Homework: grammar practice p. 160 and
reading activity p. 39
p.
36
amenity /əˈmiːnəti/
/əˈmenəti/ noun [ C ]
a
building, piece of equipment, or service that is provided for people's comfort
or enjoyment
[
usually plural ] The campsite's amenities include a pool and three
restaurants.
facilities /fəˈsɪlətiz/
noun [ plural ]
Word
partners for facilities
offer / provide
facilities • facilities for sb/(doing) sth • sports facilities
buildings,
equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose
sports /washing facilities
childcare facilities
recreation /ˌrekriˈeɪʃ
ə n/ noun [ C , U ]
activities
that you do for enjoyment when you are not working
Shopping seems to be her only form of
recreation.
a recreation area/centre
recreational adjective
aren't /ɑːnt/
development /dɪˈveləpmənt/
noun
Word
partners for development
encourage / monitor
/ restrict development • dramatic / major / rapid development
• in / under development
BUILD [U]
when new houses, factories, shops, etc, are built on an area of land
land suitable for development
BUILDINGS [C] an
area of land with new houses, factories, shops, etc on it
a new housing
development
bankrupt
/ˈbæŋkrʌpt/
adjective
[ FINANCE ] unable
to continue in business because you cannot pay your debts
He went bankrupt after only a year
in business.
evict /ɪˈvɪkt/
verb [ T ]
to
legally force someone to leave the house they are living in
They were evicted after complaints from
their neighbours.
eviction /ɪˈvɪkʃ
ə n/ noun [ C , U ]
surf
the channels/channel surfing
/ˈvaɪbrənt/
/ˈneɪbəhʊd
$ -ər-/
ˈmind-ˌboggling
adjective informal
Difficult
to imagine and very big, strange, or complicated
ˈmind-ˌblowing
adjective informal
Very
exciting, shocking, or strange a mind-blowing experience
grand
/ɡrænd/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjective
big
and very impressive opp humble a grand country house The party was a grand
affair. New Yorkers build on a grand scale.
Hussle
and bustle
nostalgia
/nɒˈstældʒə $ nɑː-/
urban
/ˈɜːbən $ ˈɜːr-/
genuinely
/ˈdʒenjuɪnli/
boast 1 /bəʊst/
verb
1
PRIDE [I , T] to talk with too much pride about what you have done or
what you own
I wish she would stop boasting about her
exam results.
[+
that] Liam boasted that he owned two sports cars.
2
HAVE [T] If a place boasts something good, it has it.
sprawl /sprɔːl/
verb [ I ]
BUILDINGS to
cover a large area, often in a way which is not tidy or not planned
sprawling suburbs
sprawl noun [
U ]
urban sprawl
leafy /ˈliːfi/
adjective [ always before noun ]
A
leafy place is pleasant and quiet with a lot of trees.
a leafy lane/suburb
estate /ɪˈsteɪt/
noun [ C ]
1
LAND a large area of land in the countryside that is owned by one person
or organization
a country estate
2
BUILDINGS UK
an industrial estate
3
POSSESSIONS the possessions and money that someone owns when they die
She left her entire estate to a charity for
cats.
See
also: housing estate,
real estate
ˈ real estate ˌ agent US
( UK
Someone
who sells buildings and land as their job
p.
37
Seldom
/ˈseldəm/ ●●○ adverb
very
rarely or almost never Karen had seldom seen him so angry.
In
everyday English, people usually say rarely or not very often: I seldom go
there. → I don’t go there very often.
GRAMMAR:
Word order
In
formal writing, seldom can be put first, followed by an auxiliary and the
subject, to emphasize that something very rarely happens: Seldom have I read an article
that was so full of lies.
Communal
/ˈkɒmjənəl, kəˈmjuːnl $ ˈkɑː-/
Bike
lane
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