ni2 18-19/2/15

Over the past 3 yrs

very convenient

Isolated area

Go everywhere

Perfect to live

Thin/k/

This area hasn’t changed

Nearer the city centre.

Comfortable

Near the area

Much more lively

hasn’t changed a lot

Due to the fact that the area…

Bec it isn’t noisy

Crime is

It’s safe

I tell u (I could say)

For children

Far from the city centre

On foot

the outskirts /ˈaʊtskɜːts/ noun

[ GEOGRAPHY ] the outer area of a city, town, or village

There are plans to build a new stadium on the outskirts of Liverpool.

Go jogging

But none can compare

Heaven on earth

Time passes very slowly

Being in the centre

Parking space

/area/

Would like to change

It’s not well connected

Doesn’t have a hospital

to go to diff places

nearby

It’s the most lively part in the city

move there

near the city centre

a few parks

body waste

has turned into

on the outskirts

far from the centre

There aren’t any houses

It’s due to

Surrounded by trees

Surrounded by noisy neighbours

DEVELOPMENT

BUILD [U] when new houses, factories, shops, etc, are built on an area of landland suitable for development

take advantage of sth

to use the good things in a situation

I thought I'd take advantage of the sports facilities while I'm here.

take advantage of sb/sth

to treat someone badly in order to get what you want

tackle 1 /ˈtækl/ verb [ T ]

1 DEAL WITH to try to deal with a problem

new ways to tackle crime

2 SPEAK TO UK to speak to someone about something bad that they have done

I decided to tackle him about his absences.

3 BALL [ SPORT ] to try to get the ball from someone in a game such as football

aim /eɪm/ verb

1 aim for/at sth; aim to do sth

to intend to achieve something

I aim to arrive at three o'clock.

We're aiming for a 10% increase in sales.

2 be aimed at sb

to be intended to influence or affect a particular person or group

advertising aimed at students

I think the comment was aimed at Lesley.

4 [ I , T ] to point a weapon towards someone or something

He aimed the gun at the lion.

Late at night/late night hours

Far from the centre

It also has

Near the kithen

Area

Facilities

Built

Created

It has changed because there used to be a park and now….

Convenient – communicated

The town hall has invested

in the local festivities

(change) In many ways

Buy the area to the town hall

Close to the mountain

Poorly linked/bad roads

As a consequence there are no services

really easy to park

Comfortable

drop rubbish

lively

those things

dead

village

suitable

a bit of any thing we may need

for walk to work

area

traffic jams

area where I live

poor communication and road infrastructure

I have always wanted

A two-minute walk to centre

There’s only a bad thing

downside /ˈdaʊnsaɪd/ noun [ no plural ]

the disadvantage of a situation

The downside of living in a city is all the pollution.

Dog shit/litter

It’s changed for good because now it’s a residential area.

Go to everywhere

Services

There are not many bad things

A factory of canned food

Kinds

Has disappeared due to crisis

where salaries are cheaper

is not too safe /it’s a bit rough

robbery has increased

the few young people living there would like to go somewhere else.

It isn’t noisy/there isn’t much noise

Schools/a school

My noisy neighbours

Only three years old

Residential

outskirts

to go anywhere

convenient

walk distance to work

fairly

there are a park and trees

bright

shout

it has changed over the years because there used to be… and now they are out of business

thanks to that the area is getting better and better, although there are quite a few more annoying things to fix as the traffic jams and…

that’s not happening anymore

I have a gym nearby

They are noisy (loud)

Collocated (opened a gym)

the population has increased steadily because more and more people are moving to the countryside.