Cities & Places
A place far away from towns or cities.
remote
People from long ago who are related to you.
ancestors
“I ________ forget my wallet — maybe once a month.”
occasionally
“I wasn’t used to ________ so early.”
getting up
“When we arrived, the film ________.”
(started / had started)
had started
The older, central part of a city, sometimes poorer or more crowded.
inner city
A word meaning “connected to a city, not the countryside.”
urban
“My computer is ________ freezing! I can’t work.”
constantly
Rewrite:
“I don’t find French food strange anymore.”
I am used to French food.
“The players ________ (train) for an hour before the match began.”
had trained
People who live in and belong to a country or town.
citizens
A group made up of many cultural backgrounds.
diverse
“She ________ eats meat. She prefers vegetables.”
rarely
“She never ________ eat spicy food, but now she loves it.”
used to
“Before the storm started, we ________ (walk) for half an hour.”
had been walking
A period of ten years.
decade
Fill the gap: “This small island has a very ____ local community.”
close
“We meet ________ — not often, but sometimes.”
every now and then / every once in a while
Rewrite using get used to:
“Working from home was difficult at first.”
I got used to working from home.
“When the phone rang, I ________ (cook).”
was cooking
What do we call it when a city, company, or organisation officially begins?
founded
Fill the gap: “This neighbourhood is very ______ — there are people from so many nationalities.”
diverse
Correct the sentence:
“I see my cousins most days — maybe once a year.”
Replace most days with seldom/rarely
Make a question:
“You / get used to / studying online?”
Did you get used to studying online?
“They ________ (watch) the house all day, so they knew nobody was home.”
had been watching