noun phrase · neutral
housing estate
/ˈhaʊzɪŋ ɪˈsteɪt/HOUS·ing es·TATE
Band 5-6speakingtask2
A large area with many similar houses built together, often as part of one development.
Examples
“She grew up on a housing estate on the edge of town.”
“The council has improved play areas on older housing estates.”
“A lot of social housing was built in new estates after the war.”
Band 8 sentence
“Many older housing estates are being renovated to include green spaces and safer play areas for children.”
Collocations
- a large housing estate
- new housing estate
- housing estate residents
Word family
housing nounhouse nounestate noun
Common mistakes
Housing estate is very big.→A housing estate is very big.
house estate→housing estate
Say it for a higher band
5residential area→6housing area→7+housing estate
Synonyms
housing development
Easily confused
housing complex
“They moved into a housing complex near the university.”
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