miércoles, 8 de septiembre de 2021

PLACES IN THE CITY - LUGARES EN LA CIUDAD

Complete los espacios en blanco con la lista de palabras de lugares en la ciudad.



 LIST OF WORDS

(cajero automático)
1. ATM (US), cash Machine, cashpoint (UK) : short form of automated teller machine: a machine that you get money from using a plastic card
EXAMPLE: I forgot to bring euros with me to France, so on arriving in Paris, I had to find an ATM.

(banco)
2. bank : a business institution for receiving, lending, and keeping money safe. 
EXAMPLE: I need to go to the bank to withdraw money today.

(librería)
3. bookstore (US), bookshop (UK) : a store where books are sold. 
EXAMPLE: A video store opened where the bookstore used to be.

(estación de autobuses)
4. bus station (US), coach Station (UK) : a place where buses start and end their routes. 
EXAMPLE: I arrrived at the bus station at 6 o'clock.

(cafetería)
5. coffee shop (US), coffee house (UK): a café serving drinks, sandwiches, etc.
EXAMPLE: We arranged to meet in a coffee shop.

(local de fotocopias)
6. copy shop : A shop that offers photocopying and printing services. 
EXAMPLE: He and a friend got two old machines and opened a small copy shop across the street from the university.

(gran almacén, tienda por departamentos, galería comercial)
7. department store : a large store, usually selling clothes and home goods.
EXAMPLE: Macy's is a famous department store in New York City.

(gasolinera)
8. gas station (US), petrol station (UK): a place where you can buy fuel for cars
EXAMPLE: Where's the nearest gas station? I'm almost on empty.

(tienda de comestibles, supermercado, tienda de ultramarinos)
9. grocery store (also supermarket): a shop that sells food and other small items for the home
EXAMPLE: Ingredients can be purchased at a Mexican grocery store.

(peluquería, salón de belleza)
10. hair salon: a shop where people go to have their hair cut and put into a particular style
EXAMPLE: I have an appointment at the hair salon before we go out to dinner.

(gimnasio)
11. health club (also fitness club, gym): a  private club where people can go to do exercise to keep fit
EXAMPLE: Join a health club and get into shape.

(cibercafé, centro de alquiler de internet)
12. internet café also internet cafe: a small business where you can pay to use the internet and which may also serve food and drinks.
EXAMPLE: While my computer was being repaired, I had to go to an internet café to read my emails.

(lavandería)
13. Laundromat also, mainly UK, Launderette, Laundrette: a place where you pay to use machines that wash and dry clothes
EXAMPLE: Having a laundromat inside the sports center (centre) itself adds profit value.

(biblioteca)
14. library: a place with a lot of books that you can read or borrow.
EXAMPLE: She borrowed a book from the library.

(cine)
15. movie theater (US), cinema (UK):
a building where you go to watch movies
EXAMPLE: We decided to meet in front of the movie theater fifteen minutes before the show began.

(salon de manicura)
16. nail salon (US), nail bar (UK):
a shop or part of a shop where people go for a manicure  or to have artificial nails put on their fingers
EXAMPLE: The beautician hopes to open her own nail salon next year.

(manicure= a hand treatment involving cutting, smoothing, and painting the nails)

(kiosco de periódicos)
17. newsstand also kiosk: a table or temporary structure used as a small shop for selling newspapers and magazines outside in public places
EXAMPLE: Every morning my father buys a paper at the newsstand.

(discoteca)
18. nightclub: a place where you can dance and drink at night
EXAMPLE: a nightclub that stays open until 2 a.m.

(comisaría)
19. police station: the office of the police
EXAMPLE: They took him to the police station.

(oficina de correos)
20. post office: a department of a government in charge of delivering mail, or a local branch in a city or town
EXAMPLE: I went to the post office to buy stamps.

(parada de taxis)
21. taxi stand (US), taxi rank (UK): a place where you can go to get a taxi
EXAMPLE: There is a taxi stand at the train station.[US] 
(There is a taxi rank at the railway station. [UK])

(estación de tren)
22. train station (US), railway station (UK) : a place where trains stop so that you can get on or off.
EXAMPLE: We have to be at the train station by eleven.