Towns and cities
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a hamlet |
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‘I live in a hamlet where there are only half a dozen houses.’ |
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a village |
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‘I live in a village with a pub, a church, a post office and about 200 houses.’ |
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a town |
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‘I live in a small town with a population of around 20,000.’ |
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a city |
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‘London is a city in the south east of England, on the banks of the River Thames.’ |
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a capital city |
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‘Rome is the capital city of Italy.’ |
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Parts of a city
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a city centre |
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‘She lives close to the city centre.’ American English = ‘center’ |
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a suburb |
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‘I live in a suburb of Liverpool.’ |
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Places to visit
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a cash machine |
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‘There’s a cash machine in the supermarket on the corner and another one outside the station.’ Also: ‘an ATM’ |
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a cinema |
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‘There are three screens at the cinema.’ American English = ‘movie theater’ |
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a doctor's surgery |
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‘The doctor’s surgery is on the left, after the traffic lights.’ American English = ‘a doctor's office’ |
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an estate agent’s |
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‘I’m going to the estate agent’s to discuss putting my property on the market.’ |
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a fire station |
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‘The closest fire station is three miles away.’ |
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a fish and chip shop |
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‘There’s a fish and chip shop at the end of the road.’ |
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a hospital |
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‘I fell and broke my ankle and had to go to hospital.’ |
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a market |
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‘There’s a fruit and vegetable market in the town centre.’ |
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a police station |
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‘Someone found my passport and handed it in at the police station.’ |
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a post office |
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‘I need to stop off at the post office on the way to buy some envelopes and stamps.’ |
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a pub |
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‘We can meet in the pub by the river after lunch to talk through the plans.’ Short form of ‘public house’ |
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a restaurant |
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‘A new Italian restaurant has just opened in the town centre.’ |
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a sports centre |
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‘The sports centre is opposite the cinema.’ |
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a theatre |
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‘We are going to the theatre tonight to see a play that has just opened.’ |
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a tourist attraction |
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‘There are many tourist attractions in Paris.’ |
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a town hall |
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‘The local government is based in the town hall’ |
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Other vocabulary
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a mayor |
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‘Some towns and cities have a mayor.’ |
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population |
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‘This city has a population of over a million people.’ |
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a sightseeing tour |
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‘We’re going on a sightseeing tour tomorrow.’ |
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