən.dʒɚ /
pasażerowie/pasażerki [pasażer/pasażerka]
/ plʌsiz / /plʌs /
plusy, zalety [plus, zaleta]
/ pəˈluː.ʃən /
zanieczyszczenia
/ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃəns/ / ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən /
populacje [populacja]
/ ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i /
bieda
/ˈpʌb.lɪk ˈtræn.spɔːrt /
transport publiczny
/ ˈrʌb.ɪʃ /
śmieci
/ rʌʃ aʊrs /
godziny szczytu
/ sɑːlv ðɪs prɑː.bləm / / sɑːlv eɪ prɑː.bləm /
rozwiązać ten problem [rozwiązać problem]
/ ðə ˈkʌn.tri.saɪd /
wieś, tereny wiejskie
/ ˈtræf.ɪk dʒæm /
korki uliczne [korek uliczny]
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY‑SA 3.0