adverb/ noun/ adjective · neutral
downtown
/ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/down·TOWN
Band 4-5speakingtask2
in or relating to the main business and shopping area of a city
Examples
“We went downtown to see a movie.”
“The downtown area is busy at lunchtime.”
“There are many offices and shops downtown.”
Band 8 sentence
“During weekends the downtown district becomes crowded with street performers and shoppers.”
Collocations
- go downtown
- downtown area
Word family
downtown adverb/adjective/noun
Common mistakes
I go to downtown every weekend.→I go downtown every weekend.
I live in the downtown.→I live downtown / I live in the downtown area.
Say it for a higher band
5centre→6city centre→7+downtown
Synonyms
city centre
Easily confused
city centre
“We walked to the city centre to see the shops.”
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