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Hometown & Housing
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accommodationnoun/əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən/
a place to live or stay, or the type of place someone stays in (rooms, houses, etc.)
“Student accommodation near my university is quite expensive, so I rent a room further away.”
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neighbourhoodnoun/ˈneɪbəhʊd/
the area around where you live, usually a local residential area within a town or city
“In my neighbourhood there are several small shops and a park where people meet in the evenings.”
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commuteverb / noun/kəˈmjuːt/
to travel regularly between home and work or school; as a noun, the journey you make regularly between home and work
“I commute to university by bus, and it takes about 40 minutes each way.”