Green Transportation

This is Maria. Maria lives in a small town in Austria and works in the local government
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Illustrations by Christiane Schnabl
Maria is 38 years old and has two children with her partner Thomas: a son (Matteo, 7) and a daughter (Julia, 4). Thomas is 39 years old and works as a dentist.
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Illustrations by Christiane Schnabl
awake
not sleeping
adjective
breathing
taking air into your lungs and exhaling it
noun
childhood
the time when someone is a child
noun
detour
a route that is less direct and often longer
noun
downsides
disadvantages to a situation
noun
generations
the people in society or in a family who are the same age
noun
habits
something that you do often
noun
hardly
something that you rarely do, or can’t do
adverb
hardware store
a shop where you can buy tools and equipment, often for construction
noun
issues
subjects or problems that people are talking about
noun
kids
Informal for children
noun
outdated
old-fashioned and no longer used
adjective
status quo
the present situation
noun
sturdy
a sturdy car is a strong car which is unlikely to break or be damaged easily
adjective
weather forecast
usually on the news or the radio, the weather forecast is an overview of the weather
noun