Hello again!
The video for today corresponds to the topic of cities. Instead of the usual "city life vs country life" comparison, I bring you a video about the peculiarities of suburban life. That is, life in the suburbs. Please remember that can be a false friend! A suburban area is simply in the outskirts of a city. Anyway, you will see that the definition of "suburbs" becomes very clear in the video, as it features one of the largest suburban areas in the country.
Living in the suburbs has shaped the residents' way of life, but how? Let's find out. Before listening, consider this vocabulary (dictionary to your right, people!). You can also try to find out the meaning by context, if you want.
stretching North = expanding to the North
cul-de-sac (check pronunciation, the word is defined in the video. How is it defined?)
to come at a cost
to track (or track down)
to be off the beaten path
Some questions:
1. How many synonyms or near-synonyms of "going" can you find?
2. How has walking been transformed by this way of life?
3. What are the problems originated/not solved by the road system?
4. Why does the reporter call the situation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area a "construction loop"?
By the way: I can check how many people watch the videos. Is it possible that 63 people have watched yesterday's video in one day, and not one of them has shared their answers? I put it down to you having the key, but then the commenting/sharing element loses all meaning... I'm not too happy with that.
Answers to be shared in the comments, please! And the keycoming soon here!
The video for today corresponds to the topic of cities. Instead of the usual "city life vs country life" comparison, I bring you a video about the peculiarities of suburban life. That is, life in the suburbs. Please remember that can be a false friend! A suburban area is simply in the outskirts of a city. Anyway, you will see that the definition of "suburbs" becomes very clear in the video, as it features one of the largest suburban areas in the country.
Living in the suburbs has shaped the residents' way of life, but how? Let's find out. Before listening, consider this vocabulary (dictionary to your right, people!). You can also try to find out the meaning by context, if you want.
stretching North = expanding to the North
cul-de-sac (check pronunciation, the word is defined in the video. How is it defined?)
to come at a cost
to track (or track down)
to be off the beaten path
Some questions:
1. How many synonyms or near-synonyms of "going" can you find?
2. How has walking been transformed by this way of life?
3. What are the problems originated/not solved by the road system?
4. Why does the reporter call the situation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area a "construction loop"?
By the way: I can check how many people watch the videos. Is it possible that 63 people have watched yesterday's video in one day, and not one of them has shared their answers? I put it down to you having the key, but then the commenting/sharing element loses all meaning... I'm not too happy with that.
Answers to be shared in the comments, please! And the key
1 synonyms of going: heading to ( very on fasion, lately), driving to (only when in a transport).
ReplyDelete2 As there are almost nothing but houses in the residential areas of the suburns, people should drive even for taking a coffee or get some money (amazing the ATM ready for car withdrawals).Albeit , on weekend evenings, peopele from the city are going there to purchase in the big stores and malls.
3 The curent system of road is creating constant traffick jams and diffculties at the rush hours. Suburbian areas are only accesible by car and the road systema can't adapt fast enough to the rythm of growth of this kind of areas and way of living
4 He talks about a construction loop refered to a cycle when you build a road there will be more access to new places and therfore new houses will be build. this is a never-ending story.
Hehehe! The neverending story!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Abel!
Please bear in mind that *albeit* is a formal synonym of although, and it is not used followed by a pause (you could use however in this context).
Mind spelling! You're doing very well in terms of comprehension but you can't allow yourself so many spelling mistakes! I won't point them all out, of course... ;)
Thanks!
1. How many synonyms or near-synonyms of "going" can you find?
ReplyDeleteTo head to, to drive to, to be on the way.
2. How has walking been transformed by this way of life?
Since everything is so far away from their homes and they need to use the car for even the littlest of errands, walking has become recreational.
3. What are the problems originated/not solved by the road system?
The suburb is disconnected from the rest of the world. The secondary roads are jammed and the population has doubled, therefore the number of cars has trippled. The increased number of cars can't be handled by the existing roads.
4. Why does the reporter call the situation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area a "construction loop"?
Because even though they build new roads, more people will still transit them and become jammed in no time and then they will need more roads and the situation repeating itself over and over again.