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Places in a town
In this A1 Elementary Vocabulary Lesson about Places in a Town, you will learn about different places in a town or city. Check the pictures and read the definitions and examples below.
1 A town is a place with streets and buildings where people live and work. A town is bigger than a village and smaller than a city.
- My grandparents live in a small town.
2 A city is a very big town, like London or New York.
- Tokyo is a very busy city.
3 A village is a very small town.
- The village has one school and one shop.
4 A neighbourhood (UK), or neighborhood (US), is an area in a town or city where people live near each other.
- We have many friends in our neighbourhood.
5 Downtown (US), or city centre (UK), is the main part of a city where there are many shops, offices, and tall buildings.
- We went shopping downtown.
- We visited the city centre to see the tall buildings.
6 A street is a road in a city or town.
- Our house is on Oak Street.
7 An avenue is a big, wide street in a city.
- We walked down the big avenue to see all the famous shops.
8 A square is an open area in a city, usually with buildings around it.
- There are musicians playing in the town’s square.
9 A park is a place in a town or city with grass and trees where people can play or relax.
- We like to have picnics in the park.
10 A museum is a building where people can see interesting things, like art or historical objects.
- We saw dinosaur bones at the museum.
11 A library is a place where you can read or borrow books.
- I borrowed three books from the library.
12 A restaurant is a place where you can eat food.
- We had pizza at the new restaurant.
13 A cafe is a small restaurant where you can buy drinks and snacks.
- We drank hot chocolate at the cafe.
14 A school is a place where children go to learn.
- My brother goes to the same school as me.
15 A hospital is a place where sick or hurt people go to get better.
- The doctor works at the hospital.
16 A post office is a place where you can send and receive letters and packages.
- I mailed a letter at the post office.
17 A bank is a place where you can keep your money.
- Mom went to the bank to deposit some money.
18 A hotel is a place where people stay when they travel.
- We stayed at a hotel by the beach.
19 A cinema (UK), or movie theater (US), is a place where you can watch movies. In the US, people often use the term the movies to mean ‘movie theater’.
- We watched a new movie at the cinema.
- Do you want to go to the movies this weekend?
20 A theatre (UK), or theater (US), is a place where you can watch plays or shows.
- We saw a play at the theatre.
21 A bus stop is a place where you can wait for a bus.
- We waited for the bus at the bus stop.
22 A train station is a place where you can catch a train.
- The train station was very busy in the morning.
23 An airport is a place where planes take off and land.
- We arrived at the airport early for our flight.
24 A tourist attraction is a place that many people visit because it is interesting.
- The Eiffel Tower is a famous tourist attraction.
After completing the exercises in this lesson on The House, you can use the unit’s Vocabulary Flascards to revise and help you memorize the terms.
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