[IELTS 5.] Unit 11.2 - Vocab Review

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Look at the photos and complete the captions by writing an adjective from the box below in each gap. If you need more than one adjective, put the more general one first.

I live by a busy road.

I live in a apartment block.

I come from a 3.1 3.2 city.

I live in a 4.1 4.2 street.

I live in a flat.

Complete the phrases below describing places where people can live by writing a preposition from the box in each gap. In several cases, more than one answer is possible.

Use an adjective and a noun in the box to form phrases, and use them to complete the gaps in this passage.

My home city (Part 1)

What can I tell you about my home city? First of all, I must mention its friendly inhabitants. Everyone smiles and says hello when you meet them. Then there's the 7.1 which you can get everywhere. It's delicious and really cheap. Four or five times a year there are 7.2 where people celebrate important events with street parties and other fun events. And if you get fed up with the city, you can get a bus into the countryside, where there are lots of 7.3. The hills and mountains there also provide some really 7.4.

Complete these sentences by choosing the best preposition.

1. My house is 8.1byin the sea. You walk out of the front door straight onto the beach.

2. I live in a two-room flat 8.2onin the outskirts of the city.

3. We spent two weeks in a small village 8.3inon the mountains.

4. Property prices 8.4inby the city center are so expensive that only a few people can afford them.

5. The town of Wadi Musa is 8.5nearon the desert. It's only an hour’s drive away.

6. I would hate to live 8.6inby the country. It must be so quiet and boring there.

7. When I was growing up in the UK, I lived 8.7inon the suburbs.

8. Our house was right 8.8bynear a river. There was even a place at the end of garden where you could leave your boat.

Complete the passage with words from the box.

The city where I live has a bad (0) reputation because of its high 9.1 rate. If you believe everything you read in the newspapers, you might 9.2 that everyone who visits the city has their wallet stolen or gets attacked in the street the moment they arrive. In recent years this has had a negative 9.3 on the number of tourists who come to the city since news stories can really 9.4 people when they are thinking of visiting a place. I won't pretend that my city is the best place in the world. It's noisy and crowded, and ugly 9.5 estates 9.6 it on all sides. In fact, it 9.7 as sixth on a national list of the country's worst places to live, and for most visitors, their first 9.8 is "Oh no, what a horrible place!" However, I think this is unfair. There are some attractive old buildings in the city, the 9.9 population gives the place a colourful, international feel, most of the 9.10 are friendly and welcoming, and because prices are low, people can afford to enjoy a 9.11 that is considerably better than in many other cities.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The merry wedding ceremony took place outdoors. It was picturesque!

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

I couldn’t wait to move out of my cramped apartment.

Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.

Increased and the poor sanitation led to many diseases. (URBANIZE)

Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.

The house is in a very area of the city. (DESIRE)