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Cities and Towns Vocabulary

Beginner:

   1. City - A large and busy place with many buildings.

   2. Town - A smaller place with houses and businesses.

   3. Street - A public road in a city or town.

   4. Park - A public area with grass and trees.

   5. Building - A structure with walls and a roof.

   6. Traffic - The movement of vehicles on roads.

   7. Market - A place where people buy and sell things.

   8. Bus Stop - A designated place for buses to pick up and drop off passengers.

   9. Store - A place where goods are sold.

   10. School - A place where students go to learn.

 

Intermediate: 

   1. Suburb - A residential area on the outskirts of a city.

   2. Skyscraper - A very tall building in a city.

   3. Plaza - An open public square in a city.

   4. Avenue - A wide road in a city.

   5. Infrastructure - The basic systems and facilities of a city.

   6. Pedestrian - A person walking in a city.

   7. Zoning - The division of a city into different areas for specific uses.

   8. Metropolitan - Relating to a large city and its surrounding areas.

   9. Facade - The front of a building facing the street.

   10. Civic Center - The central area for government and public activities.

Advanced: 

   1. Gentrification - The transformation and improvement of a neighborhood, often leading to social changes.

   2. Conurbation - A continuous urban area formed by the merging of cities or towns.

   3. Megacity - An extremely large and populous city.

   4. Cityscape - The visual appearance of a city, including its buildings and landmarks.

   5. Urbanization - The process of a population shifting from rural to urban areas.

   6. Municipality - An administrative division having local self-government.

   7. Greenbelt - A protected area of open land surrounding a city.

   8. Redevelopment - The renewal and improvement of urban areas.

   9. Skyline - The outline of buildings against the sky, viewed from a distance.

   10. Ephemeral Urbanism - Temporary and flexible urban projects or interventions.

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