Language in context

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Listening + about you

Furnished

Elevator

Fully equipped kitchen

parking

Poll

Take a class vote. Which place does the class think is best for Yousef?

• Large room near university,

  fully furnished. Good for single

  person or student. No parking

  available. $350 a month. See

  Mr. Boswell. 38 Sixth Street, or

  call 521-1967.

• Small studio apartment. Excellent

  neighborhood. Lots of green space,

  quiet, safe, two blocks from shopping

  mall and train station. Parking

  available below the building.

  $450 a month. Call 305-2078

• One-bedroom apartment (third floor,no elevator). Good location, near

  public transportation and park.

  $700 a month. Contact Mr. Hammer at 297-5841 (after 6 p.m)

• Small house with a garden in the

  downtown area. Near restaurants,

  shopping mall, and sports center.

  Built-in closets, fully-equipped

  kitchen.$900 a month.

  Call 521-3684.

Multiple Choice

1. _____ The garbage from one week in Mexico City can fill a large stadium.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

2. _____ The United States doesn’t produce as much garbage as Mexico.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

3. _____ Today, only paper and cans are recyclable.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

4. _____ About one hundred pounds of recycled paper saves one tree.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

5. _____ In Curitiba, Brazil, people can get bus coupons when they recycle garbage

• True

• False