English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021

Noise pollution

Kathleen: Kenny! You lived in Busan, South Korea? I've always wanted to go there. What's it like? I've heard that it's a beautiful coastal

Kenny: Well, there's a lot of noise pollution and light It's the second biggest city in Korea. And traffic jams too during rush

Kathleen: It sounds terrible.

Kenny: Oh no, it's amazing! I love Nampo-Dong, which has lots of street food and street vendors plus trendy It's perfect for a date.

Kathleen: What else?

Kenny: Well, there's no real downtown core or main square but there are six beaches within city Most people just hang out there, especially in the summertime.

Vocabulary

Coastal city: A city next to the ocean.

Noise pollution: Ambient noise in a city. For example, cars honking.

Light pollution: Light from signs and cars that you can see inside your house at night.

Traffic jams: Lots of cars on the road which makes progress slower than normal.

Rush hour: The busiest times to drive, usually in the morning and after work.

Street food: Food from an outside stall.

Street vendors: People selling things at an outside stall.

Trendy cafes: Coffee shops that are fashionable and hip.

Downtown core: The area in a city with lots of tall buildings; an important place of business.

Main square: The most important public courtyard in a city.

City limits: The entire city, including suburbs. Not just the downtown core.

Hang out: Spend time together.

Practice

Do you want to ... tonight?

I love to buy Christmas presents from ... . There are lots of interesting things.

Vancouver is the best ... in Canada.

Within the ..., you can find three beaches and countless parks.

Go after 9:30 am to avoid ... .

Where's the ...? I'd love to spend some time there and people watch.

The best ... in Korea? Honestly, I can't choose. There are many delicious things.

The ... in Edmonton is famous for being boring at night.

... makes it difficult for me to sleep at night even though I have blackout curtains.

My boyfriend loves to spend time at ... on weekends. I think they're expensive!

During ..., it takes twice as long to get home.

The ... is terrible here. I have to wear earplugs to sleep at night.

Answers

hang out

street vendors

coastal city

city limits

traffic jams

main square

street food

downtown core

light pollution

trendy cafes

rush hour

noise pollution