A place where nobody is too many

Unit 2. The place I live In. My City and My Village.

The people are the city.

William Shakespeare

Anonymous.

Recommended grammar:

Passive Voice.

BUILDING-UP YOUR VOCABULARY

A town is a large number of houses, schools, hospitals, theatres, factories, _____ and other buildings built near each other. All these buildings are divided into _____ of streets. Short narrow streets that join larger ones together called lanes. On one side of the streets the buildings have ____ numbers, on the other – _____ numbers. The main streets are usually paved with stone or asphalt. Along the streets run carts, cars, _____ and trolley-buses. In large towns tramways are laid down wider streets, along which tramcars rattle with great noise. On both sides of the streets there are raised _____ on which people walk.

In very large towns, which are generally called ______, countless pedestrians walk along foot-pavements forming two smoothly-flowing ceaseless currents. In England walkers keep to the right, while vehicles on the road keep to the ____.

People usually cross the streets at special places, called _____. When the traffic is very heavy, the policeman, who regulates the movement of the cars and buses, has to stop the never-ending stream by raising one hand, thus affording the pedestrians a chance of crossing the street. On the foot-paths, close to the gutter, there are dust-bins, into which refuse is put.

The ground floors and the first storeys of the houses, that line the principal streets, usually consist of _____. These shops present most attractive features. The windows are very large and beautifully decorated. It is interesting to look at the shop-windows where the articles on sale are displayed.

In the centre and in important parts of a large town, there are squares, gardens and market places.

A town is generally situated near or on a river across which ______ are built. In almost all towns there are places of interest, which a stranger would be invited to see – monuments, cathedrals, museums and ________.

A town is governed by a council, the head of which is called ______.

General places in town:

town centre/downtown (AmE), healthcare centre, law courts, registry office, citizen’s advice bureau, (tourist) information centre, job centre (employment bureau), chemist’s/drugstore (AmE), garden centre, police station, post office, bank, Town/ City Hall, suburbs/outskirts, shopping centre/ emporium/ mall (AmE), department store, bookstall/news-stand (AmE), telephone box, estate agency, housing estate;

General constructions:

bridge, square,apartment block/apartment house (AmE), tower block/ skyscraper (AmE);

Sports ventures:

swimming pool, sports centre, golf course, tennis court, football pitch, skating rink;

Cultural places:

theatre, opera house, concert hall, radio station, art gallery, convention centre;

Religious places:

church (Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Orthodox, Presbyterian), synagogue, mosque, chapel, cathedral, cemetery;

Educational places:

school, college, university, library, adult educational centre, museum (of modern art, of folk art, of primitive art, of fine arts, of applied art);

Places providing catering, accommodation and night-life:

(fast-food) restaurant, nightclub, disco, café, food court, hotel, B&B (bed and breakfast), youth hostel;

Transport:

railway station, bus station, bus stop, underground/subway (AmE)/ Tube (London) station, taxi rank/ taxi stand (AmE), car hire, car park/ parking lot (AmE), parking meters, petrol station/gas station (AmE), garage, airport, seaport, pavement/sidewalk (AmE), (pedestrian) crossing/crosswalk (AmE), pelican crossing, zebra crossing, crossroads/intersection, junction, T-junction, roundabout/rotary (AmE), flyover, fork, cycle path, motorway/expressway (AmE), subway/underpass (AmE), by-road/by-way (AmE), by-pass/ detour, ring road, traffic lights, traffic jam;

Vehicles:

bus, coach, tram/streetcar/trolley (AmE), trolley-bus, taxi/cab, saloon car/sedan, estate car/station wagon, sport utility vehicle (SUV), lorry/truck (AmE), van, ambulance, fire engine, motor bike, scooter, bicycle, train, plane, airliner, ship, ocean liner, ferry, boat, motor boat, rowing boat, canoe, yacht, hydrofoil/ hovercraft;

Others:

litter, bottle bank, litter bin/ trash bin (AmE), street cleaner/ janitor (AmE), bench, lamp post.

___________ 1. ___________ museum ___________   __ leisure ___ 2. __________ center __________   ___________ 3. ___________ college ___________

___________ 4. ___________ court ___________   ___ night ____ 5. ___________ club ___________   ___________ 6. ___________ agency ___________

Where in Town?

in the middle of a park on the other side of town

across the street past the crossing

round the corner at/on (AmE) the corner of the street

at the traffic lights opposite the hotel

in front of the railway station near the airport

by/next to/beside the seaport in/on (AmE) the high street/main street (AmE)

in the same street as the post-office behind the tower block through the subway/underpass under the bridge

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