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Buildings People Live In

• apartment - I live in an apartment on 52nd Street.


• apartment block - Tom has a place in that apartment block over
there.
• block of flats (British English) - Three hundred people live in that
block of flats.
• bungalow - The bungalow in the forest is so nice for a weekend
getaway.
• cottage - He has a cute cottage by the sea. I'm jealous!
• duplex (American English) - A duplex always contains two separate
homes or apartments.
• flat (British English) - Alice has a flat in the center of London.
• floor on the ground / first / top floor - Jack lives on the first floor.
• house - I'd love to own a house someday.
• story - ten / multi-story building - He lives in a fifty story building.

Other Buildings
• bar (American English)- Let's go to the bar and get a drink.
• car park - I'll leave my car in the car park and meet you at the office.
• castle - The queen lives in a castle.
• cathedral - The cathedral is always the most magnificent Catholic
church in town.
• church - There's a small church up on the hill.
• office - He works in that office over there.
• post office - Let's stop by the post office to send off these letters.
• pub (British English) - Shall we get a pint at the pub?
• restaurant - I'd like to go to an Italian restaurant tonight.
• skyscraper - That skyscraper is 110 stories tall!
• station - Can you pick me up at the station?
• bus station - I caught a Greyhound bus at the bus station.
• fire station - What would we do without the fire station?
• police station - The police station is located down this road.
• airport - I need to get to the airport by six o'clock.

Stores and Shops


• baker's - I'd like to go to the baker's to get a cake.
• butcher's - Can you pick up a pound of hamburger from the
butcher's?
• department store - Some people like shopping in a department store
because they can find everything in one place.
• dry cleaner's - I'll pick up my shirt at the dry cleaner's after work.
• fishmonger's - We bought three pounds of salmon from the
fishmonger's.
• greengrocer's - The greengrocer's have some lovely celery at the
moment.
• grocer's - She stopped by the grocer's to pick up some food.
• ironmonger's (British English) - I need to buy a hammer at the
ironmonger's.
• hardware store (American English) - Do you think the hardware
store sells lawn mowers?
• shop - I'd like to stop at that shop on the corner.

Communities
• city - He lives in a big city.
• capital city - Sharon lives in the capital city of Oregon.
• port - Leghorn is a port on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
• resort - My friend stayed at a resort on the beach.
• holiday resort - Families like to go to holiday resorts for vacations.
• seaside resort - You'll have a lot of fun at our seaside resort.
• ski resort - The weather was fantastic at the ski resort. It snowed
every day!
• town - I live in a small town near the border.
• village - There are many charming villages in France.

Parts and Areas of Communities


• area - That's a beautiful area.
• country area - Their house is in a wooded country area.
• residential area - There are 200,000 people in this residential area.
• rural area - Rural areas are hard to reach by bus.
• urban area - The urban areas are where most jobs can be found.
• center - He lives in the center of the city.
• city center - The city center is located just ten miles from here.
• town center - The town center has many lovely monuments.
• district - The working district houses many firms.
• outskirts - Our shop is located on the outskirts of Seattle.
• region - The Pacific Northwest region is very hip.
• suburb - Many people live in the suburbs, but would like to move to
the city.

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