City Vocab
What do we call a city with more than 10 million residents?
Megalopolis or Megacity
Where do firefighters work and keep their emergency vehicles?
Fire station
Explain lively
Something full of people and activity
You want someone to continue walking without turning. What direction do you give?
Go straight ahead.
What word means visiting famous or interesting places as a tourist?
Sightseeing
What is the English word for a street that has no exit?
Blind alley
What do we call the building where a town's local government works?
Town hall
What adjective describes a place with more people than it can comfortably hold?
Overcrowded
A bank is directly across the street from a library. Complete the sentence: The bank is ___ the library.
Opposite, across from
What do we call a place that few tourists know about but is worth visiting?
Hidden gem
What do we call the areas of a city that are far from its centre, near its edge?
Outskirts
What is the term for the main offices of an organization or company?
HQ, headquarters
A village looks charming and attractive, like something from a painting. What adjective describes it?
Picturesque
At an intersection, you want someone to take the second street on their right. What do you say?
Take the second right.
What is a piece of land surrounded by water on THREE sides called?
Penninsula
What is the English term for a road or bridge built above another road?
Overpass
What do we call an area with many factories and manufacturing businesses?
Industrial zone
A historic building has been repaired and improved to look newer. Give one appropriate adjective from the vocabulary list.
Refurbished or reconstructed.
A tourist must cross the road at a marked place for pedestrians, then continue to an intersection with a circular traffic system. Name both places.
Pedestrian crossing and roundabout.
What is a group of islands called?
Archipelago.
What do we call a road that runs alongside a river or waterfront?
Enbankment
What is the name for a large, strong building built to defend a city against attacks?
Fortress
What adjective describes a building in poor condition because nobody has taken proper care of it?
Run down or shabby
What is the difference between an avenue and a lane?
An avenue is a wide road; a lane is a narrow road or a marked section of a road.
What do we call a place that is popular with tourists but is usually overpriced and not worth visiting?
Tourist trap.