Topic Vocabulary. City.

Question 1

Local

Answer 1

From, existing in, or serving a particular place or small area
Ex.: Our children all go to the local school

Question 2

Resident

Answer 2

A person who lives or has their home in a place

Ex.: The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces

Question 3

Pedestrian

Answer 3

A person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go
Ex.: A few pedestrians sheltered from the rain in doorways

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

The people living in one particular area

Ex.: He’s well known in the local community

Question 5

Crosswalk

Answer 5

A place on a road at which vehicles must stop to allow people to walk across the road
Ex.: The wide intersection of the two thoroughfares has historically been the site of numerous traffic accidents and pedestrian casualties, partly due to the long crosswalks

Question 6

Pavement BrE/Sidewalk AmE

Answer 6

A path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on
Ex.: A few people were milling about on the dark sidewalk outside the shop, but the shop itself was empty

Question 7

Subway AmE/Tube BrE

Answer 7

A railway system in which electric trains travel through tunnels below ground
Ex.: We took the subway uptown to Yankee Stadium

Question 8

Downtown AmE/City centre BrE

Answer 8

In or to the central part of a city

Ex.: I work downtown, but I live in the suburbs

Question 9

Uptown AmE

Answer 9

In or towards the northern part of a city or town, especially if there is not much business or industry there
Ex.: I can get lunch in Chinatown for half of what it costs uptown

Question 10

District

Answer 10

An area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes
Ex.: Villaverde is one of the high-rise districts that encircle Madrid

Question 11

Suburb

Answer 11

An area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live
Ex.: We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area

Question 12

Outskirts

Answer 12

The areas that form the edge of a town

Ex.: The factory is in the outskirts of our city

Question 13

To be a centre for sth

Answer 13

An area, city, or country which is known for a particular business or activity and where a lot of business, etc. takes place
Ex.: Centre for sth Hong Kong has long been recognized as a centre for the production of jade jewellery

Question 14

To be home to sth

Answer 14

To be someone’s or something’s place of origin.

Ex.: This building always has been home to National Bank.

Question 15

to provide recreation

Answer 15

To give something to a person, company, or organization, or to make it available for them to enterntain themselves
Ex.: This park provides recreation for whole neighbourhood.

Question 16

Landmark

Answer 16

A building or place that is easily recognized

Ex.: The Rock of Gibraltar is one of Europe’s most famous landmarks

Question 17

Shopping centre BrE/Shopping center AmE

Answer 17

A group of shops with a common area for cars to park

Ex.: In the shopping centre, businesses struggle to survive and frequently fail.

Question 18

Spectacular natural surroundings

Answer 18

Especially great, not artificial surroundings.

Ex.: I heard this place is famous with its spectacular natural surroundings.

Question 19

To be alive with

Answer 19

To be full of things that are living and moving

Ex.; City center is alive with grey suited people

Question 20

Rural

Answer 20

In, of, or like the countryside

Ex.: The area is still very rural and undeveloped.

Question 21

Urban

Answer 21

Of or in a city or town

Ex.: Pollution has reached disturbingly high levels in some urban areas

Question 22

To be the hub of

Answer 22

To be the central or main part of something where there is most activity
Ex.: The City of London is the hub of the UK’s financial world

Question 23

Public telephone

Answer 23

A phone which is available for everyone to use

Ex.: He went out to make a call using public telephone

Question 24

Neighbourhood

Answer 24

The area of a town that surrounds someone’s home, or the people who live in this area
Ex.: They live in a poor neighbourhood

Question 25

Residential area

Answer 25

A residential area has only private houses, not offices and factories
Ex.: It was not safe to locate the chemicals factory in a residential area