Neighbourhoods and Local Services
Open a theme, then select a word or phrase for its meaning, example and pronunciation.
1. Public Facilities and Services (20 entries)
- community centre
- town hall
- leisure centre
- public toilets
- market square
- health centre
- church
- police station
- sports hall
- fire station
- cash machine
- public garden
- town square
- benches
- public library
- youth club
- share ideas
- garage
- swing
- capital
2. Shops and services (20 entries)
- baker's
- chemist's
- hairdresser's
- petrol station
- corner shop
- shopping centre
- high street
- designer
- gift shop
- shop assistant
- department store
- street market
- local business
- friendly service
- brand
- advertise
- advertising
- cafeteria
- advertisement
- street food
3. Opening and availability (20 entries)
- weekdays only
- next available
- back in ten minutes
- weekly
- sold out
- take a number
- local paper
- opinion
- social media post
- article
- traffic jam
- source
- fact
- news website
- recent
- give a reason
- everywhere
- recently
- any more
- almost
4. Local enquiries (20 entries)
- across from
- at the end of the road
- just around the corner
- which way is …?
- opposite the entrance
- past the lights
- what time do you close?
- do I need to book?
- can I leave a parcel here?
- close to transport
- side street
- local
- narrow street
- anywhere
- roundabout
- top floor
- agree with
- somewhere
- disagree with
- by the river
5. Getting things repaired (20 entries)
- pick it up
- clean a coat
- keep the receipt
- change a bulb
- how much will it cost?
- flat tyre
- shorten trousers
- replace
- completely
- try it out
- description
- switch back on
- repair a fence
- missing piece
- fix
- lift carefully
- get money back
- locked
- fortunately
- sadly