the central part of a city
City centre
/ˌsɪt.i ˈsen.tər/
Downtown
/ˈdɑʊnˈtɑʊn/
Ex. It’s impossible to park in the city centre (downtown).
an area of ground for parking cars
Car park
/ˈkɑː ˌpɑːk/
Parking lot
/ˈpɑːr.kɪŋ ˌlɑːt/
Ex. I left my car in the mall car park (parking lot).
a path or marked route that is intended for people riding bicycles
Cycle path
/ˈsaɪ.kəl ˌpɑːθ/
Bicycle path
/ˈbaɪ.sə.kəl ˌpæθ/
Ex. Germany, Holland, and Denmark have extensive networks of cycle paths (bicycle paths).
a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on
Pavement
/ˈpeɪv.mənt/
Sidewalk
/ˈsaɪd.wɑːk/
Ex. If there are no pavements (sidewalks), walk on the side of the road facing traffic.
a small shelter in the street in which they’re commonly used to be a public telephone.
Telephone box
/ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn ˌbɒks/
Telephone booth
/ˈtel.ə.foʊn ˌbuːθ/
Ex. She didn’t have a phone, and they’re definitely wasn’t a telephone booth (telephone booth) around here.
a light in or at the side of a road or public area that is usually supported on a tall post
Streetlight
/ˈstriːt.laɪt/
Ex. He crashed his car into a streetlight
Traffic jam
/ˈtræf.ɪk ˌdʒæm/
Ex. The snow caused traffic jams all over the city.
a road or path that goes under something such as a busy road, allowing vehicles or people to go from one side to the other
Underpass
/ˈʌn.də.pɑːs/
/ˈʌn.dɚ.pæs/
Ex. A subway is a pedestrian underpass, generally under a road.
a bridge that carries a road or railway over another road
Flyover
/ˈflaɪˌəʊ.vər/
Overpass
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.pæs/
Ex. ‘Up there, under the flyover (overpass) and cross the road,’ she said.
a place where pedestrians can cross a street and where drivers must stop to let them cross.
Pedestrian crossing
/pəˌdes.tri.ən ˈkrɒs.ɪŋ/
Crosswalk
/ˈkrɑːs.wɑːk/
Ex. I looked down at the dirty yellow lines of the pedestrian crossing (crosswalk).
a place where two roads meet and cross each other
Crossroads
/ˈkrɒs.rəʊdz/
/ˈkrɑːs.roʊdz/
Ex. Turn right at the first crossroads.
a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet.
Roundabout
/ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt/
Ex. Take the first left at the roundabout.
a sign near a road giving information or instructions to drivers
Road sign
/ˈrəʊd saɪn/
Ex. We couldn’t read the road signs.
one of a set of red, yellow, and green lights that control the movement of vehicles
Traffic light
/ˈtræf.ɪk ˌlaɪt/
Ex. Turn left at the traffic lights.
a building where things such as books, newspapers, videos, and music are kept for people to read, use, or borrow.
Library
/ˈlaɪ.brər.i/
/ˈlaɪ.brer.i/
Ex. This library loans books, CDs and videotapes.
a place where children go to be educated
School
/skuːl/
Ex. They’re building a new school in the town.
a place where stamps are sold and from where letters and parcels are sent
Post office
/ˈpəʊst ˌɒf.ɪs/
/ˈpoʊst ˌɑː.fɪs/
Ex. She collects her pension from the post office.
a store or website where books are sold
Bookstore
/ˈbʊk.stɔːr/
Ex. He’s doing a reading at the local bookstore tonight
an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money…
Bank
/bæŋk/
Ex. I must go to the bank and change some money.
a place where people who are ill or injured are treated and taken care of by doctors and nurses
Hospital
/ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/
/ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl/
Ex. He worked as a nurse in a hospital.
a place, usually with a pole with a sign, where a bus stops to allow passengers to get on and off
Bus stop
/ˈbʌs ˌstɒp/
/ˈbʌs ˌstɑːp/
Ex. She was waiting at a bus stop.
the local office of the police in a town or part of a city
Police station
/pəˈliːs ˌsteɪ.ʃən/
Ex. He was taken to the police station for questioning.
