COLLOCATION FOR CITY

Which of the collocations do these photos illustrate?

• CITY SKYLINE

• LANDMARK

• Inner-city areas

• Strewn with litter

Answer explanation

SKYLINE: CAO ỐC

Which of the collocations do these photos illustrate?

• Quaint old building

• Conservation area

• City skyline

• Cosmopolitan city

Answer explanation

Quaint old building (adj): an attractive building because of being unusual and especially old – fashioned = tòa nhà cổ

Which of the collocations do these photos illustrate?

• Industrial zone

• Inner-city

• Shanty town

• Fashionable clubs

Answer explanation

KHU CÔNG NGHIỆP

Which of the collocations do these photos illustrate?

• Run down building

• Industrial city

• Inner city

• Tree lined avenues

Answer explanation

RUN DOWN BUILDING: TÒA NHÀ XUỐNG CẤP

Which of the collocations do these photos illustrate?

• Pavement cafés

• Lively bars

• fashionable clubs

• Lined with shops

Answer explanation

a restaurant with tables and chairs outside on the pavement or on a street where vehicles do not normally go = cà phê vỉa hè

Which of the collocations do these photos illustrate?

• Pedestrian zone

• Pavement café

• Relaxed atmosphere

• Quaint old building

Answer explanation

Areas of a city or town reserved for pedestrian – only use and in which most or all automobile traffic may be prohibited= PHỐ ĐI BỘ

Which of the collocations do these photos illustrate?

• Upmarket shops

• Downmarket shops

• Supermarket

• Groceries

Answer explanation

Upmarket shops (n): expensive fashionable shops = cửa hàng quần áo đắt tiền

Which of the collocations do these photos illustrate?

• Bumper-to-bumper traffic

• Rush hours

• Traffic light

Answer explanation

so many cars and so close that they are almost touching each other = giao thông đông đúc, xe chật cứng trên đường

Which of the collocations do these photos illustrate?

• Exhaust fumes

• Incessant roar

• Strew with litter

• Traffic congestion

Answer explanation

gases ejected from an engine as waste peoducts = khói xe

Which of the collocations do these pictures illustrate?

• Tree-lined avenues

• Relaxed atmosphere

• Crowded streets

• Congested roads