Roadworks Close Street in Curitiba for 60 Days
Listen to the story
Workers are doing roadworks on a street in Curitiba, Brazil.
The street is called Rua Vital Brasil. It is in the Boqueirão area.
The roadworks are part of a project called Novo Inter 2.
Cars cannot use one crossing near the street. This is a total block.
The roadworks will change traffic for 60 days.
There is also a broken traffic light in the area.
Drivers have a new road to use in Tarumã.
This new road is a new access point.
People must find other ways to drive.
The city wants drivers to know these changes.
This will help drivers avoid problems.
Vocabulary6 words
- roadworks
- work to build or fix a road
- crossing
- a place where roads meet
- total block
- no cars can pass at all
- traffic
- cars moving on roads
- traffic light
- a light that tells cars to stop or go
- new access
- a new way to enter or reach a place
Quiz
Answer key
1. Rua Vital Brasil in Curitiba 2. 60 days 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Workers are doing _____ on a street in Curitiba, Brazil.
The street is called Rua Vital Brasil. It is in the _____ area.
The roadworks are part of a project called _____.
Cars cannot use one _____ near the street. This is a _____ _____.
The roadworks will change _____ for 60 days.
There is also a broken _____ _____ in the area.
Drivers have a new road to use in Tarumã.
This new road is a _____ _____ point.