City

Question 1

Towering skyscrapers

Answer 1

Very tall building

When my parents retired last year, they traded the towering skyscrapers and noise pollution of Los Angeles for the peace and quiet of a small coastal city.

Question 2

Noise pollution

Answer 2

When my parents retired last year, they traded the towering skyscraper and noise pollution of Los Angeles for the peace and quiet of a small coastal city in southern France.

Question 3

High-rise building

Answer 3

My parents said they were tired of living in a high-rise building right next to an industrial zone.

Question 4

Industrial zone

Answer 4

My parents said they were tired of living in a high-rise building right next to an industrial zone.

Question 5

Cozy little house

Answer 5

Being tired of living in a high-rise building next to an industrial zone, they moved to a cozy little house on the outskirts of the city.

Question 6

Outskirts of the city

Answer 6

On the outer edge of the city, not in the center

Being tired of living in a high-rise building right next to an industrial zone, now they live in a cozy little house on the outskirts of the city.

Question 7

Hectic pace

Answer 7

The fast and chaotic rhythm

Life in their new town is quite different from the hectic pace of L.A., where the bustling streets are strewn with litter and you can count on spending hours in traffic jams.

I do yoga so that I can relax from the hectic pace of modern life.

Question 8

Bustling streets

Answer 8

Busy streets filled with people

Life in their new town is quite different from the hectic pace of L.A., where the bustling streets are strewn with litter and you can count on spending hours in traffic jams.

Question 9

Strewn with litter

Answer 9

Filled with garbage

Life in their new town is quite different from the hectic pace of L.A., where the bustling streets are strewn with litter and you can count on spending hours in traffic jams.

Question 10

Traffic jams

Answer 10

Stopped traffic

Life in their new town is quite different from the hectic pace of L.A., where the bustling streets are strewn with litter and you can count on spending hours in traffic jams.

Question 11

Narrow cobblestone streets

Answer 11

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Instead, the narrow cobblestone streets of the city center are lined with eighteenth-century buildings that are now home to quaint shops and gourmet restaurants specializing in the local cuisine.

Question 12

Quaint shops

Answer 12

charming and old-fashioned shops

Instead, the narrow cobblestone streets of the city are lined with eighteenth-century buildings that are now home to quaint shops and gourmet restaurants specializing in the local cuisine.

Question 13

Local cuisine

Answer 13

Instead, the narrow cobblestone streets of the city center are lined with eighteenth-century buildings that are now home to quaint shops and gourmet restaurants specializing in the local cuisine.

Question 14

Open-air market

Answer 14

An outdoor market

The best day to visit is Saturday, when there’s an open-air market in the main square.

Question 15

Street vendors

Answer 15

People selling things on the street

You can buy souvenirs from the street vendors and have lunch at one of the trendy cafes.

Question 16

Trendy cafe

Answer 16

Modern, stylish, and popular cafe

You can buy souvenirs from the street vendors and have lunch at one of the trendy cafes in the area.

Question 17

Street crime

Answer 17

There’s virtually no street crime here, in contrast to the inner-city areas of L.A.

Question 18

Virtually

Answer 18

Nearly

There’s virtually no street crime here, in contrast to the inner-city areas.

Question 19

Inner-city areas

Answer 19

Older, central, crowded part of a city, usually filled with poor people and possibly violence

There’s virtually no street crime here, in contrast to the inner-city areas of L.A.

Question 20

Cultural diversity

Answer 20

If there is anything my parents miss about Los Angeles, that is the cultural diversity.

Question 21

Pulsating nightlife

Answer 21

Having many exciting bars and clubs

My parents are past the age where being in a place with pulsating nightlife is important to them.