{"id":8688,"date":"2023-01-16T16:32:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/?p=8688"},"modified":"2023-09-10T23:29:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T21:29:22","slug":"towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/8688","title":{"rendered":"Towns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sports:
\nswimming pool <\/em><\/b>(\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0439\u043d),<\/span>
\nsports centre<\/b> (\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440),
\n<\/span>golf course <\/b>(\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0433\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0444\u0430), <\/span>tennis court <\/b>(\u0442\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0438\u0441\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u0442), <\/span>football pitch<\/b> (\u0444\u0443\u0442\u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435), <\/span>skating rink<\/b> (\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043a).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Cultural<\/b>:
\n<\/span>theatre<\/b> (\u0442\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0440), <\/span>cinema<\/b> (\u043a\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0440),
\n<\/span>opera house <\/b>(\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0440), <\/span>concert hall <\/b>(\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0440\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0437\u0430\u043b), <\/span>radio station<\/b> (\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0438\u044f),<\/span> art gallery<\/b> (\u0433\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0440\u0435\u044f \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0443\u0441\u0441\u0442\u0432).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Educational:
\nschool<\/em><\/b> (\u0448\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430), <\/span>college <\/b>(\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0436), <\/span>university<\/b> (\u0443\u043d\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0442), <\/span>library <\/b>(\u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0430), <\/span>evening classes<\/b> (\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441\u044b),
\n<\/span>museum<\/b> (\u043c\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0439).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Catering and night-life:
\nrestaurant <\/em><\/b>(\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043d),\u00a0<\/span>caf\u00e9 <\/b>(\u043a\u0430\u0444\u0435), <\/span>nightclub <\/b>(\u043d\u043e\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u043b\u0443\u0431),
\n<\/span>take-away <\/b>(\u0435\u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u043d\u043e\u0441),<\/span> hotel <\/b>(\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c),
\n<\/span>B&B <\/b>(\u043d\u043e\u0447\u043b\u0435\u0433 \u0441 \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043c), <\/span>youth hostel<\/b> (\u043c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0436\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0435), <\/span>dance-hall <\/b>(\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0432\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0437\u0430\u043b), <\/span>disco <\/b>(\u0434\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0430).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Transport:
\nbus service<\/em><\/b> (\u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435),<\/span> taxi rank <\/b>(\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u043a\u0430 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0441\u0438), <\/span>car hire agency<\/b> (\u0430\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u043f\u043e \u0430\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0435 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0439),
\n<\/span>car park <\/b>(\u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a), <\/span>parking meters <\/b>(\u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a\u0438).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Others:
\nhealth centre<\/em><\/b> (\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440 \u0437\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u044c\u044f),<\/span> law court <\/b>(\u0437\u0430\u043b \u0441\u0443\u0434\u0430),<\/span>
\nregistry office<\/b> (\u0417\u0410\u0413\u0421),
\n<\/span>citizens advice bureau<\/b> (\u0431\u044e\u0440\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0441\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0430\u043d),
\n<\/span>jobcentre <\/b>(\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440 \u0437\u0430\u043d\u044f\u0442\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438),<\/span>
\nbottle bank <\/b>(\u0431\u0430\u043a\u0438 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u0442\u0435\u043a\u043b\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0440\u044b),<\/span>
\ndepartment store<\/b> (\u0443\u043d\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0433),
\n<\/span>chemist’s <\/b>(\u0430\u043f\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0430),
\n<\/span>estate agent<\/b> (\u0430\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0442 \u043f\u043e \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0432\u0438\u0436\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438),
\n<\/span>garden centre<\/b> (\u0441\u0430\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440),<\/span>
\npolice station<\/b> (\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a),
\n<\/span>Town or City Hall<\/b> (\u043c\u044d\u0440\u0438\u044f), <\/span>suburbs<\/b> (\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434),
\n<\/span>housing estate<\/b> (\u0436\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441),
\n<\/span>industrial estate<\/b> (\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043c\u044b\u0448\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441),
\n<\/span>pedestrian precinct<\/b> (\u043f\u0435\u0448\u0435\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0437\u043e\u043d\u0430).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Town problems<\/b>:
\n<\/span>traffic jam <\/b>(\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043a\u0430),<\/span> slums<\/b> (\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0449\u043e\u0431\u044b),<\/span> vandalism<\/b> (\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u043c), <\/span>overcrowding<\/b> (\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c), <\/span>pollution <\/b>(\u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u044f\u0437\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435),
\n<\/span>crime<\/b> (\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Adjectives for describing towns:<\/b>
\npicturesque<\/b> (\u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043d\u044b\u0439), <\/span>historic<\/b> (\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439),
\n<\/span>spacious<\/b> (\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439), <\/span>elegant <\/b>(\u044d\u043b\u0435\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439),<\/span>
\nmagnificent <\/b>(\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043f\u043d\u044b\u0439), <\/span>atmospheric<\/b> (\u0430\u0442\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0444\u0435\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439),
\n<\/span>quaint<\/b> (\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0443\u0434\u043b\u0438\u0432\u044b\u0439),<\/span> lively<\/b> (\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439),
\n<\/span>hectic <\/b>(\u0441\u0443\u043c\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0448\u043d\u044b\u0439),\u00a0<\/span>deserted<\/b> (\u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u044b\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439),
\n<\/span>bustling<\/b> (\u0448\u0443\u043c\u043d\u044b\u0439), <\/span>crowded <\/b>(\u0437\u0430\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u043e\u043b\u043f\u043e\u0439),<\/span>
\npacked<\/b> (\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439),<\/span>
\nfilthy <\/b>(\u0433\u0440\u044f\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0439),<\/span> run-down<\/b> (\u043e\u0431\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0448\u0430\u043b\u044b\u0439),
\n<\/span>shabby<\/b> (\u043f\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043f\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports: swimming pool (\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0439\u043d), sports centre (\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440), golf course (\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0433\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0444\u0430), tennis court (\u0442\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0438\u0441\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u0442), football pitch (\u0444\u0443\u0442\u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435), skating rink (\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043a). Cultural: theatre (\u0442\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0440), cinema (\u043a\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0440), opera house (\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0440), concert hall (\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0440\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0437\u0430\u043b), radio station … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1214],"tags":[1203],"class_list":["post-8688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intermediate-b1-b2","tag-vocabulary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8688"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11022,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8688\/revisions\/11022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}