A free, playable vocabulary list. · 23 words · CEFR A2
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| # | Word | POS | Level | Definition & example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | city | noun | A2 | a large town with many buildings and people Shanghai is a very busy city. |
| 2 | town | noun | A2 | a place with streets and buildings, smaller than a city Our town has one main street. |
| 3 | village | noun | A2 | a very small group of homes in the country Her grandparents live in a quiet village. |
| 4 | street | noun | A2 | a public road in a town with buildings on both sides The café is across the street. |
| 5 | square | noun | A2 | an open area in a town with buildings around it People dance in the main square at night. |
| 6 | corner | noun | A2 | the place where two streets or walls meet The bank is on the corner of the road. |
| 7 | park | noun | A2 | a green area in a town for people to enjoy We had a picnic in the park. |
| 8 | museum | noun | A2 | a building where art or history is shown The museum has old paintings. |
| 9 | library | noun | A2 | a place where you can borrow books to read I borrow novels from the library. |
| 10 | cinema | noun | A2 | a place where you watch films on a big screen Let's watch a film at the cinema. |
| 11 | theater | noun | A2 | a building where actors perform plays The new play opens at the theater tonight. |
| 12 | restaurant | noun | A2 | a place where you pay to eat meals We tried a new restaurant for lunch. |
| 13 | café | noun | A2 | a small place that serves coffee and light food She reads a book in the café. |
| 14 | hotel | noun | A2 | a building where travelers rent rooms to sleep The hotel has a rooftop pool. |
| 15 | hospital | noun | A2 | a building where doctors and nurses treat the sick The hospital is open all night. |
| 16 | police station | noun | A2 | the building where police officers work The man asked for help at the police station. |
| 17 | post office | noun | A2 | the building where you send letters and parcels I mailed the card at the post office. |
| 18 | bank | noun | A2 | a place that keeps and lends money He opened an account at the bank. |
| 19 | market | noun | A2 | an open place where sellers offer fresh goods The morning market is full of people. |
| 20 | church | noun | A2 | a building where some people go to worship The church bell rings every Sunday. |
| 21 | building | noun | A2 | a structure like a house or office block That tall building has fifty floors. |
| 22 | neighborhood | noun | A2 | the area around where you live There are two bakeries in our neighborhood. |
| 23 | downtown | noun | A2 | the central business part of a city Shops downtown stay open late. |
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