Answer — Exercise 1
6.2 - Down under·New Total English Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
Work in pairs. Discuss the differences in meaning between each pair of words.
Answer
- A palace is a large building where a king or queen lives (or lived), but a castle is an old building, built to defend people from attack.
- A museum is a place where people can see important objects related to art, science or history for example, but an art gallery only has art on display.
- A pub specialises in selling wine and beer although it may also sell food, but a café specialises in selling simple food and drink and the drinks are usually non-alcoholic.
- A park is a public space, but a garden is a private space attached to a house which may sometimes be open to the public.
- A lake is a large area of water surrounded by land, but a fountain is a structure, often in the middle of a lake, that sends water up into the air.
- You can buy books from a bookshop, but you can only borrow them from a library.
- A shop is a building where you can buy things, but a market is a large building or outside area where different people sell things from tables or stalls.
- A square is an open area with buildings around it, but a roundabout is a circular area where reads meet and which cars must drive around.
- A hostel and a hotel are both places to stay when you are travelling or away from home, but a hostel is cheaper; often for students and may have shared dormitories.
- A canal is a long, man-made area of water, created for boats to travel along, but a river is a long, natural area of water which flows across land to the sea.