PEC Learning to be IELTS Speaking 3 Unit 5

UNIT 4: CITIES AND PLACES

ACCOMMODATION
LANGUAGE CONSOLIDATION
VOCABULARY: CITIES AND PLACES
Nouns
- birthplace; village; town; apartment building; apartment complex; downtown area; city center;
outskirts; residential area; neighborhood…
- the locals/ local people; residents; neighbor…
- winding street; tree-lined street;
E.g.: My house is located on a lovely tree-lined street called Tran Phu in the center of Haiphong city.
- place of interest; historical relics; tourist attraction; amusement park; museum; skyscraper;
E.g.: Ho Chi Minh city is famous for its beautiful skyscrapers.

VOCABULARY: ACCOMMODATION
Nouns
- facilities and appliances; heating system; air conditioner, patio, bedroom balcony, en-suite
bathrooms, exuberant trees…
E.g.: My new house has a spacious living room and four en-suite bedrooms.
- halls of residence; residential area; apartment block; villa, interior, exterior, semi-detached house,
terrace, bungalow, townhouse, country house, cottage, estate, bedsit, dilapidated building
E.g.: We live in a typical Vietnamese semi-detached house on a small street in Hanoi.

Adjectives
- four-storey (house, building…),
- spacious (room…), luxurious, strange-looking, gold-plated
- newly built (house, apartment block…)
- affordable (housing): There is a shortage of affordable housing in my city.
- open-plan: not having inside walls dividing the house up to rooms: Our apartment has an open-plan
kitchen that is fully equipped with all mod cons.

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EXAM PRACTICE
CITIES AND PLACES
Part 2:
Describe a café you like to visit Describe a place you visited on vacation
You should say: You should say:
Where it is Where it is
What kinds of food and drinks it serves When you went there
What you do there What you did there
And explain why you like to go there And explain why you went there.

Describe a time when you moved to a new Describe a quiet place you like to spend your
home/school time in
You should say: You should say:
When you moved Where it is
Where you moved How you knew it
Why you moved How often you go there
And how you felt about it What you do there
And explain why you like the place
Describe a part of your country that you find
interesting Describe a place you visited that was full of
You should say: colors.
Where it is You should say:
How you got to know about it Where it is
What is it famous for? When you went there
Explain why you think it is interesting What it was like
And how you felt about it.

Describe a new public facility, such as a road, a Describe a place (not your home) where you
park, or a shopping center, which improves can read and write
your local area. You should say:
You should say: What it is
What facility it is; where it is located; How often you go there
Who uses this public facility; Who you go there with
And explain how it improves your local area. And how you feel about this place.

ACCOMMODATION
Describe a tall building in your city you like or Describe a time when you moved to a new
dislike home/school
You should say: You should say:
Where it is When you moved
What it is used for Where you moved
What it looks like Why you moved
And explain why you like or dislike it And how you felt about it

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Describe a perfect house you saw.
You should say:
When and where you saw it;
What it looked like;
What special features it had;
And explain why you liked it
Describe a special building you like.
You should say:
Where it is.
What it looks like.
What it is used for.
And explain why you like it.
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Describe a hotel you have stayed in.
You should say:
 where the hotel is
 why you stayed at that hotel
 what the hotel is like
and explain what makes the hotel special.
Describe your favorite room in your house.
You should say:
• what room it is
• what is special about the room
• why it is your favorite room
and what changes you want to make in it.
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