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US CITIES: English vocabulary and grammar practice: PITTSBURGH, PA

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 Pittsburgh, PA. Read it and choose the right word for each blank space :) Good luck!

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the State of Pennsylvania. Built on the land between the confluence of the Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela rivers and the (around/surrounding) hills, Pittsburgh (feature/features) a skyline of skyscrapers and dozens of bridges. Once an industrial center, (a/the) collapse of the United States steel industry has had a big (impact/instance) on Pittsburgh's economy and identity. The city's economy has (shift/shifted) to health care, education, technology, and financial services. Because of its (set/setting), economic opportunities, low cost of living, and growing educational, cultural and (medical/medicine) infrastructures, Pittsburgh is often ranked as one of the nation's most (livid/livable) cities. Pittsburgh's working- (style/class) past in not completely lost, and it definitely still feels like a blue- (shirt/collar) city in certain neighborhoods.





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