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49 Read the statements below. Are they a main point (M), a supporting detail (D) or not mentioned (N) in either article? If they are in a text, do they refer to life in the city or the country? 1 M You have access to many amenities here. city 2 There isn’t a lot of space to bring up children in this place. 3 It’s less expensive to live here. 4 Living here is less dangerous. 5 You can find a partner here more easily. 6 Living here is like being in a film. 7 You don’t always need a means of transport here. 8 People are friendlier here. 9 You can get better food here. Work in groups of four. Discuss which of the arguments given in the articles you agree with. Are they true for Austria as well? Agree on three arguments that you think are true and three which you think aren’t. Summarising a text Discuss these strategies for summarising a text with a partner. Which of them have you already used? How did they help you? How could the other strategies help you to improve your next summary? READING 19 SPEAKING 20 STRATEGIES 21 M p. 19 1 Read the text carefully to discover its main points. They must be in your summary. 2 Focus on headlines and the start of paragraphs first, they often have the information you need. 3 Make sure you answer relevant wh -questions: Who? Where? What? Why? When? 4 Be sure to include the main conclusion of the text. 5 Be concise: do not include examples or other supporting details of the text. 6 Only include what’s there: Do not interpret the text or comment on it. 7 Use your own words as much as possible. Never copy complete sentences. Write a summary of one of the two articles in about 100 words. Word partners: Adjectives and nouns The articles in exercise 18 feature many descriptive adjectives in idiomatic word partnerships. Find the adjectives that go with the following nouns. They are in the order they appear in the texts. WRITING 22 LANGUAGE 23 a M p. 16 a house b bedrooms c neighbo(u)rs d snow e subway f chance g community h park i environment j pub k mall l place m people n work o chores Choose one of the adjective-noun combinations above. Paraphrase it to a partner until he/she can guess the correct one. Take turns. b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv