ELC Upper-Int 5.2 Vocabulary

Providing _______ for the growing population is going to be a problem.

• housing

• rural

• slums

I would much rather live in the _____ than in the city center.

• commercial

• slums

• suburbs

This is _______ area, so there are no businesses here, only a few small shops.

• an industrial

• a residential

• an urban

There are many difficult things about living in _______ area; for example, there isn't much public transport.

• a city

• a rural

• an urban

Before we reached our destination, we travelled for miles through ______ area filled with factories.

• an industrial

• a rural

• a suburban

Life in the ______ is very hard for people; there is often no clean water or electricity.

• city

• residential area

• slums

There are lots of banks and insurance offices in the new _______ center.

• commercial

• residential

• suburban

I heard you moved to New York City -- are you enjoying _____ life?

• industrial

• rural

• urban

If you have ______ installed on your roof, you will be saving money and helping the environment at the same time.

• a compost heap

• solar panels

• underfloor heating

If you put ________ in every room, you won't lose light but you will use less electricity.

• double glazing

• an energy-efficient light bulb

• solar panels