MEALS AND CITY

Meals

an occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such an occasion

Breakfast

a meal eaten in the morning as the first meal of the day

Lunch

a meal that is eaten in the middle of the day

Dinner

the main meal of the day, usually the meal you eat in the evening

City

a large town

House

a building that people, usually one family, live in

Home

the house, apartment, etc. where you live, especially with your family

Building

a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or factory

To build

to make something by putting bricks or other materials together

Place

an area, town, building, etc.

To place

to put something in a particular position

Entrance

a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place

Exit

the door through which you might leave a building or large vehicle

Center

the middle point or part:

Yard

an area of land next to a building that usually has a hard surface and that is used for a special purpose

Roof

the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, etc.

Fence

a structure that divides two areas of land, similar to a wall but made of wood or wire and supported with posts

Land

the surface of the earth that is not covered by water

To land

to arrive on the ground or other surface after moving down through the air

Village

a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside

School

a place where children go to be educated

University

a place where people study for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree

Theater

a building, room, or outside structure with rows of seats, each row usually higher than the one in front, from which people can watch a performance or other activity

Church

a building for Christian religious activities

Restaurant

a place where meals are prepared and served to customers

Cafe

a restaurant where simple and usually quite cheap meals are served

Hotel

a building where you pay to have a room to sleep in, and where you can sometimes eat meals

Bank

an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money, etc., or a building where these services are offered

Cinema

a theatre where people pay to watch films

Hospital

a place where people who are ill or injured are treated and taken care of by doctors and nurses

Police

the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed a crime

Post office

a place where stamps are sold and from where letters and parcels are sent

Station

a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on or off

Airport

a place where aircraft regularly take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in

Shop

a place where you can buy goods or services

Pharmacy

a shop or part of a shop in which medicines are prepared and sold

Market

a place or event at which people meet in order to buy and sell things

Office

a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers, phones, etc., usually as a part of a business or other organization

Company

an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money

Factory

a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made using machines

Square

an area of approximately square-shaped land in a city or a town, often including the buildings that surround it

Street

a road in a city or town that has buildings that are usually close together along one or both sides

Road

a long, hard surface built for vehicles to travel along

Crossroads

a place where two roads meet and cross each other

Stop

a place where vehicles, especially buses, stop in order to allow passengers to get off and on

To stop

to finish doing something that you were doing or to not move anymore

Sidewalk

a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on

Path

a route or track between one place and another, or the direction in which something is moving

Garden

a piece of land next to and belonging to a house, where flowers and other plants are grown, and often containing an area of grass

Park

a large area of land with grass and trees, usually surrounded by fences or walls, and specially arranged so that people can walk in it for pleasure or children can play in it

To park

to put a vehicle in a place where it can stay for a period of time, usually while you leave it

Bridge

a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other

River

a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake, or another river

Forest

a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and plants themselves

Field

an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by a fence

Mountain

a raised part of the earth's surface, much larger than a hill, the top of which might be covered in snow

Lake

a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams

Sea

the salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth, or a large area of salty water, smaller than an ocean, that is partly or completely surrounded by land

Ocean

a very large area of sea

Coast

the land next to or close to the sea

Beach

an area of sand or small stones near the sea or another area of water such as a lake

Sand

a substance that consists of very small grains of rock, found on beaches and in deserts

Island

a piece of land completely surrounded by water

Border

the line that divides one country from another

Customs

the place at a port, airport, or border where travelers’ bags are examined for illegal or taxable goods

Garbage

waste material or unwanted things that you throw away

Waste

an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.

To waste

to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it

Stone

the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building, or a piece of this