VOCABULARY -- The Streets Are Free Flashcards

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1
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neighborhood

A

a small area in a town or city where people live

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municipal

A

having to do with the government of a town

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3
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playground

A

an outdoor play area for children

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4
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asphalt

A

a substance mixed with sand and gravel to pave roads

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5
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barrio

A

a Spanish word meaning a section or a suburb of a city

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highway

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a main road

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7
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Sidewalks are white, because they are made of concrete. Many roads are black, because they are paved with _____.
highway asphalt municipal

A

asphalt

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8
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One of your favorite things at a _____ is monkey bars.

neighborhood barrio playground

A

playground

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9
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Your dance recital is held at the _____ auditorium.

barrio neighborhood municipal

A

municipal

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10
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In our _____, all the houses are built of brick and they look very similar to each other.
barrio municipal neighborhood

A

neighborhood

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11
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The children in the story lived in a _____ on a mountainside in Venezuela.
highway barrio asphalt

A

barrio

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12
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When you take the _____, you can drive faster than if you take the streets through a neighborhood.
asphalt municipal highway

A

highway

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