collocation · academic
urban green spaces
UK/ˈɜːrbən ɡriːn speɪsɪz/US/ˈɜrbən ɡriːn speɪsɪz/UR·ban GREEN SPACES
Band 5-6speakingtask2
areas of vegetation in cities such as parks, gardens and planted streets
Examples
“create more urban green spaces”
“protect urban green spaces”
“access to urban green spaces”
Band 8 sentence
“Expanding urban green spaces can improve air quality and residents' mental health, especially in densely populated areas.”
Collocations
- access to urban green spaces
- create more urban green spaces
Word family
urban adjgreen space n
Common mistakes
urban green area→urban green spaces
green space in city→urban green spaces / green spaces in the city
Say it for a higher band
5parks in the city→6city parks→7+urban green spaces
Synonyms
city parks
Easily confused
city parks
“Many residents visit the city parks at the weekend.”
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