Home town vocabulary
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amenities atmosphere commute congestion cost of living dull levels lively neighbourhood outskirts pace quality rush sense of community
1. There's a real problem with air
and the
of pollution in some of the industrial areas of the city are extremely high.
2. I suppose you could say the
are pretty good. For example, there are several sports centres and you're never very far from a bank.
3. The
hour starts at about 7 o'clock and it's particularly bad on weekdays as many people choose
in to work by car. There are days when the
is so bad that the city comes to a standstill.
4. Being a capital city, it's got quite a cosmopolitan
. You can hear all sorts of languages spoken on the streets.
5. It's not the most expensive place to live, I guess but the
goes up every year and many people struggle to pay their rent.
6. As it's a university city, there are lots of students around and the nightlife is great with lots of clubs and bars. It's a very
place to live.
7. I live in the suburbs on the
of the city. It's not exactly exciting there as the
of life is fairly slow, but it isn't completely
either as there's always something to do.
8. There's a real
in the area where I live. Everyone knows each other and it is the sort of
that is completely safe.
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