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Caught in the Rush

The following is a summary of terms (Key Vocabulary and Expressions) taught in this unit. Puzzles use these words as answers. (See Puzzle Corner in Resources.)
 
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KEY VOCABULARY

Nouns
City places
airport
bank
cash machine
dance club
department store
(business) district
newsstand
restaurant
(duty-free) shop

Transportation
bicycle (lane/stand)
bus (lane/station/stop)
car
subway (entrance/station)
taxi (driver/lane/stand)
train

Other
certificate
coffee
counter
crime
cup
facility
fare
fire
government
hall
hamburger
highway
(half) hour
idea
letter
location
ma'am
(news)paper
noise
parking (garage/light/space)
pedestrian
police (officer)
(air) pollution
question
restroom
route
rush hour
stop (light/sign)
street (light/sign)
system
telephone
traffic (light/sign/jam)

Pronoun
one

Adjectives
average
cheap
close (to)
full
polite
public
special
sure
terrible
terrific
wrong
Verbs
Modal
be able to
should

Other
arrive
be allowed (to)
buy
check
come
cost
drive
feel like
find
get
improve
leave (for)
look
move
need
open
park
provide
see
take (time)
talk about
write

Adverbs
downtown
in general
much
never
quickly
right
sometimes
upstairs

Prepositions
across from
around (here)
at (rush hour)
behind
down (the hall)
except
on (the corner of)
next to

Conjunctions
however
so

Interjection
oh, no

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EXPRESSIONS

Expressing a concern
There are too many . . . ./There is too much . . . .
There aren't enough . . . ./There isn't enough . . . .
We need more . . . .
There should be fewer . . . ./There should be less . . . .

Getting someone's attention
Excuse me.

Asking for and giving information
Can you tell me where . . . ?
    Let me think.
Could you tell me how often . . . ?
    Every . . . .
Do you know what time/when . . . ?
    Sorry, I don' t know.
Just one more thing.
    Yes?

Asking a rhetorical question
Why is there never a . . . when you need one?
    Good question.

Thanking someone
Thanks (a lot).

Making a suggestion
Let's (go and) . . . .

Expressing probability
It should . . . .

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