Упр.10 Unit 5 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ English Михеева 9 класс

Read the text “Growing Up in Cities” and complete it with the phrases (a—g) below. There is one phrase you don’t need to use.

a) are now taken over
b) although adults may be the best experts
c) in urban areas
d) is not always safe
e) middle-aged, middle-class men in cars
f) the rate of violence increases
g) that urban areas are often environments of

Growing Up in Cities

It is often said that contemporary cities are designed for (1) ________. But more and more of the world’s children are growing up in cities and their metropolitan surroundings! At the beginning of the 21st century, about half of the world’s people live (2) ________. Research on children’s lives in both the North and South shows (3) ________, where children are especially vulnerable to pollution and disease. The streets where children historically played (4) ________ by traffic, while green space is diminishing. Families are becoming smaller, while systems of social support are being scaled down. As (5) ________, parents are keeping their children indoors. But the home itself (6) ________ because there are such things as family stress and the rise of child abuse. Added to this are ethnic tensions and social isolation. While these problems also affect the rich, poor children are more likely to live in inadequate housing or on the streets.