noun phrase · neutral
community centre
UK/kəˈmjuːnɪti ˈsentrə/US/kəˈmjuːnɪti ˈsɛntər/COM·mu·NI·ty CEN·tre
a public building where local people meet for activities, services and events
Examples
“The local community centre runs free English classes for immigrants.”
“Volunteers at the community centre organise events for elderly residents.”
“The charity rents the hall at the community centre every weekend.”
Band 8 sentence
“Local authorities should support community centres because they foster social cohesion and provide essential services.”
Collocations
- local community centre
- run a community centre
- attend the community centre
Word family
Common mistakes
I go to community centre→I go to the community centre
commune center→community centre
Say it for a higher band
5local hall→6community hall→7+community centre
Synonyms
community hall
Easily confused
town hall
“The town hall is open to the public for council meetings.”
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In City & Urban life
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