VOCABULARY 9: PLACES

A. GLOSSARY
Words Transcription
1. Scene (n) /siːn/
Scenery (n) /ˈsiː.nər.i/
View (n) /vjuː/
2. Peak (n) /piːk/
Summit (n) /ˈsʌm.ɪt/
3. Wood (n) /wʊd/
Jungle (n) /ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/
Forest (n)
4. Earth (n) /ɜːθ/
Ground (n) /ɡraʊnd/
Playground (n) /ˈpleɪ.ɡraʊnd/
5. Square (n) /skweər/
6. Beach (n) /biːtʃ/
Seaside (n) /ˈsiː.saɪd/
7. Footpath (n) /ˈfʊt.pɑːθ/
8. Pavement (n) /ˈpeɪv.mənt/
9. Road junction (n) /ˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/
10. pedestrian crossing (n) /pəˌdes.tri.ən
ˈkrɒs.ɪŋ/
11. Zone (n) /zəʊn/
Traffic-free zone (n)
Industrial zone (n)
12. Roundabout (n) /ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt/
13. footbridge (n) /ˈfʊt.brɪdʒ/
14. Bungalow (n) /ˈbʌŋ.ɡəl.əʊ/
Caravan (n) /ˈkær.ə.væn/
semi-detached house /ˌsem.i.dɪˈtætʃt/
(n)
terraced house (n) /'terəst/
15. Cosmopolitan (a) /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/
16. Cycle lane
17. Commute (v) /kəˈmjuːt/
Commuter (n)
18. Property prices /ˈprɒp.ə.ti/
19. Descent (n) /dɪˈsent/

B. PRACTICE
I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
A house in the country
The house is situated among beautiful (1) _________ two miles from the nearest village, surrounded by
(2)_________ .On a (3)_________ a short distance from the house is a (4) _________ and a small
(5)_________ flows past the end of the garden, which also contains a small (6)_________ .The name of the
house, Rose Cottage, is on the garden (7)_________ , from which a (8)_________ leads to the (9)_________
door.
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On the (10) _________ floor there is a large (11)_________ room, a dining room, a kitchen, and
(12)_________ and toilet. (13)_________ there are three bedrooms. There is also a garage next to the house.
The village has a post (14) _________ , a small shop and a pub, and there is a railway (15)_________ three
miles away.
1. A. view B. scenery C. sights D. looks
2. A. grass B. flats C. earth D. fields
3. A. mountain B. peak C. hill D. summit
4. A. wood B. greenery C. jungle D. forest
5. A. river B. channel C. stream D. canal
6. A. sea B. bath C. water D. pond
7. A. gate B. door C. opening D. entrance
8. A. road B. path C. way D. pavement
9. A. forward B. front C. first D. further
10. A. bottom B. back C. ground D. earth
11. A. lounge B. seating C. saloon D. living
12. A. bathroom B. bath C. basin D. washing
13. A. Over B. Up C. Upstairs D. Higher
14. A. shop B. centre C. place D. office
15. A. station B. stop C. post D. base

II. Underline the most suitable word in each sentence.

1. We arranged to meet in the centre of town in the main place/square.
2. Their cottage is in the heart of some beautiful country/countryside.
3. The children spent all day playing on the sandy beach/seaside.
4. I dropped my ice-cream on the earth/ground, so I couldn't eat it.
5. This footpath/pavement leads across the fields to the village.
6. There was a wonderful scenery/view from my hotel room.
7. You can't stop here. Car-park/Parking is not allowed in this street.
8. Helen decided to leave the country/land and work abroad.

III. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

block centre crossing hall junction
part place station traffic zone
1. The police officer asked me to come with him to the police _______________ .
2. When you reach the road _______________ turn right.
3. The mayor's office is in the town_______________ .
4. Margaret lives on the top floor of a_______________ of flats.
5. Cars have to stop for you if you use a pedestrian _______________ .
6. Which_______________ of town do you live in?
7. You can buy fresh fish in the market_______________ every Friday.
8. Take the first turning on the left after the next set of _______________ lights.
9. The centre of town is now a traffic-free _______________ and cars are banned.
10. A new shopping _______________ has been opened on the edge of the town.
IV. Replace the words in italics with one of the words from the box.
capital crowded international isolated
local neighbouring rural urban
1. It's much healthier to live in a country area, far away from the city.
2. Sue has just moved to a nearby town.
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3. We lived in the middle of nowhere in an out of the way cottage.
4. Paris is the most important city of France.
5. There is not a lot of world news in this newspaper.
6. I do my shopping at the neighbourhood shops, not in the town centre.
7. At weekends the town centre is always full of people.
8. There is far too much pollution nowadays in city areas.

