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PLACES

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 QUESTIONS
● WHICH 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
EXPRESSIONS
● It 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
• It’s far away from … to…
• What I don’t like
about it
•
• is …
• The good thing about this place is …
 LOCATION
● BY THE SEA
● ON THE COAST
● IN THE COUNTRY
● IN THE NORTH/SOUTH/WEST /EAST OF
● ON THE RIVER (NAME)
● IN A VALLEY
● ON A PLAIN
● IN THE MOUNTAINS
● NEAR 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
 A T M O SPH E R E/A D J E C
T IV E S
• 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
 A C T I V I T I E S
• 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
 AR EAS IN TOWN
● Downtown: the central or lower part of a city, esp the
main commercial area
● Outskirts: bordering areas or districts of a city
● Suburbs: a residential district situated on the
outskirts of a city or town
● Industrial zone: an area for the purpose of industrial
development
● Residential area: suitable for residence
 B U I L D I N G S
● CATHEDRAL CHURCH
● SHOPPING CENTRE DEPARTMENT STORE
● LIBRARY CHAPEL
● SWIMMING POOL SUPERMARKET
● THEATRE/CINEMAS CASTLE
● SPORTS CENTRE HOTEL/MOTEL/INN/
● MUSEUM HOSTEL ART GALLERY
● HOSPITAL UNIVERSIT
● BANK Y
● POLICE STATION SKYSCRAPER
 PLACES I N TO WN
● BUS/TRAIN/ STATION

● AMUSEMENT PARK

● ZOO

● PARK

● COUNTRYSIDE

● PIER: EMBARCADERO, MUELLE

● HARBOUR: PUERTO

● PORT: PUERTO PARA BARCOS

● AIRPORT

● PETROL STATION
 SHOPS
● BOOKSHOP OPTICIAN’S
● BUTCHER’S SHOE SHOP
● BAKER’S BOUTIQUE
● CHEMIST’S IRONMONGER’S
● FISHMONGER’S GREENGROCER’S
● STATIONER’S OFF LICENCE
● KIOSK/TUCK SHOP JEWELLER’S
● SWEETS SHOP FURNITURE SHOP
● FLORIST’S GROCER’S
● LAUNDERETTE DRY-CLEANER’S
● TOBACCONIST’S NEWSAGENT’S
 Types of houses

DETACHED SEMI-DETACHED
HOUSE HOUSES

TERRACED HOUSES
 Types of houses

VILLA
LIGHTHOUSE

BEAMED HOUSE
Types of houses

BUNGALOW

WINDMILL

COTTAGE
A COAS T A L CI TY
A M OUNT A I N OUS
PLACE
VENICE
A B I G CI T Y
A POLL U TE D CI T Y
A CROW DE D S T R E E T
A CONT E M PO R ARY
CITY
S OM E LI NKS ON T HE WEB
● http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/places.html
Places and buildings
● http://www.lingolex.com/shopsen.htm Shops
and public places
● http://cerquella.com/bilingual/deploy/Unit6/vocabul
ary_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