Topic 7 - Town And City Flashcards
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/ restaurnts
Bars or restaurants with a good atmosphere
Local facilities
Local building that contains offices
Out of town shoppong 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 attractions
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
