adjectives describing places
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Type of place
• CAPITAL CITY• CATHEDRAL CITY/TOWN• UNIVERSITY CITY/TOWN• PORT• COASTAL TOWN• INDUSTRIAL TOWN• COSMOPOLITAN CITY
• HISTORIC CITY• SEASIDE TOWN• AGRICULTURAL TOWN• SUBURB• COUNTRY VILLAGE• MOUNTAIN VILLAGE• FISHING VILLAGE• TOURISTY AREA
LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
• IN THE NORTH / SOUTH / EAST / WEST OF…
• IN THE CENTRE OF• ON THE COAST• BY THE SEA• ON THE RIVER (NAME)• ON / NEAR LAKE (NAME)
• IN A VALLEY• AT THE MOUTH OF THE
RIVER (NAME)• ON A PLAIN• IN THE MOUNTAINS• NEAR A FOREST / DESERT
SURROUNDING AREA
• RURAL• URBAN• FLAT• HILLY• MOUNTAINOUS• FERTILE• DRY
BUILDINGS OR PLACES OF INTEREST
• CHURCH• CATHEDRAL• MONUMENT• PALACE• SQUARE• MUSEUM• OPERA HOUSE• THEATRE• TOWN HALL
• PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
• NATIONAL ART GALLERY
• UNIVERSITY• OLD CITY / QUARTER• PORT• MARKET• STADIUM
ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE PLACES
• ALIVE• AMAZING• BEAUTIFUL• BRIGHT• CALM• COLOURFUL• CREEPY• CROWDED• DESERTED
• DIFFERENT• DRY• ENCHANTED• FRESH• HOT• INCREDIBLE• INTERESTING• MAGNIFICENT• MODERN
• FAIRYTALE-LIKE
• MYSTICAL• ANCIENT• MAJESTIC• IMPRESSIVE• SPACIOUS• DAZZLING• EVOCATIVE
ADJECTIVES
• STORMY• STRANGE• TERRIFIC• UGLY• UNIQUE• UNUSUAL• WARM• WILD• WINDY
• TRANQUIL• PEACEFUL• TRADITIONAL• TROPICAL• HARMONIOUS• FRESH• SENSATIONAL• ROMANTIC• MAGICAL
1) Which adjectives could you use to describe the following pictures?
2) Now describe them. Answer the questions and use the language below to help you.
• What can you see in the photo?
• What are the people / animals doing?
• What is the place like?• Would you like to go
there? Why? / Why not?
DESCRIBING PHOTOS- The photo shows …- There is / are …- On the left / right you can see …- In the foreground / background
…DESCRIBING PLACES- This place is …- It’s a good place for + verb –ing
…
SOUTH AFRICASOUTH AFRICA
GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIAGREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA
MANHATTAN, USAMANHATTAN, USA
BOLZANO, ITALIABOLZANO, ITALIA
HERMANUS, SOUTH AFRICAHERMANUS, SOUTH AFRICA
MANHATTAN, USAMANHATTAN, USA
TALLINN, ESTONIATALLINN, ESTONIA
TASMANIA, AUSTRALIATASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
NAMIBIANAMIBIA
TOKYO, JAPANTOKYO, JAPAN