The Garden Of Eden Flashcards
Master the vocabulary in chapter one of Sophie's World
Outskirts (noun)
/ˈaʊtskəːts/
(noun): The outer part of a town or city.
“Sophie lived on the outskirts of a sprawling suburb”
“he built a new factory on the outskirts of Birmingham”
sprawling. (Adj.)
/ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/
sprawl. (verb)
/sprɔːl/
(adj): spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.
“the sprawling suburbs”
(verb):
1. sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way.
“the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement”
- spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.
“the town sprawled along several miles of cliff top”
Suburb (noun)
/ˈsʌbəːb/
suburban (adj.)
/səˈbəːb(ə)n/
(noun): an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
“Model Town is a highly respectable suburb of Lahore.”
(adj.):
1. of or characteristic of a suburb.
“Wapda town and Model town are suburban areas of Lahore.”
“Suburban life.”
- contemptibly dull and ordinary.
Urban area
Urban lifestyle
An urban area is the region surrounding a city. Most inhabitants of urban areas have nonagricultural jobs. Urban areas are very developed, meaning there is a density of human structures such as houses, commercial buildings, roads, bridges, and railways. “Urban area” can refer to towns, cities, and suburbs.
- Busy life, people usually have jobs at big corporations or run their own small or medium size businesses.
- Urban areas have a lot of traffic
Suburban area
Suburban lifestyle
A suburb is a residential district located on the outskirts of a city. If you live in the suburbs, you probably travel to the city for work. Suburb comes from Latin: sub means “below or near” and urbis means “city.” You also will recognize this root in urban.
- Suburbs a great place to raise a family
- Suburbs have less traffic
Rural area
Rural lifestyle
Rural areas are the opposite of urban areas. Rural areas, often called “the country,” have low population density and large amounts of undeveloped land. Usually, the difference between a rural area and an urban area is clear.
- People usually have land that they use for agriculture (growing crops) purpose.
seldom (adverb) / (adj.)
/ˈsɛldəm/
(adverb): not often; rarely.
“Rawalpindi is seldom visited by tourists”
“People seldom went to the forest except on the weekend.”
(adj.): not common; infrequent.
“a great but seldom pleasure”