Amusement park

A large park which offer entertaining activities and has big machines to ride on, such as roller
coasters and merry-go-rounds (American English, the same as theme park). (noun).
Sentences :The amusement park will fill a void in this town, which has little entertainment for
children.
Antiques shop

A shop where you can buy old and rare things. (noun).

Sentences: Before she settled down in Portugal, she had run her own antiques shop in London.
Apartment building

A large building that is divided into rooms for living in. (noun).

Sentences: All visitors to the apartment building must be announced.

 Art gallery

A building where paintings and other art works are shown to the public. (noun).

Sentences: The Art Gallery of Ontario has the world's largest collection of sculptures by Henry
Moore.

Bakery

A place where you can buy bread and cakes. (noun).

Sentences: The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.

Bank

An organization where people can save or borrow money and that provides other financial
services. (noun).

Sentences: The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates.

 Barber shop

A place where men get their hair cut. (noun).

Sentences: The action opens in a barber shop.

Beauty salon

A place where women get special treatments for hair, face and body. (noun)

Sentences: She received a cosmetic makeover at a beauty salon as a birthday gift.

Bookstore

A store where people can buy books. (noun).

Sentences: He happened on the book in a secondhand bookstore.

 Café

A place where people can buy drinks and simple meals. (noun)

Sentences: This cafe is a rendezvous for writers and artists.

Chain store

A group of stores that are owned by one organization and sell similar goods. (noun)

Sentences: The streets are dominated by chain stores.

Chemist’s

A shop where people can buy medicines, beauty products, etc. (British English, same as
drugstore). (noun)

Sentences: I got this medicine at the chemist's shop.

 Church

A building where Christians do religious activities. (noun)

Sentences: The nearer to church, the farther from God.

Cinema

A building where people can watch films after buying tickets (British English, same as movie
theater). (noun)

Sentences: She never goes to the cinema.

City

A large, usually important town. (noun)

Sentences: The city had scarcely changed in 20 years.

 Drugstore

A shop where people can buy medicines, beauty products, etc. (American English, same as
chemist). (noun)

Sentences: The drugstore is kitty-corner from the bank.

Fast food restaurant

A restaurant where you can buy fast food such as hamburger, fries, pizza, etc. (noun)

Sentences: James works as assistant chef at a fast food restaurant.

Fitness center

A place where people go to do physical exercise, for example by lifting weights or using other
equipment. (noun)

Sentences: Fitness Center has an indoor heated swimming pool, gymnasium and tennis court.
 Fire department

An organization that helps people to prevent fires or stop them from burning. (noun)

Sentences: The fire department is still pumping floodwater out of the cellars.

Furniture store

A store that sells things such as chairs, tables, cupboards, etc. (noun)

Sentences: A furniture store did me out of several hundred pounds.

Gas station

A place that sells fuel for road vehicles (American English, same as petrol station). (noun)

Sentences: Frank rented out his gas station.

 Grocery store

A store that sells foods and other things used in the home. (noun)

Sentences: I worked stocking shelves in a grocery store.

Hospital

A large building where people can get medical treatment and care. (noun)

Sentences: He was taken to hospital with a burst appendix.

Hotel

A building where people pay to stay for a short time. (noun)

Sentences: The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.

 Housing estate

An area where houses or apartments are built together. (noun)

Sentences: They live on a housing estate.