34 Poles of different age and sex were asked what they associate with the Polish countryside. Here are the 10 most frequent answers.

1. Limited access to education and culture.
2. Government policy unfriendly to farmers.
3. Unspoiled nature.
4. Poverty and low incomes.
5. Poorly developed agricultural technology.
6. Livestock.
7. Tourism, free time activities.
8. Too heavy a workload for farmers.
9. Folklore.
10. Crops.

• Do you think that people living in Britain would have similar associations with their countryside?
• What would their answers depend on (age, sex, geographical region...)?
• Share your ideas with other people in class.

If you want to know the opinion of Francis Eaves-Walton who grew up on a Scottish farm and now lives in Cambridgeshire, click here.