adjectives describing places

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

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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