Vocabulary - Towns (B1)

1. OTHER FEATURES
   1. pavement
   2. letter box
   3. hedge
   4. steps
2. TYPES
   1. block of flats
      1. condo
   2. terraced house
   3. detached house
   4. penthouse
   5. uptown
   6. in the suburbs
3. PARTS
   1. gate
   2. balcony
   3. porsche
   4. path
   5. fence
   6. front door
   7. patio
4. DESCRIBING A HOUSE
   1. furniture
      1. made of (stone)
      2. high ceiling
      3. full-equipped
      4. wooden floors
      5. olf-fashioned
   2. design and decoration
      1. well / badly-designed
      2. stylish
      3. tasteful
      4. original
      5. practical
      6. luxurious
   3. atmosphere
      1. comfortable
      2. modern
      3. spacious
      4. cosy
      5. impersonal

Annotations:

• How long does it take? It takes 2 hours to get there by train.

1. VEHICLES
   1. carriage
   2. coach
   3. lorry
   4. scooter
   5. tram
   6. van
2. ON THE ROAD
   1. motorway
      1. highway (AmE)
   2. zebra crossing
   3. traffic jam
   4. cycle lane
   5. parking fine
   6. pedestrian zone
   7. traffic lights
   8. road works
   9. petrol station
3. PHRASAL VERBS
   1. set off

      Annotations:

      • We set off at 7.00 in the morning to try to avoid the traffic
   2. pick up

      Annotations:

      • I arrive at 8.15. Could you pick me up at the station?
   3. end up

      Annotations:

      • I got on the wrong bus and I ended up on the opposite side of town.
   4. run out of

      Annotations:

      • We're running out of petrol. Let's stop at the next station.
   5. look out! / watch out!

      Annotations:

      • Watch/ Look out! You're going to crash!

1. airport
2. amusement park
3. art gallery
4. night club
5. sports centre
6. sports hall
7. bowling alley
8. arcade
9. opera
10. theatre
11. bank
12. bus station
13. police station
14. factory
15. shopping centre

Annotations:

• https://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/places/words-for-describing-places.html

1. dull
2. crowded
3. bustling
4. cosmopolitan
5. exciting
6. fascinating
7. lively
8. picturesque
9. touristy
10. inexpensive