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Unit 3 READING 1

(A) NIMBY is short for “not in my back yard.”
(a) It describes people who are against
certain kinds of building projects near
their homes. (b) These projects can
include prisons, landfills and power
plants. The government has difficulty
in choosing where to build (c) them.
What are the reasons for going against
these projects? For one thing, people worry that they can harm safety. In
addition, (d) they can lower the price of houses nearby.

(B) The opposite of NIMBY is PIMFY, or “please in my front yard.”
These groups are not opposed to development in their neighborhoods.
Usually, they get something in return for the development. For example,
a PIMFY group in Korea invited the building of a landfill nearby. In turn,

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English Usage

• Question word [who, what, where, how] + to infinitive
- In indirect speech, we can use an infinitive after the question words who,
what, where, etc.
I wonder who to invite.
Tell me what to do.
Can you show me how to get to the station?

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