a shop or part of a shop in which medicines are prepared and sold
Pharmacy
/ˈfɑː.mə.si/
/ˈfɑːr.mə.si/
Ex. See your doctor or local pharmacy for a test.
a place where fuel is sold for road vehicles, often with a small shop
Petrol station
/ˈpet.rəl ˌsteɪ.ʃən/
Ex. I could show you the petrol station where I used to work.
a place where aircraft regularly take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in
Airport
/ˈeə.pɔːt/
/ˈer.pɔːrt/
Ex. It’s about two kilometers from the airport to your hotel.
a place with one or more buildings and platforms where trains stop for people to get on or off
Train station
/ˈtreɪn ˌsteɪ.ʃən/
Ex. Have you ever been in a train station?
a building for Christian religious activities
Church
/tʃɜːtʃ/
/tʃɝːtʃ/
Ex. The town has four churches.
a building where you pay to have a room to sleep in, and where you can sometimes eat meals
Hotel
/həʊˈtel/
/hoʊˈtel/
Ex. We stayed in the best hotel in town.
a place where cars are repaired
Garage
/ˈɡær.ɪdʒ/
/ɡəˈrɑːʒ/
Ex. The car’s still at the garage getting fixed.
a building or buildings where people use machines to produce goods
Factory
/ˈfæk.tər.i/
/ˈfæk.tɚ.i/
Ex. She worked in a factory that produced air conditioners
a place or event at which people meet in order to buy and sell things
Market
/ˈmɑː.kɪt/
/ˈmɑːr.kɪt/
Ex. She runs a stall at the farmer’s market
a large shop which sells most types of food and other goods needed in the home
Supermarket
/ˈsuː.pəˌmɑː.kɪt/
/ˈsuː.pɚˌmɑːr.kɪt/
Ex. She works on the checkout at the local supermarket.
a small restaurant where simple meals and drinks are served
Café
/ˈkæf.eɪ/
/kæfˈeɪ/
Ex. There’s a little café on the corner that serves very good coffee.
a place where bread, cakes, and pastries are made or sold
Bakery
/ˈbeɪ.kər.i/
/ˈbeɪ.kɚ.i/
Ex. My dad was a van driver for a local bakery.
an area designed for children to play in outside, especially at a school or in a park
Playground
/ˈpleɪ.ɡraʊnd/
Ex. There were children fighting in the playground.
a place where people can go to enjoy games, rides, and other activities
Amusement park
/əˈmjuːz.mənt ˌpɑːk/
/əˈmjuːz.mənt ˌpɑːrk/
Ex. Go to an amusement park and watch people getting off the roller coaster.
a building with a stage in it, on which plays, shows, and other performances take place
Theater
/ˈθɪə.tər/
/ˈθiː.ə.t̬ɚ/
Ex. We have tickets to the theater tonight.
a theatre where people pay to watch films
Cinema
/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/
Ex. We’re going to the cinema. Do you want to come along?
a building where objects of historical, scientific, or artistic interest are kept
Museum
/mjuːˈziː.əm/
Ex. Next autumn he plans to open his own art museum in New York.
a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other
Bridge
/brɪdʒ/
Ex. They’re building a new bridge across the river.
an area of land, usually with fields and buildings, used for raising animals and growing crops as a business
Farm
/fɑːm/
/fɑːrm/
Ex. My family has worked on this farm for generations.
a public area of land with grass and trees, usually in a town, where people go in order to relax and enjoy themselves
Park
/pɑːk/
/pɑːrk/
Ex. If the weather’s nice we could have a picnic in the park.
an area in which animals, especially wild animals, are kept so that people can go and look at them or study them
Zoo
/zuː/
Ex. The children love to visit the elephants at the zoo.
an artificial area of water for swimming
Swimming pool
/ˈswɪm.ɪŋ ˌpuːl/
Ex. The hotel has its own swimming pool.
a place where meals are prepared and served to customers
Restaurant
/ˈres.trɒnt/
/ˈres.tə.rɑːnt/
Ex. Smoking is not allowed in this restaurant.
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