V. Complete each compound noun with a word from the box.

about bridge ground path park roads side skirts
1. Our children spend a lot of time having fun at the local play _____________ .
2. When you reach the cross_____________ take the road to Linton.
3. You have to turn left when you reach the next round_____________ .
4. We can't leave the car here. We'll have to look for a car_____________ .
5. Follow this foot_____________ until you reach the main road.
6. There was an old woman selling fruit at the road _____________ .
7. Paula lives on the out_____________ of the town, where the countryside begins.
8. You can cross the railway line by walking over a foot_____________ .

VI. Match the words from the box with the explanations.
bridge bungalow caravan castle cottage
semi-detached house terraced house tower
1. A strong building made in the past to defend people against enemies. _________________
2. A small house on wheels which is pulled by a car. _________________
3. A house which is one of a pair of houses joined together. _________________
4. A house with only one floor. _________________
5. This carries a road or railway over a river. _________________
6. A house which is part of a row of houses all joined together. _________________
7. A small house in the country. _________________
8. A tall building standing alone, or as part of a castle or church. _________________

VII. Talking about city life

Complete the sentences with these words:
crowded traffic cosmopolitan stressful graffiti rush hour
1. Trying to get a seat on the train during the ____________ is a nightmare! It’s so____________ .Driving is
even more____________ - the____________ is awful between 5 and 7.
2. The walls in the town centre are covered in ____________ .
3. There’s a real mix of people in Brighton. It has a very____________ feel to it.
Now do the same with these:
efficient suburbs property prices commute convenient public transport
4. I love it here. Everything I want is only five minutes away. It’s so ____________ .
5. Everything’s a bit more expensive here and ____________ are extremely high. A lot of people have no
choice but to live out in the ____________ and____________ in to work.
6. It’s so easy to get around. ____________ is excellent - it’s cheap and____________ .
Now choose the correct ending for each sentence:
7. People are always so busy. Everybody’s a. getting lost.
8. The roads are terrible. I’m always getting b. find my way round.
9. The underground system is impossible. I’m always c. stuck in traffic.
10. London’s so big. It took me ages to d. rushing about all the time.
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VIII.
Match the words on the left with those on the right:
1. city a. precinct
2. tower b. bins
3. pedestrian c. lights
4. litter d. street
5. bus / cycle e. block
6. traffic f. centre
7. main g. lanes
Now use the expressions in these sentences:
8. I wish people wouldn’t drop rubbish in the street. There are plenty of ______________ around town.
9. It’s much safer for cyclists to get about these days with______________ everywhere.
10. They’re building a huge______________ in the centre of town. It’s going to house around a hundred
families.
11. You can’t drive up that street any more. They’ve made it into a ______________ .
12. Go straight down this road and turn left at the first set of______________ .
13. The traffic system in the______________ is impossible. It’s all one-way streets.
14. The______________ is where you’ll find all the large department stores and banks.
The Countryside
IX. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.
farms unpolluted relaxed rural wildlife pace national parks cultivated remote villages
Away from the urban problems of the city lies the (a) __________ peace and quiet of the countryside. The air
is more likely to be clear and (b) __________ , the (c) __________ of life is slower, and the people living in
small (d) __________ more (e) __________ and friendly. Some land is (f) __________ and you’ll see crops
growing, as well as animals grazing, on the (g) __________ . Some areas of particular natural beauty are
designated as (h) __________ by the government, and here (i) __________ can live and move about safely. It
is in places (j) __________ from the noisy cities that you can experience the true beauty of nature.
The Seaside
X. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below.
lifeguards depth waves shallow horizon beach drown dive currents cliffs
Many people’s idea of relaxation is to sit on a sandy (a) __________ gazing at the broad (b) __________ or
watching the (c) __________ roll in one after the other. But the sea can be dangerous and every year hundreds
of bathers (d) __________ either when they are carried out to sea by strong (e) __________ or simply because
they can’t swim and find themselves out of their (f) __________ with their feet no longer touching the bottom.
And hundreds more have to be rescued by (g) __________ . If you want to (h) __________ into the sea,
from rocks or some other high point, make sure it’s deep enough. If it’s (i) __________ , you could seriously
injure yourself. And finally, if you decide to walk along the high (j) __________ overlooking the beach and
the sea, don’t go too near the edge.
Mountains
XI. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below.
mountaineers ropes oxygen ascent peak equipment range height descent climb
The Himalayas are the best-known mountain (a) ___________ in the world and Mt Everest, with a (b)
___________ of 8,880 metres is the highest mountain. Since Edmund Hillary made the first (c) ___________
in 1953, (d) ___________ from many countries have managed to (e) ___________ to the (f) ___________ .
Normally they need to take (g) ___________ cylinders to help them breathe and other special (h) ___________
, including (i) ___________ to connect themselves to each other. It’s a dangerous sport and many people have
lost their lives, not just on the way up but during the (j) ___________ as well.