Here are interesting words and collocations to use in your answers for IELTS topics about Places and Buildings.

Places and Buildings vocab — List of words and collocations

Places and Buildings vocab — Explanations & Examples

#534

15-storey building — building with 15 floors
I live in a block of flats, on the 7th floor of 15-storey building.

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#526

amusement park (n) — large outdoor area with entertainments such as attractions, shows, refreshments, games of chance or skill
Our kids was flabbergasted when they saw that huge amusement park in Barcelona first time.

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#400

ancient (adj) — old (about places), smth that is many years old
We like visiting ancient ruins when we're on holiday.

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Idioms and collocations

#351

are packed in like sardines — crowded very close together
We were packed in like sardines on the bus.

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#391

be homesick — to miss your home and family (after leaving home)
I was really homesick and missed my family that days.

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#360

block of flats (n) — building with many floors and many flats
I live on the eighth floor in a block of flats.

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#557

cottage (n) — small simple house, typically one near a lake or beach.
After retirement, I'd like to live in a small cottage near the sea on the southern coast of Spain.

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#552

dank (adj) — humid and typically cold
There were dank, cold rooms in that abandoned castle, where we liked to play ghosts.

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#361

detached house (n) — is a free-standing residential building; without sharing any walls with neighbours
In the future I want to live in a detached house in Toronto.

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Idioms and collocations

#547

drop off (someone) (v) — take someone to some place; accompany someone to some place
The school and kindergartens are pretty close, so dropping off the kids in the morning doesn't take a lot of time.

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#390

have itchy feet — want to travel or change the environment
My wife has itchy feet and she always wants to visit new places.

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#346

high-rise flat (n) — a flat in a tall, modern building with lots of floors
In Beijing I lived in a spacious high-rise flat with three bedrooms.

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#565

home away from home — a location where one does not reside but feel as comfortable as at home
He is a Chilean, but he says France is his home away from home.

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#537

landlord (n) — person who rent (lend) a flat for tenants
I know landlords who turn lives of their tenants to hell.

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#520

lush (adj) — characterized by luxuriousness
The exhibition was a lush banquet of colour, depth and intensity.

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#343

nothing to write home about — nothing special
The museum was ok but nothing to write home about.

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#521

open-air (adj) — outdoors concerts
I think such kind of open-air concerts will always be popular.

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#600

out in the boonies — In a very distant or remote location; in the middle of nowhere
The place was all the way out in the boonies — it took us hours to get there.

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#599

outskirts (n) — a part remote from the center
My family and I live in(on) the outskirts of Berlin.

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#350

poky (adj) — (UK informal) small and uncomfortable
They live in a poky little flat.

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#396

roam around — to walk without definite purpose
We spent a lot of weekends just roaming around the countryside, exploring.

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#525

roller-coaster (n) — railway track with tight turns and steep slopes (an amusement park attraction)
We went for a ride on the roller coaster in that park.

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#349

roomy (adj) — having a lot of space; spacious
It was unusual to find such a roomy apartment in this price bracket.

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#356

sleepy (adj) — a very quiet place
I lived in a sleepy little town near London.

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#348

spacious (adj) — having a lot of space; roomy
I wont to live in a spacious house near the center.

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#357

stuffy (adj) — lacking fresh air
I don't like crowded and stuffy places.

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#536

tenant (n) — person who rent (borrow) a flat
I believe we're ideal tenant, we always care about the place we live in.

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#358

touristy (adj) — designed to attract tourists
We don't like staying in big cities like Barcelona for a long time, they're too touristy.

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#359

unspoiled (adj) — hasn't lost character because of developments
I like walking in the center of Saint Petersburg, feeling this historical spirit, and enjoying unspoiled architecture.

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#591

venue (n) — place where a public event or meeting happens
Many stadiums had been specifically designed as venues for World Cup matches in 2018.

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