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  1. Mark
    German Der Busbahnhof [[bus station]] wird nächste Woche eröffnet. Das macht den Verkehr viel einfacher.

    The bus station will open next week. That will make traffic much easier.

  2. Jenny
    German Großartig. Du kannst einen Flaschencontainer [[bottle bank]] in der Nähe des Parkplatzes [[car park]] finden.

    Great. You can find a bottle bank near the car park.

  3. Mark
    German Wird das Stadtzentrum [[city centre]] am Samstag voll sein?

    Will the city centre be busy on Saturday?

  4. Jenny
    German Wahrscheinlich. Es gibt ein Festival mit Musik und Tanz.

    Probably. There is a festival with music and dancing.

  5. Mark
    German Spannend. Hast du gehört, dass die neue Bibliothek morgen eröffnet wird?

    Exciting. Did you hear that the new library opens tomorrow?

  6. Jenny
    German Wirklich? Ich gehe gerne dort hin, um Bücher zu lesen.

    Really? I like going there to read books.

  7. Mark
    German Auch das Einkaufszentrum [[shopping mall]] hat neue Geschäfte bekommen.

    The shopping mall also has new shops.

  8. Jenny
    German Ich muss mal vorbeischauen. Vielleicht finde ich neue Schuhe für den Sommer.

    I should stop by sometime. Maybe I'll find new shoes for the summer.

  9. Mark
    German Der Park ist auch erweitert worden. Es gibt jetzt einen schönen Brunnen in der Mitte.

    The park has also been expanded. There is now a beautiful fountain in the middle.

  10. Jenny
    German Wundervoll. Die Stadt verbessert sich wirklich jedes Jahr.

    Wonderful. The city really gets better every year.

  11. Mark
    German Stimmt. Nur die Verkehrsstaus [[traffic jam]] sind manchmal noch ein Problem.

    That's right. Only the traffic jams are sometimes still a problem.

  12. Jenny
    German Ja, hoffentlich wird der neue Bus das verbessern.

    Yes, hopefully the new bus will improve that.

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