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HometownvocabularyThisisaselectionofvocabularytotalkaboutyourhometowninpart1IELTSspeaking.OtherusefulresourcesQuizonthisvocabularyPracticequestionstotalkaboutyourhometownAspectsoflifeLivingExamplesentencescostoflivingThecostoflivingisfairlyreasonable.paceoflifeThere’safairlyslowpaceoflifewhereIcomefrom.theratraceImovedouttoavoidtheratrace.atmosphereIt’sgotareallyrelaxedatmosphere.pollutionTheairqualityisterriblebecauseofthepollution.overcrowdingLikemostplaces,itsuffersfromovercrowding.povertyYoucanseepovertyeverywhere.amenitiesOneofthebestpointsisthatithasexcellentamenities.senseofcommunityWhatIenjoymostisthesenseofcommunitythere.AdjectivestodescribetownsandcitiesAdjectivesExamplesentencesquiet/peacefulIt’safairlyquietplace.lively/bustling/vibrantThecentreoftownisreallylivelyatnight.industrialOfcourse,it’squiteindustriallikemostmoderncities.provincialIt’soneofthelargestprovincialcitiesinthecountry.cosmpolitanThere’sareallycosmopolitanatmosphere.greenWhilesomepartsofitareindustrial,it’sstillagreencity.historicIt’safascinatinghistoricoldtown.sleepy/relaxed/dullSomepeoplemightcallitsleepy,Ifinditratherdull.DominicCole’sIELTSBlogficjamsintherushhour.rushhourThereisn’treallyarushhour-it’stooquietforthat.busrouteFortunately,Ilivenearaconvenientbusroute.undergroundsystem/subwayTherearelotsofmeansoftransport-evenasubwaysystem.commuteSomepeoplechoosetoliveinthecountryandcommuteintowork.AreasinacityAreasExamplesentencesresidentialareaWeliveinaresidentialareaontheoutskirtsofthecity.housingestateThere’sashortageofaccommodationsothey’rebuildingsomenewhousingestates.industrialzoneForunately,theindustrialzonesareoutsidethecitylimitssothepollutionisn’ttoobad.suburbsMostpeoplechoosetoliveinthesuburbsasit’smuchquieterthere.outskirtsMostofthesuperstoresaresomewayfromthecitycentreontheoutskirtsofthecity.innercityIt’squiteasafeplacebutsomeoftheinner-cityareascanbedangerouslateatnight.heartofthecityIsupposetheheartofthecityisthemainsquareinthecitycentre.neighbourhoodTheneighbourhoodIliveinis,Iguess,quiteaffluent.DominicCole’sIELTSBlog