Green belts

spaces safeguarded from development
SOME FACTS:
- England has 14 green belts, making up 13% of total land
- Scotland has 10 designated green belt areas
- Wales has one strip between Newport and Cardiff
- Based on a June 2010 policy change, Northern Ireland no longer has green belt designations
- Some 30 million people live in urban areas within green belt boundaries
- Intended uses are providing countryside access for urban dwellers, outdoor sport, attractive landscapes, nature conservation as well as maintaining agriculture and forestry
- Property prices are 20% higher than average and land prices are lower

disagree
to make smb do smth
to improve the quality
to cover a larger area
to cover completely
to gradually grow
to warn
to be all around

more beautiful
They prevent unnecessary urban sprawl
Provide green open spaces with fresh air to enjoy the outdoors
Home to different wildlife
Trees & plants clean the pollution from the air

They belts occupy too much land, it should be freed up & used for the construction of new towns & cities
Some of them aren’t attractive and should be developed
Traffic congestion from commuters causes a lot of pollution in green belts
Nature reserves provide home for wildlife

who live in the countryside but they have to get to the city to work.
3. Everybody wanted to visit the gallery and only John opposed/spread.
4. We can enrich/spread our life by watching landmarks and beautiful landscapes.
5. The child swallowed/stretched broccoli without any pleasure.
6. The entrance to the area of crash was restricted/opposed.