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UNIT 12

Charts 1 Read the sentences about the city of Pontevedra in Spain. Underline the adverb clauses and
oe circle the reduced adverb clauses. Add commas where necessary.

1. Although Pontevedra has only around 85,000 people jtraffic congestion used to be a problem.

2. Being the major city in the region it has attracted a lot of commuters.

3. Since it now has a free bike-lending service the city has set a new lower speed limit for cars.

4. The city council designed a special map with walking times so that the city would become
more walkable.

5. People can leave their cars at one of the free parking lots whenever they visit the city.
6. Though people disliked the new policies at first they now support them.

7. Being a small city Pontevedra was never very well known outside of the region.

8. Now that it is such a walkable city it has become popular with urban planners.

es 4 2 Read the sentences about London, England. Circle the correct word(s) to complete each
sentence.

1. London started making drivers pay to enter the city so that / just as there would be less traffic.
2. Whenever / Although you plan to drive into London, try to pay the charge before you go. It’s
cheaper.

3. As long as / Just as people had gotten used to the charge, the price increased.

4. So that / Though drivers have to pay on weekdays, they don’t pay on weekends.

5. Most drivers pay the charge so that / whenever they avoid a large fine.

6. While spending / Having spent hours in traffic in the past, taxi drivers like the charge.

7. Even though / Since there was less traffic in London after the charge, it seemed like it
was working well.

8. Although / Since there were fewer cars in London at first, the amount of traffic has been
increasing lately.

Charts 3 LISTEN & SPEAK.
12.1-12.3
A Listen to the podcast. Check (W) the names of smart cities you hear.
CD3-30
| Amsterdam | Detroit | St. Petersburg | Beijing

| Cairo | Dubai | Stockholm | Yokohama

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