DESCRIBING PLACES

Venice

Pyramids

Houses of Parliament

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QUESTIONSWHICH CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE IS IT?WHERE IS IT?WHAT IS THERE TO SEE AND DO?WHAT IS THE CITY LIKE?IT’S FAMOUS FOR…WHY IS IT MEANINGFUL TO YOU?HOW ARE THE PEOPLE?WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE?HOW IS THE FOOD?

USEFUL EXPRESSIONSIt offers… It’s well known for…• The views are … It’s possible to…• You shouldn’t miss … It’s got...• The atmosphere is … You can see…• It’s located in … It’s close to…• It’s far away from … • What I don’t like about it is …• The good thing about this place is …• A popular tourist attraction is …• It’s popular with tourists because…

LOCATIONBY THE SEAON THE COAST IN THE COUNTRYIN THE NORTH/SOUTH/WEST /EAST OFON THE RIVER (NAME)IN A VALLEYON A PLAININ THE MOUNTAINSNEAR A FOREST/DESERT

ATMOSPHERE/ADJECTIVES• PEACEFUL/QUIET: not busy, calm, free from activities• ANCIENT: with a long history• BEAUTIFUL: very pleasing on the eye• CHARMING/PICTURESQUE: nice, very pleasant in a unique

way• COSMOPOLITAN: with a varied mix of cultures and languages• BORING: dull, uninteresting• BUSTLING: a crowded, busy place• COMPACT: not very big, within a small area• NOISY: full of noise, busy• UNSPOILT: having an unaltered character, pure, immaculate• STUNNING: very attractive, impressive, astonishing

ATMOSPHERE/ADJECTIVES• LIVELY: with lots of things going on• FASCINATING: very interesting• HUGE: very big, enormous• POLLUTED: dirty, contaminated• TOURISTIC/TOURISTY: visited by lots of tourists• EXCITING: thrilling, with lots of enjoyable things to do• POPULAR: liked by a lot of people• CROWDED: very full of people• CONTEMPORARY: modern, very up to date• EXPENSIVE: costing a lot of money• HOSPITABLE: welcoming to guests or strangers• HISTORIC: with a lot of ancient buildings

ACTIVITIES• LOTS OF NIGHTLIFE• SPECTACULAR VIEWS• GOOD SHOPS/TRANSPORT• GO SIGHTSEEING/SHOPPING/HIKING• VISIT MUSEUMS/ART GALLERIES• TAKE LOTS OF PHOTOS• GO TO CONCERTS/THE THEATRE/EXHIBITIONS• DO BUSINESS• PRACTISE A SPORT: horse-riding, windsurfing, paragliding, cycling, mountain biking,

snowboarding• MEET PEOPLE• RELAX ON THE WONDERFUL BEACHES• WANDER ROUND THE TOWN/SHOPS• GO FOR A BOAT RIDE ON THE LAKE/RIVER• GET ON THE TOURIST BUS

AREAS IN TOWNDowntown: the central or lower part of a city,

esp the main commercial areaOutskirts: bordering areas or districts of a citySuburbs: a residential district situated on the

outskirts of a city or townIndustrial zone: an area for the purpose of

industrial developmentResidential area: suitable for residence

BUILDINGS CATHEDRAL CHURCH SHOPPING CENTRE DEPARTMENT STORE LIBRARY CHAPEL SWIMMING POOL SUPERMARKET THEATRE/CINEMAS CASTLE SPORTS CENTRE HOTEL/MOTEL/INN/HOSTEL MUSEUM ART GALLERY HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY BANK SKYSCRAPER POLICE STATION

PLACES IN TOWN BUS/TRAIN/ STATION AMUSEMENT PARK ZOO PARK COUNTRYSIDE PIER: EMBARCADERO, MUELLE HARBOUR: PUERTO PORT: PUERTO PARA BARCOS AIRPORT PETROL STATION

SHOPSBOOKSHOP OPTICIAN’S BUTCHER’S SHOE SHOPBAKER’S BOUTIQUECHEMIST’S IRONMONGER’SFISHMONGER’S GREENGROCER’SSTATIONER’S OFF LICENCEKIOSK/TUCK SHOP JEWELLER’SSWEETS SHOP FURNITURE SHOPFLORIST’S GROCER’SLAUNDERETTEDRY-CLEANER’STOBACCONIST’S NEWSAGENT’S

Types of houses

DETACHED HOUSE

SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES

TERRACED HOUSES

Types of houses

LIGHTHOUSE VILLA

BEAMED HOUSE

Types of houses

BUNGALOW

COTTAGE

WINDMILL

A COASTAL CITY

A MOUNTAINOUS PLACE

VENICE

A BIG CITY

A POLLUTED CITY

A CROWDED STREET

A CONTEMPORARY CITY

SOME LINKS ON THE WEBhttp://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/

places.html Places and buildingshttp://www.lingolex.com/shopsen.htm Shops

and public placeshttp://cerquella.com/bilingual/deploy/Unit6/

vocabulary_1.html Places to visit: easy vocabulary

http://www.english-online.at/geography/cities/cities-and-metropolitan-areas.htm Cities: parts of a city, life in cities, history of cities, etc