collocation · neutral
communal facilities
/kəˈmjuːnəl fəˈsɪlɪtiz/com·MU·nal fa·CIL·i·ties
Shared amenities or services provided for people living in the same area or building.
Examples
“The apartment block offers communal facilities such as a laundry room and a gym.”
“Good communal facilities can make high-density housing more liveable.”
“Residents complained about the lack of communal facilities in the new estate.”
Band 8 sentence
“New developments should include adequate communal facilities to support families and encourage neighbourly interaction.”
Collocations
- provide communal facilities
- share communal facilities
Word family
Common mistakes
The building has many communal facility.→The building has many communal facilities.
We use communal facilities privately.→We use communal facilities collectively.
Say it for a higher band
5shared things→6shared amenities→7+communal facilities
Synonyms
shared amenities
Easily confused
shared amenities
“The complex advertises shared amenities such as a rooftop garden and coworking space.”
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