C1 Unit 6: Town & places
11 C1 words: grounds, isolated, premises, suburban, bypass, demolition… Learn them in 4 steps, then review them every day.
Word list
| Word | Meaning | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| grounds/ɡraʊndz/ n | groundsthe land around a large building | The hotel has beautiful grounds with a lake and gardens.The hotel has beautiful grounds with a lake and gardens. | |
| isolated/ˈaɪsəˌleɪtəd/ adj | isolatedfar away from other places or people | Their farm is isolated, far from any town.Their farm is isolated, far from any town. | |
| premises/ˈprɛməsəz/ n | premisesthe buildings and land of a business | Smoking is not allowed on the premises of the company.Smoking is not allowed on the premises of the company. | |
| suburban/səˈbɝbən/ adj | suburbanof the area on the edge of a city | They live in a quiet suburban street with small gardens.They live in a quiet suburban street with small gardens. | |
| bypass/ˈbaɪˌpæs/ v | to bypassa road that goes around a town | A new bypass takes the traffic away from the town centre.A new bypass takes the traffic away from the town centre. | |
| demolition/ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən/ n | demolitionthe act of destroying a building | The demolition of the old stadium started on Monday.The demolition of the old stadium started on Monday. | |
| waterfront/ˈwɔtɚˌfrʌnt/ n | waterfrontan area of town beside a river or sea | They walked along the waterfront and watched the boats.They walked along the waterfront and watched the boats. | |
| saloon/səˈlun/ n | saloona bar in the American Old West | They stopped at a saloon to rest before the long ride home.They stopped at a saloon to rest before the long ride home. | |
| sprawl/sprɔl/ n/v | sprawlto spread over a large area untidily | The suburbs began to sprawl across the hills outside the town.The suburbs began to sprawl across the hills outside the town. | |
| unoccupied/əˈnɑkjəˌpaɪd/ adj | unoccupiednot being used by anyone; empty | Only one unoccupied seat remained on the crowded train.Only one unoccupied seat remained on the crowded train. | |
| suburbia/səˈbɝbiə/ n | suburbiathe areas of houses outside a city centre | They moved to suburbia to find a quiet street with a garden.They moved to suburbia to find a quiet street with a garden. |