Từ vựng IELTS về topic Problems in big cities

Từ vựng IELTS là vấn đề xương sống, cốt lõi để các bạn có 1 bài nói hoặc 1 bài viết tốt. Tiếp theo chủ đề từ vựng IELTS, chúng ta sẽ đi sâu thêm vào chủ đề rất quen thuộc, problems in big cities. Các bạn có thể sử dụng nó 1 cách đa dạng vào các vấn đề liên quan một cách thích hợp. Sách luyện thi Ielts

1/ city dweller/rapid pace of life: người sống ở thành phố/nhịp sống nhanh

2/ pose a threat/problem/challenge: mang lại nguy cơ/thách thức

3/ residential overcrowding/densely populated metropolitan area: điều kiện sống chật hẹp/ khu vực đô thị tập trung đông dân cư

4/ poor hygiene and sanitation conditions/ municipal waste/urban air pollution and environmental contamination: điều kiện vệ sinh kém/rác thải đô thị/ ô nhiễm không khí và môi trường đô thị

5/ traffic jam/traffic congestion/rush hour: tắc đường, kẹt xe, giờ cao điểm

6/cosmopolitan/materialistic/ extravagant lifestyle: lối sống thành thị/vật chất/xa hoa

7/slum dog/street children/living below the poverty line: khu ổ chuột/trẻ em đường phố/sống dưới mức nghèo khổ [MH]

‎- inner city: the area with buildings are in bad condition and low living standard but till higher than slum dog.

remmember that inner city is N, inner-city is adj

- sb’s home city = sb’s native city: if u was born in here
- a cosmopolitan city: a huge city, full of people from different part of the world. (such as New York, California, London, Tokyo or Cape Town)
- an industrial city
- a historic city: old & interesting city’s history, such as Hanoi

some synonyms of city
- city and town: city is bigger than town, Hanoi, Hai Phong is city while Ha Long just is a town, no more. No big deal, right ?
- capital: Hanoi
- motropolis: a big big big and busy city, full of people. HCM may be is a metropolis, New York is a huge metropolis, the city never sleeps.
- urban : relating to town, adj, >< ruban
- outskirts: the area around city, just a little people live there.
- suburb: the area around city but many people live.
- the surburbs.

- living/working/physical/poor conditions.
- appalling/dreadful living conditions = very very bad (good for writting).
- insanitary/unhygenic conditions = very dirty
- etravagant lifestyle = lavish lifestyle
- a busy/ hectic lifestyle
- be stuck/caught/help up in traffic = when u cant move coz traffic jam.
- traffic moves/traffic flows
- slow-moving traffic = slow traffic
- rush-hour traffic
- traffic cpngestion = when the roads r full of, nearly traffic jam
- the volume of traffic through city/village/town

- urban landspcape/expansion/population/unrest

some collocations with ” big city” : 1. SHANTY TOWNS: Shantytowns on the outskirts of cities, lack any access to water, electricity, healthcare or education
2. COMFORTABLE SUBURBS: The Western ranch takes effete youths from comfortable suburbs and turns them into rugged wranglers.
3. INCESSANT ROAR : the water moving with the caves and gorges produces an incessant roar.
4.VOLUME OF TRAFFIC: Volume of traffic on many busy routes
5.EXHAUST FUMES :Ben uses the dirt from exhaust fumes to produce stunning wildlife pictures
6.BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC : very close together, as cars in a traffic jam.
7. SPARAWLING CITY :Accra is a sprawling city, with a mixture of modern buildings, shanty towns, occasional castle and lively markets
8.INDUSTRIAL ZONES : : An industrial city or country is one in which industry is important or highly developed.
9.DEPRIVED AREAS :Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life, for example acceptable living conditions or education
10.RUN-DOWN BUILDINGS : A run-down building or area is in very poor condition.
11.STREWN WITH LITTER : Strewn with litter and rotting rubbish attract vermin and disease
12.NO-GO AREAS 1. If you refer to a place as a no-go area, you mean that it has a reputation for violence and crime which makes people frightened to go there
2. A no-go area is a place which is controlled by a group of people who use force to prevent other people from entering it.
13. URBAN WASTELAND : land that is uncultivated, barren, or without vegetation
14. IMPOSING BUILDING: building is Impressive, as by virtue of size, bearing, or power
15.HIGH-RISE FLATS/BUILDING : a flats with designating or of a tall apartment house, office building, etc. of many stories
16.INNER CITY : city to refer to the areas in or near the centre of a large city where people live and where there are often social and economic problems.