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green belt
/ˈɡriːn ˌbɛlt/GREEN belt
Band 6-7speakingtask2
an area of protected open land around a city intended to prevent urban sprawl
Examples
“The council wants to preserve the green belt to stop new housing developments.”
“Building on the green belt is strictly controlled by planning laws.”
“Developers complained that the green belt restricts necessary expansion.”
Band 8 sentence
“Local planners argued that preserving the green belt was essential to maintain biodiversity and limit suburban sprawl.”
Collocations
- protect the green belt
- build on the green belt
- designate a green belt
Word family
green-belt adjgreen belts noun (plural)
Common mistakes
green area→green belt
the green-belts→green belts
Say it for a higher band
5green area→6green zone→7+green belt
Synonyms
urban fringe
Easily confused
green space
“The council is creating more green space in the city centre for residents.”
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