Main practice: Vocabulary for towns and cities
Revision: What about…? - to look forward to + ing - pretty (almost as strong
as ‘very' - see Vocabulary)
Vocabulary
cosmopolitan - containing people from different countries and cultures, i.e.
- London's a very cosmopolitan city.
lively - full of life and energy, i.e.
- He's a very lively child.
- The town was pretty lively; there were lots of things happening every evening.
pretty - (adverb - informal) meaning: almost as strong as 'very', i.e.
- She's pretty good at maths.
- The movie was pretty awful.
run-down - in bad condition, usually about buildings; areas of a town or city, i.e.
- He lives in a very run-down part of town.
suburb - areas where people live, outside the town centre, i.e.
- I used to live in the city centre but now I have a flat in the suburbs.
up-market - an expensive area of a town or city, i.e.
- It used to be a run-down area of town but there's been a lot investment in new
shops and now it's very up-market.