Moving out, moving back
In the countries all over the world, people are leaving the countryside in large numbers to find jobs in the cities. They leave because the countryside is much poorer than the city and often there isn't much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in cities than they are in the country. .
But in the big cities of Europe and America-London. Pairs, New York, people are moving out of the city. These are usually families who have some money, and want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city, tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They want a house with a garden, and clean air that isn't polluted.
So they move out. Some don't go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities. .
There are sheep and cows and green fields! There, they start a new life and try to make new friends.
After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don't make so much money and there isn't much to do. The people there are very different and aren't always very friendly. ..
"It's wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights, "they say, "I'm so glad I'm back in the city!"
| A. However, not all of them are happy. B. They don't want to sit in traffic any more. C. Other people move to the real countryside. D.As a result, many people move back to the city. E. They hope that their lives will improve in the city. |
