City — English Vocabulary
10 essential words about city in the live bank, with meanings and examples. Open any word for its full page.
left /left/ noun and adverb A2
The side or direction that is opposite to right. When you face north, west is on your left.
Example: Turn left at the bank and walk two blocks.
right /raɪt/ noun and adverb A2
The side or direction opposite to left. It also means ’correct’: ’the right answer’.
Example: The hospital is on the right, after the bridge.
straight /streɪt/ adverb and adjective A2
In a line that does not turn; directly forward without going left or right.
Example: Go straight for three blocks, then turn right.
turn /tɝːn/ verb A2
To change direction and start going a different way; also to move something around so it faces another way.
Example: Turn left when you see the big red building.
corner /ˈkɔːr.nɚ/ noun A2
The place where two streets meet, or the point where two walls or sides of something meet.
Example: There’s a café on the corner of Main Street and 5th Avenue.
bridge /brɪdʒ/ noun A2
Something built over a river, road, or valley so that people and cars can cross from one side to the other.
Example: We walked across the bridge at sunset.
building /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/ noun A2
A structure with walls and a roof that people use, like a house, school, office, or store. Tall ones in cities have many floors.
Example: That tall building has forty floors.
park /pɑːrk/ noun A2
A public green area in a town or city with grass and trees, where people walk, play, and rest. As a verb, to leave a car somewhere for a time.
Example: We had lunch in the park near our hotel.
station /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ noun A2
A place where trains or buses stop so people can get on and off. There are also police stations and gas stations.
Example: The train station is two blocks from here.
across /əˈkrɔːs/ preposition and adverb A2
From one side of something to the other side; or on the other side of something.
Example: The bank is across the street from the school.