A city is a large town with many inhabitants. Cities are large urban areas with a large population and social facilities. Cities have many streets, buildings, and houses. Central part of a city is called “city centre or city center”, however outer parts of a city is called “suburbs”. Places in city are very different but you can learn them here with some vocabulary activities.
⬤ Places in a city vocabulary
Places in a City
- city
- town
- capital
- metropolis
- village
- settlement
- center (U.S.)/ centre (U.K.)
- downtown
- outskirts
- suburb
- region
- district
- neighborhood (U.S.)
- neighbourhood (U.K.)
- bus terminal
- taxi stop
- subway station
- subway entrance
- parking lot
- garage
- parking meter
- train station
- railway station
- airport
Buildings
- house
- apartment house
- residential building
- three-story house
- four-storied house
- six-storied house
- cottage
- summer house
- cabin
- bungalow
- hut
- mansion
- villa
- castle
- palace
- office building
- glass building
- brick building
- skyscraper
- high rise
- tower
- mosque
- church
- cathedral
- temple
- chapel
- synagogue
Eating places
- restaurant
- fast food restaurant
- self-service restaurant
- café
- coffee shop
Shopping places
- shopping center
- shopping mall
- department store
- shoe store
- computer store
- bookstore (mainly US)
- bookshop (mainly UK)
- bookshop
- food store
- supermarket
- grocery store
- food market
- farmers’ market
- fair
- annual fair
- book fair
- trade fair
- trading center
- trade center
- market
- market place
- florist
- flea market bazaar
- fruit stand
- street vendor
- Tourist information
- tourist information
- visitors center
- visitors bureau
- travel agency
Hotels
- hotel
- inn
- motel
- hostel
Banks
- cash machine
- currency exchange
sightseeing places
- sights
- historical places
- historic places
- monument
- memorial
- museum
- art gallery
- zoo
- botanical garden
- park
- amusement park
- circus
- concert hall
- theatre (UK)
- theater (US)
- cinema
Rentals
- rental agency
- car rental
- video rental
- real estate agency
- house rental
- apartment rental
- Beauty shops
- hair salon
- hairdresser’s
- barber shop
- beauty salon
- beauty shop
Services and repair
- laundry
- launderette
- dry cleaner’s
- repair shop
- auto repair shop
- car repair shop
- garage
- locksmith’s shop
Sports facilities
- health club
- fitness center
- gym
- tennis club
- golf club
- playground
- basketball ground
- tennis court
- golf course
- swimming pool
- skating rink
- boxing ring
- wrestling ring
- racetrack
- racecourse
- football field
- stadium
Educational facilities
- kindergarten
- nursery school
- elementary school
- high school
- college
- university
- academy
- business school
- vocational school
- music school
- medical school
- law school
- library
Health facilities
- hospital
- clinic
- polyclinic
- health center
- hospital clinic
- outpatient clinic
- surgery department
- cardiology department
- dental clinic
- the dentist’s
- waiting room
- consulting room
- hospital ward
- emergency room
- operating room
- the ambulance
Other places
- police department
- prison
- jail
- fire department
- post office
SIMILAR PAGES:
❯❯ Farm life vocabulary
❯❯ Transportation vocabulary
❯❯ Street objects vocabulary
❯❯ Travel vocabulary
⬤ Flip the card game
⬤ Worksheets
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| • City word scramble game worksheet | 
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| • City word search puzzle worksheet | 
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