Listening practice test 2, Grades 8–9 — question 21 of 27
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The Empty Lot
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Mr. Mitchell: The city council wants to hear from the public about the empty lot on Pecan Street. One plan is a skate park. The other is a community garden. Nadia, which would you choose?
Nadia: The garden. A lot of families near there live in apartments, so they don't have yards. A garden would give them a place to grow their own vegetables.
Jordan: But kids in that neighborhood have nowhere to skate. Right now they skate in the grocery store parking lot, and the manager keeps chasing them out.
Mr. Mitchell: Interesting. You're both thinking about who would use it. Is there any way to have both?
Jordan: Maybe. The lot is pretty big. We could put a small skate area on one side and garden beds on the other.
Nadia: I'd support that, as long as the garden gets the side with the most sun.
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Why does Mr. Mitchell say, "You're both thinking about who would use it"?
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