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Inadequate =
not good enough
For example: Half of the city’s population live in inadequate housing.
The conditions are quite bad for these people, as most of them don’t
have running water.
Transportation (transport) =
the type of vehicle you use to travel
For example: Public transport in my home town is great. There are buses
every fifteen minutes and train lines every twenty minutes. You can be
anywhere in town within twenty minutes.
Pedestrian =
person walking on the street
For example: I found Amsterdam to be very pedestrian-friendly, as there
are very few cars, and the bikes there are quite respectful of the people
walking around.
Commute =
In the noun form, this means your journey to school or
work. In the verb for, it means to travel to work or school. 
For example: I have to commute for one hour every day to get to class! 
Pavement =
the place where pedestrians should walk on the street (not
the road).
For example: The pavements are quite run-down in my neighbourhood,
but the council don’t have enough money to fix them.
Slums =
very poor-quality housing, often without running water or
electricity.

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For example: One third of the people in the city live in slums. They
don’t have electricity or running water.
Infrastructure =
services and basic structures in an area. Infra- means
‘below;’ so the infrastructure is the ‘basic structure below’ a country, an
economy, a business or an organisation.
For example: More funding is required to boost the crumbling
infrastructure of the country's production plants.
*Notes:
Funding = Money
Required = Needed
Boost = Improve or revitalise
Crumbling = decaying or run-down