Choose 3 reasons FOR being proud and 3 AGAINST. Write them on the front of your booklet.
You can choose your own ideas, but here are some to get you started from our discussion, the passage you read and a few from the teacher.
10 reasons FOR being proud
- Beautiful scenery
- Friendly people
- Peaceful and safe
- Healthy: clean water, free prescriptions, good healthcare
- Good food products
- Clever: lots of famous inventors
- Creative: lots of writers, musicians, artists
- Funny: lots of famous comedians
- Democratic
- Good education
10 reasons AGAINST being proud
- Bad climate: wet, cold
- Poor diet: fried food, sweets and cakes
- High rates of drug and alcohol abuse
- Not enough for young people to do
- Town centres are run down with empty shops
- Antisocial behaviour: vandalism, litter, noise, gangs
- Public transport is poor (buses and trains)
- Lots of poverty and inequality
- Crime rate
- Homelessness
