Lexicon
Types of places
- Capital city
- Cathedral city
- Port
- Coastal town
- Industrial town
- Cosmopolitan city
- Historic city
- Seaside town
- Agricultural town
- Fishing village
- Touristy area
Key vocabulary
- Cost of living (n.) – the level of prices relating to a range of everyday items
- Pace of life (n.) – used to refer to the speed at which changes and events occur
- Sense of community (n.) – the feeling that you belong to a community
- Poverty (n.) – the state of being extremely poor
- Residential area (n.) – is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas
- Industrial area (n.) – an area outside of a town or city that is designed especially for factories or offices
- Urban (n.) – relating to, or characteristic of a town or city
- Rural (n.) – relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town
- Heart of the city (n.) – the center of the city
- Resident (n.) – a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis
- Native (n.) – a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not
- Placid (adj.) – (of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited
- Bustling (adj.) – (of a place) full of activity
- Dull (adj.) – lacking interest or excitement
- Congestion (n.) – the state of being congested
- Amenities (n.) – a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place.
Expression
- Middle of nowhere – far away from any towns and cities and where few people live
- Back in the day – used for talking about a time in the past, usually when you are remembering nice things about that time
- Hive of activity – a place where a lot of people are working very hard
- Home away from home – a place where you feel as comfortable as you do in your own home
- Road to Damascus – your road to Damascus is an experience you have that you consider to be very important and that changes your life
- A Spartan life – lacking in anything that makes life easier or more pleasant
- The talk of the town – a person or thing that many people in a town, city, etc.
- A ghost town – a town where few or no people now live