# Around Town Advanced

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- CEFR: C1 (Advanced)
- Theme: Travel & Transportation
- Words: 22
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City vocabulary for how cities grow and change, including gentrification, urbanisation and the inner city, plus a bustling cityscape and a derelict facade.

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## Word list

* **outskirts** /ˈaʊtˌskɜrts/: The outer parts of a town, furthest from the centre. — “They live on the **outskirts**, about twenty minutes by bus.”
* **skyline** /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/: The shape that a city's tall towers make against the horizon, seen from far away. — “The **skyline** looks amazing from the far side of the river.”
* **gentrification** /ˌdʒɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/: The slow change in a poorer area as wealthier people move in and prices rise. — “**Gentrification** has pushed most of the old families out of the area.”
* **urbanisation**: The process by which more and more people come to live in cities. — “Rapid **urbanisation** has changed the country's landscape.”
* **inner city**: The central, often poorer, part of a big urban area. — “Crime rates are often higher in the **inner city**.”
* **dilapidated** /dəˈlæpəˌdeɪtɪd/: Old and in bad condition because of a lack of care. — “The **dilapidated** warehouse was finally demolished.”
* **affluent** /ˈæfluənt/: Having a lot of money and a comfortable lifestyle. — “They moved to a more **affluent** part of town.”
* **deprived** /dɪˈpraɪvd/: Lacking money, good housing, or opportunities. — “The charity works in some of the city's most **deprived** areas.”
* **melting pot**: A place where different cultures and people mix and blend together. — “New York has long been called a cultural **melting pot**.”
* **cityscape**: A wide view of a city, especially of its buildings. — “From the hotel roof, we admired the whole **cityscape**.”
* **alleyway** /ˈæliˌweɪ/: A very narrow path or lane running between or behind buildings in a town. — “The cafe hides down a dark **alleyway** behind the market.”
* **underpass** /ˈʌndərˌpæs/: A walkway or road built beneath a busy road or railway so people can cross safely. — “Take the **underpass** and you come out by the museum.”
* **bustling** /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/: Crowded with people and full of noisy activity. — “The old town square was **bustling** with shoppers on Saturday morning.”
* **derelict** /ˈdɛrəˌlɪkt/: Left empty for years and now in very bad condition, with broken windows and doors. — “They want to turn the **derelict** factory into flats.”
* **colonnade** /ˌkɑləˈneɪd/: A row of columns supporting a roof, along the front of a building. — “Shoppers sheltered from the rain under the **colonnade**.”
* **gentrified** /ˈdʒɛntrɪˌfaɪd/: Changed by wealthier people moving in and making a previously poor area smarter and pricier. — “The once-cheap neighbourhood is now completely **gentrified**.”
* **hustle and bustle**: The busy, noisy activity of a crowded place. — “She missed the **hustle and bustle** of the market after moving to the countryside.”
* **quintessential** /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/: Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or type. — “The little tea room felt like the **quintessential** English cafe.”
* **eclectic** /ɪˈklɛktɪk/: Made up of a mixture of many different styles or ideas. — “The street has an **eclectic** mix of shops and cafes.”
* **nondescript** /ˈnɑndɪˈskrɪpt/: Having no special or interesting features; ordinary. — “The office was in a **nondescript** grey building.”
* **facade** /fəˈsɑd/: The front outside wall of a large building, especially a grand or decorated one. — “The **facade** of the theatre is covered in carved stone.”
* **courtyard** /ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd/: An open space with no roof, enclosed by the walls of a building or several buildings. — “Students eat lunch in the **courtyard** behind the library.”

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