Lesson 7B · New English File Intermediate Vocabulary List

the part of a house where people spend time together talking, watching television, relaxing, etc.

"We watched TV in the living room."

"The living room is comfortable and full of natural light."

the place in a building or home where we make food

"She is cooking in the kitchen."

"The smell of garlic and onions frying in the kitchen drifted through the whole house and made everyone's mouth water with anticipation of dinner."

a room we use for sleeping

"My bedroom is upstairs."

"The bedroom has a large bed and blue curtains."

an area with farms, fields, and trees, outside cities and towns

"She lives in the country near a farm."

"She prefers living in the country because she enjoys gardening and waking up to the sound of birds instead of traffic and sirens."

the outer areas or parts of a city or town

"The outskirts are far away."

"On the outskirts of the city, several new housing developments have been constructed recently."

a very small town located in the countryside

"The village is small."

"The small village had only one school and one grocery store but the residents were friendly and always willing to help their neighbors in need."

an area with human population that is smaller than a city and larger than a village

"The town is quiet."

"We visited a small town during our holiday."

a larger and more populated town

"The city is very crowded."

"The city installed new bike lanes on several main streets to encourage more people to cycle to work instead of driving their cars every morning."

the part of America that is close to the Atlantic Ocean

"The East Coast gets hit by a hurricane."

"The East Coast gets hit by a hurricane and millions of people are told to evacuate inland."

a residential area outside a city

"Many families live in quiet suburb."

"Many families prefer living in the suburb because houses have larger yards and neighborhoods are quieter compared to the crowded city center."

an area or room in a house or building that is partially or completely below the ground level

"The basement is cool."

"He kept the tools in the basement."

a channel or passage that lets the smoke from a fire pass through and get out from the roof of a building

"Smoke came from the chimney."

"Santa Claus supposedly enters houses through the chimney but in modern homes chimneys are often too narrow for a grown adult to fit through."

the floor of a building at ground level

"The shop is on the ground floor of the building."

"The apartment on the ground floor had a small patio that opened onto the garden."

the structure that creates the outer top part of a vehicle, building, etc.

"The rain hit the roof."

"The strong winds threatened to tear the shingles off the old house's roof."

a flat paved area, particularly one next to a building or restaurant, where people can sit, eat, relax, etc.

"We ate lunch on the sunny terrace."

"The hotel room had a small terrace overlooking the ocean where guests could watch the sunset."

an outdoor area with paved floor belonging to a house used for sitting, relaxing or eating in

"We eat dinner on the patio."

"They spent the warm summer evening relaxing on the patio with friends."

a building where people live, especially as a family

"They bought a new house."

"The house has three bedrooms and a small garden."

all the rooms of a building that are on the same level

"The store is on this floor."

"The entire third floor of the building is occupied by the new technology company."

an area or room directly under the roof of a house, typically used for storage or as an additional living area

"The attic is dusty."

"She stored old boxes in the attic."

a platform above the ground level and on the outside wall of a building that we can get into from the upper floor

"The balcony looks pretty."

"She stepped out onto the small balcony to enjoy the fresh evening air."

an opening like a door, gate, or passage that we can use to enter a building, room, etc.

"The entrance is over there."

"We waited at the main entrance of the museum until it opened at nine o'clock this morning."

the part of a fence or wall outside a building that we can open and close to enter or leave a place

"Open the gate now."

"He carefully closed the heavy wooden gate behind him to secure the property."

a way or track that is built or made by people walking over the same ground

"The path is narrow."

"The narrow dirt path through the forest led us to a beautiful waterfall hidden among the tall green trees."

a series of flat surfaces used for going up or down

"Climb the step."

"Carefully descend the stairs, taking one step at a time to avoid a fall."

the point or part of something that is the highest

"Climb to the top."

"From the very top of the mountain, the panoramic view of the valley was breathtaking."

the bottom of a room that we walk on

"Walk on the clean floor."

"He accidentally dropped his keys and they slid across the polished wooden floor."

an upright structure, usually made of brick, concrete, or stone that is made to divide, protect, or surround a place

"The wall is white."

"They painted the wall of the living room a soft gray color and hung several family photos in black frames to make the space feel more personal and welcoming."