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Question
Work with a partner and fill in the table with information about your locality. You may add more information, if necessary. When you finish filling the table, write a short paragraph comparing the two places.
| Locality | Your Place | Your Partner's Place |
| ♦ proximity to the railway station | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane proximity to the airport | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane number of shopping centers | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane number of temples | ||
| ♦ important heritage centres | ||
| ♦ sea, lakes, rivers, or ponds | ||
| ♦ traffic | ||
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Solution
| Locality | Your Place | Your Partner's Place |
| ♦ proximity to the railway station | 20 Kms | 30 Kms |
| ♦ Telegram-plane proximity to the airport | 25 Kms | 20 Kms |
| ♦ Telegram-plane number of shopping centers | 3 | 2 |
| ♦ Telegram-plane number of temples | 6 | 5 |
| ♦ important heritage centers | 1 | 3 |
| ♦ sea, lakes, rivers, or ponds | None | 1 |
| ♦ traffic | Heavy | Light |
| ♦ hotels | 4 | 3 |
My partner’s place is farther than my place at the railway station. But she is closer to the airport than me. I have shopping centers and temples closer to my partner. The important heritage centers are fewer in my area than in my partner’s area. There is a pond in my partner’s location and the traffic is not heavier than in my area. There are four hotels and a park closer to my/residence than my partner’s place.
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