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1 READ & NOTICE THE GRAMMAR.

A Think about a city you know well. What is your favorite place in that city? What is your least
favorite part of it? Tell a partner about it. Then read the text.

A Vital Restoration

Like any city, Seoul can be a stressful
place to live. City residents living with
crowds and pollution need outdoor spaces
to experience nature. This is why the
Cheonggyecheon project, a new park built
around an ancient stream, has a great
design.

Before the park was built, the stream was
covered by a big, noisy highway. Having lived
near the highway at that time, I remember
it. It was not a nice place to walk around
because there was so much traffic. In 2003,
the city began removing the highway and
building a park next to the stream.

Whenever I go for a walk in that area
now, I feel refreshed. Seeing the greenery
and flowing stream, I can leave behind the
stress of city life. It’s a great place to hang
out with friends or to sit and relax. Now that
Cheonggyecheon is such a nice park, people visit it more often and take more walks.
Even though the project cost a lot of money, I think it was worth it. Having brought
beautiful scenery to Seoul, Cheonggyecheon was good for the city. Other cities should build
similar parks so that their residents can have a beautiful place to go and relax.

GRAMMAR FOCUS

In the text, the writer uses the following types of adverb clauses:
Clauses of time to tell when the action or event in the main clause happens.
Before the park was built, the stream was covered by a big, noisy highway.

Clauses of contrast to express an idea that is the opposite of the idea in the main clause.
Even though the project cost a lot of money, | think it was worth it.

Clauses of reason to explain the idea in the main clause.
it was not a nice place to walk around because there was so much traffic.

Clauses of purpose to express a reason or purpose for something.
Other cities should build similar parks so that their residents can have a beautiful
place to go and relax.

354 ADVERB CLAUSES
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