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Housing and urban life
Written by Amina Shah (IELTS)
8 IELTS Vocabulary questions with answers and explanations.
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The word 'affordable' means:
- 1 Made of expensive materials
- 2 Not too expensive for most people
- 3 Close to the city centre
- 4 Very old
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Correct answer: Not too expensive for most people
Affordable homes are priced so that ordinary people can pay for them.
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A person who rents a home from the owner is a:
- 1 Architect
- 2 Neighbour
- 3 Tenant
- 4 Landlord
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Correct answer: Tenant
The tenant pays rent to the landlord.
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'Overcrowded' describes a place that has:
- 1 Too many people for the space
- 2 Many trees
- 3 Very few people
- 4 Wide roads
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Correct answer: Too many people for the space
Overcrowded housing has more residents than it can comfortably hold.
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The suburbs are:
- 1 Farms far from any town
- 2 Residential areas on the edge of a city
- 3 The oldest part of a city centre
- 4 Industrial ports
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Correct answer: Residential areas on the edge of a city
Suburbs are mainly homes, outside the centre.
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To 'commute' means to:
- 1 Move to a new house
- 2 Repair a building
- 3 Travel regularly between home and work
- 4 Rent a room
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Correct answer: Travel regularly between home and work
People commute by bus, train or car.
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Which word means 'the people who live in a particular area'?
- 1 Tenants only
- 2 Visitors
- 3 Architects
- 4 Residents
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Correct answer: Residents
Residents live in a place permanently.
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'Urban' means connected with:
- 1 Towns and cities
- 2 The countryside
- 3 The sea
- 4 Mountains
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Correct answer: Towns and cities
Urban is the opposite of rural.
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A word for the process of making a poor part of a city more attractive and wealthier is:
- 1 Congestion
- 2 Migration
- 3 Regeneration
- 4 Isolation
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Correct answer: Regeneration
Urban regeneration improves run-down areas.
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