Hometown
đĄ Hometown Vocabulary (IELTS)
1. Native place
- Meaning (English): The place where a person was born or originally comes from
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāύā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
- Sentence: Dhaka is my native place where I spent my childhood.
đ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
2. Resident
- Meaning: A person who lives in a place
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāĻž
- Sentence: The residents of my hometown are very friendly.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
3. Urban area
- Meaning: A city or town area with many people
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- Sentence: Life in urban areas is very busy and competitive.
đ āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻāĨ¤
4. Rural area
- Meaning: Countryside or village area
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞ
- Sentence: Rural areas are peaceful and full of natural beauty.
đ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰā§āϝ⧠āĻāϰāĻĒā§āϰāĨ¤
5. Infrastructure
- Meaning: Basic facilities like roads, schools, hospitals
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§
- Sentence: My hometown has improved infrastructure in recent years.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻāϰ⧠āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
6. Overpopulated
- Meaning: Having too many people in one place
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāύāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ
- Sentence: The city is overpopulated, causing traffic problems.
đ āĻļāĻšāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāύāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
7. Pollution
- Meaning: Dirty air, water, or environment
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
- Sentence: Air pollution is a serious problem in my hometown.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
8. Neighbourhood
- Meaning: Area where people live close to each other
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž / āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ
- Sentence: My neighbourhood is safe and peaceful.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
9. Community
- Meaning: Group of people living together in an area
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ
- Sentence: The community helps each other during festivals.
đ āĻā§āϏāĻŦā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
10. Developed
- Meaning: Having advanced facilities and technology
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāύā§āύāϤ
- Sentence: My hometown is more developed than before.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻāύā§āύāϤāĨ¤
11. Undeveloped
- Meaning: Lacking modern facilities
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ āύā§āύā§āύāϤ
- Sentence: Some rural areas are still undeveloped.
đ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻ āύā§āύā§āύāϤāĨ¤
12. Migration
- Meaning: Moving from one place to another to live
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤāϰ / āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ
- Sentence: Many people migrate to cities for jobs.
đ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
13. Lifestyle
- Meaning: Way of living
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž
- Sentence: The lifestyle in my hometown is simple.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻāĨ¤
14. Facilities
- Meaning: Services like transport, education, healthcare
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
- Sentence: The city provides better educational facilities.
đ āĻļāĻšāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
15. Cultural heritage
- Meaning: Traditions, customs, history of a place
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ
- Sentence: My hometown has a rich cultural heritage.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧ āϏāĻžāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
16. Suburb
- Meaning: Area outside the city center
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻŖā§āĻ
- Sentence: I live in a peaceful suburb near Dhaka city.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻŖā§āĻ ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
17. Metropolitan
- Meaning: Relating to a large city
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύāĻāϰā§āϝāĻŧ
- Sentence: Dhaka is a metropolitan city with many opportunities.
đ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύāĻāϰ⧠āĻļāĻšāϰ āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
18. Expansion
- Meaning: Growth or increase in size
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ
- Sentence: The expansion of my hometown has caused traffic issues.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
19. Congested
- Meaning: Crowded and blocked (especially traffic)
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāϝā§āĻā§āϤ / āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
- Sentence: The roads are congested during office hours.
đ āĻ āĻĢāĻŋāϏ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
20. Settlement
- Meaning: A place where people live
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋ
- Sentence: It is a small settlement near the river.
đ āĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋāĨ¤
21. Residential area
- Meaning: Area where people live
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- Sentence: My hometown has many quiet residential areas.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
22. Commercial area
- Meaning: Business and shopping area
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- Sentence: The commercial area is always crowded.
đ āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
23. Polluted
- Meaning: Dirty or contaminated environment
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ
- Sentence: The river near my hometown is heavily polluted.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āύāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻĻā§āώāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
24. Sanitation
- Meaning: System for cleanliness and waste control
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻŋ / āϏā§āϝāĻžāύāĻŋāĻā§āĻļāύ
- Sentence: Good sanitation improves public health.
đ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāύāĻŋāĻā§āĻļāύ āĻāύāϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
25. Public transport
- Meaning: Buses, trains used by everyone
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ
- Sentence: Public transport in my hometown is improving.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
26. Livelihood
- Meaning: Way of earning money to live
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻž
- Sentence: Farming is the main livelihood in rural areas.
đ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āώāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
27. Modernization
- Meaning: Process of becoming modern
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϰāĻŖ
- Sentence: Modernization has changed my hometown rapidly.
đ āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰāĻā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
28. Amenities
- Meaning: Comfortable facilities (parks, gyms, shops)
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
- Sentence: The city offers many modern amenities.
đ āĻļāĻšāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
29. Overcrowding
- Meaning: Too many people in one place
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ
- Sentence: Overcrowding is a big problem in cities.
đ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
30. Peaceful
- Meaning: Quiet and calm
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
- Sentence: My village is very peaceful and natural.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
31. Bustling
- Meaning: Full of activity and noise
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāύā§āϤ
- Sentence: The city center is always bustling.
đ āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
32. Migration trend
- Meaning: Movement pattern of people from villages to cities
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤāϰā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž
- Sentence: The migration trend is increasing in Bangladesh.
