Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Housing & Neighborhoods: Pluses & Minuses



What letters are missing in these words?
1.   the b_llpar_ the ballpark
2.   the litte_  the litter
3.   f_ggy foggy
4.   the _irpo_t  the airport
5.   prostit_ _es (妓女, проститу́тка, البغي)   prostitutes
6.   the fr_ _way 高速公路, autopista, Автострада,
           الطريق السريع  the freeway
7.   p_bli_ t_an_porta_ _ _ _  public transportation
8.   _unny  sunny
9.   _ark_ng parking
10. l_wns and _ardens  lawns and gardens
11. a g_ng (, pandillas, bandas, ша́йка, ба́нда, عصابة مدنية)  a gang
12. dr_gs  drugs (Examples: 大麻,可卡因,甲基苯丙胺, marihuana, cocaína, metanfetamina, марихуана, кокаин, метамфетамин)
13. a  f_re   st_ti_n  a fire station
14. the  _raffic  the traffic
15. a  recre_tion*  c_nter a recreation center  *娱乐中心, esparcimiento, pasatiempo, о́тдых, развлече́ние   (a public place with a baseball/football field, playground, tennis courts, game rooms, and/or swimming pool for everyone to use and enjoy)


Neighborhoods. Are these things good (a plus), bad (a minus), or both?  Circle your opinion.
a plus  a minus   both  There's a fire station nearby.
a plus  a minus   both  It's close to AT&T Ballpark.
a plus  a minus   both  It has a view (景色, vista, вид ) of downtown San Francisco.                                   
a plus  a minus   both  It's foggy all the time.                                  
a plus  a minus   both  It's near my child's school.                               
a plus  a minus   both  It's near the airport.
a plus  a minus   both  It's near the freeway. 高速公路, autopista, Автострада, الطريق السريع
a plus  a minus   both  There's lots of traffic.     
a plus  a minus   both  It's not very close to public transportation.
a plus  a minus   both  It's not very safe.
a plus  a minus   both  It's sunny.
a plus  a minus   both  Parking is hard to find.
a plus  a minus   both  The houses are pretty.
a plus  a minus   both  Houses in the neighborhood have nice lawns and gardens.
a plus  a minus   both  There are gangs in the neighborhood. (, pandillas, ша́йка, ба́нда, عصابة مدنية)
a plus  a minus   both  There's litter* in the streets. *Paper and garbage people leave.
a plus  a minus   both  There are people selling drugs.
a plus  a minus   both  There are prostitutes in the street. (妓女, проститу́тка, البغي)
a plus  a minus   both  There's a recreation center in the area.


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