Topic: Town & City | Speaking for IELTS PDF Download

Definitions

• Boarded up shops: shops that are no longer doing business
• Chain stores: well-known brands with shops in multiple cities
• To close down: to stop doing business
• Fashionable boutiques: fashionable clothes shops
• To get around: to travel around
• High-rise flats: multi-story apartments
• Inner-city: the central part of a city where people live and where conditions are often poor
• In the suburbs: the outer area of large towns and cities where people live
• Lively bars/restaurants: bars or restaurants with a good atmosphere
• Local facilities: local buildings or services serving the public
• Multi-story car parks: car parks on several floors
• Office block: a large building that contains offices
• Out of town shopping centre/retail park: large shopping centres outside of the town or city
• Pavement cafe: cafes with tables outside on the pavement
• Places of interest: buildings that have a particular interest for visitors
• Poor housing: housing that is not in good condition
• Public spaces: areas in a town or city that are open to the public
• Public transport system: public vehicles such as buses and trains that operate at regular times on fixed routes
• Residential area: an area where people live
• Run down: old and of a poor standard
• Shopping centre: an area consisting of multiple shops
• Shopping malls: large indoor shopping centres
• Sprawling city: a city that has grown over time and which covers a wide area
• Tourist attraction: a place of interest to tourists
• Traffic congestion: heavy traffic making it difficult to move around a town or city
• Upmarket shops: expensive fashionable shops