Places
The words below are the most important words used when talking about different places and areas such as shops, towns and the countryside. At the end of each group of words you will find a link to a page which has further Example Sentences and Definitions concerning that word group. Another link leads to the list with a pronunciation RealPlayer file for the correct pronunciation (standard North American accent) of the words.
Places - Buildings People Live In
| apartment |
| block |
| apartment block |
| block of flats (British English) |
| bungalow |
| cottage |
| duplex (American English) |
| flat (British English) |
| floor on the ground / first / top floor |
| house |
| detached house (British English) |
| semi-detached house (British English) |
| terraced house |
| story - ten / multi-story building (British English - storey) |
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Quiz: Rooms People Live and Work in
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Places - Other Buildings
| bar (American English) |
| car park |
| castle |
| cathedral |
| church |
| office |
| office block |
| park |
| post office |
| pub |
| restaurant |
| skyscraper |
| station |
| bus station |
| fire station |
| police station |
| railway station |
| town hall |
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Places - Stores and Shops
| baker's |
| butcher's |
| department store |
| dry cleaner's |
| fishmonger's (British English) |
| fish-shop |
| greengrocer's |
| grocer's |
| ironmonger's (British English) |
| hardware store (American English) |
| shop |
| shopping mall (American English) |
| stationer's |
| sweetshop (British English) |
| tobacconist's (British English) |
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Places - Communities
| city |
| capital city |
| port |
| resort |
| holiday resort |
| seaside resort |
| ski resort |
| town |
| village |
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Places - Parts and Areas of Communities
| area |
| country area |
| residential area |
| rural area |
| urban area |
| center |
| city center |
| town center |
| district |
| outskirts |
| region |
| suburb |
| in the suburbs |
| suburban (adj) |
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Places - Geographical Features
| bay |
| beach |
| cliff |
| coast |
| on the coast |
| countryside |
| flat (adj) |
| forest |
| hill |
| hilly (adj) |
| lake |
| mountain |
| mountainous (adj) |
| plain (n) |
| river |
| sea |
| seaside |
| shore |
| stream (n) |
| valley |
| wood |
| woody / wooded (adj) |
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