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US CITIES: Vocabulary practice for ESL students: CHICAGO, IL

Here's a new way to learn and practice English: We've developed a series of exercises based on descriptions of some of the most famous American cities. Here's a description of Chicago, IL. Read it and choose the right word for each blank space :) Good luck!





Chicago is the third biggest city in the United States, and is the financial, business, and (culture/cultural) capital of the Midwest. It is (placed/located) on Lake Michigan. Chicago is world- (renowned/known) as a global capital of architecture. Ever since the first steel-framed high- (rise/rising) building of the world was constructed in the city in 1885, Chicago has been known for its (skyscratchers/skyscrapers). The rest of the city (contains/consists) of high-rise residential buildings near the lake and more low-rise buildings and (one/single)-family homes as one gets farther from the lake. Along Lake Shore Drive, parks (outline/line) the lakefront. Chicago's many cultural and (ethnicity/ethnic) groups make is a very vibrant, dynamic city. People from Chicago have a (distant/distinct) accent.





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