Pronunciation Challenge Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars

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Have you ever been to Barcelona?

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Cars dominate cities. Spend some time walking around most cities and you'll find yourself pushed to narrow sidewalks, waiting for crosswalk lights. You'll find cyclists navigating really narrow strips of space.

Key Vocabulary

1. narrow

narrow

[ˈnærəʊ] (adj.)

slender

[ˈslendə] (adj.)

tenuous

[ˈtenjʊəs] (adj.)

2. sidewalk

sidewalk

[ˈsaɪˌdwɔk] (n.)

pavement

[ˈpeɪvmənt] (n.)

crosswalk

[ˈkrɑˌswɑk] (n.)

pedestrian

[pɪˈdestrɪən] (n.)

3. navigate

navigate

[ˈnævɪgeɪt] (v.)

guide

[gaɪd] (v.)

lead

[liːd] (v.)

4. strip

strip

[strɪp] (n/v.)

remove

[riˈmuv] (v.)