đ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤāϰā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĨ¤
đĄ Examiner Collocations for Hometown (Advanced IELTS)
đ 1. City / Village Description
- a rapidly growing city â āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦāϰā§āϧāύāĻļā§āϞ āĻļāĻšāϰ
- a densely populated area â āĻāύāĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- a remote village â āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ
- a well-developed town â āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻļāĻšāϰ
- a peaceful rural setting â āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ
đ My hometown is a rapidly growing city with modern facilities.
đī¸ 2. Development & Change
- rapid urban development â āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āύāĻāϰ āĻāύā§āύā§āύ
- infrastructure improvement â āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋ
- significant transformation â āĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ
- modern amenities â āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
- ongoing development projects â āĻāϞāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāύā§āύā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ
đ My hometown has undergone significant transformation in recent years.
đĻ 3. Problems in Hometown
- traffic congestion problem â āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž
- environmental pollution â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
- overcrowded streets â āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋā§āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž
- poor infrastructure â āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§
- lack of public facilities â āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦ
đ Traffic congestion is a major issue in my hometown.
đĄ 4. Living Conditions
- high standard of living â āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŦāύāĻŽāĻžāύ
- affordable cost of living â āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰā§ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻ
- comfortable lifestyle â āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž
- safe residential area â āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- friendly neighbourhood â āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻžā§āĻž
đ People enjoy a comfortable lifestyle in my hometown.
đŗ 5. Environment & Nature
- lush green countryside â āϏāĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- fresh air and natural beauty â āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰā§āϝ
- unspoiled environment â āĻ āĻā§āώāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ
- scenic landscape â āĻŽāύā§āϰāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĻĒāĻ
- pollution-free area â āĻĻā§āώāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
đ The countryside offers a lush green and peaceful environment.
đĸ 6. Urban Life
- fast-paced city life â āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāύ
- modern urban lifestyle â āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž
- commercial hub â āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰ
- thriving economy â āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋ
- business district â āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžā§āĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
đ Dhaka is a fast-paced city with a thriving economy.
đĨ 7. Community & People
- close-knit community â āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžā§
- hospitable people â āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĒāϰāĻžā§āĻŖ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ
- strong sense of belonging â āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŦā§āϧ
- cultural diversity â āϏāĻžāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§āϝ
- traditional values â āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻŦā§āϧ
đ My hometown has a close-knit community with traditional values.
đī¸ 8. Positive Growth
- economic opportunities â āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ
- job prospects â āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž
- urban expansion â āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ
- improved living standards â āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻā§āĻŦāύāĻŽāĻžāύ
- better connectivity â āĻāύā§āύāϤ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
đ Urban expansion has created better job prospects.
đĄ IELTS Hometown Idioms (High Score)
1. A place to call home
- Meaning: A place where you feel comfortable and belong
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāϰ/āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻž
- Sentence: My hometown is a place to call home for me.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤
2. Grow up in
- Meaning: Spend childhood in a place
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
- Sentence: I grew up in a small village near Dhaka.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§ āĻšā§ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
3. Off the beaten track
- Meaning: A quiet or less visited place
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ/āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻž
- Sentence: My village is off the beaten track and very peaceful.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤
4. Urban jungle
- Meaning: A busy, crowded city
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāϞ (āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻļāĻšāϰ)
- Sentence: Dhaka feels like an urban jungle with heavy traffic.
đ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāϞā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
5. Home away from home
- Meaning: A place where you feel as comfortable as home
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§ā§ āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻž
- Sentence: My university hostel is a home away from home.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§ā§āϰ āĻšā§āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§ā§ āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤā§āĨ¤
6. Old stomping ground
- Meaning: A place you used to visit or live in before
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāύ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻž
- Sentence: I often visit my old stomping ground in my hometown.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāύ⧠āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻžā§ āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤
7. A concrete jungle
- Meaning: A city full of buildings instead of nature
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāϞ (āĻļāĻšāϰ)
- Sentence: Big cities like Dhaka are becoming concrete jungles.
đ āĻŦā§ āĻļāĻšāϰāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāϞ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
8. A stoneâs throw away
- Meaning: Very close distance
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻā§
- Sentence: My school is a stoneâs throw away from my home.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋāϰ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĨ¤
9. In the heart of
- Meaning: In the central part of a place
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰāϏā§āĻĨāϞā§
- Sentence: I live in the heart of my hometown.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰāϏā§āĻĨāϞ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
10. Built up area
- Meaning: Area full of buildings
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāύāĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧠āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- Sentence: My hometown is now a built-up area.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāύāĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻšāϰāĨ¤
11. Call somewhere home
- Meaning: Consider a place as home
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
- Sentence: Even though I moved, I still call my village home.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻā§ āĻāĻāύ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
12. Backwater town
- Meaning: A small, undeveloped town
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ āύā§āύā§āύāϤ āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻšāϰ
- Sentence: It used to be a backwater town but now it is developing fast.
đ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āύā§āύāϤ āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāύ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
