Describing Places – revision (Unit 3 – Innovations Advanced)

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What strikes you most about the places in the pictures?

Would you visit this place? If so, what kind of holiday would it be?

Similar words:

suburban, residential

run down, deprived, slum

remote, in the middle of nowhere, out in the sticks

lively, vibrant

picturesque, pretty

densely-populated, overcrowded, built-up areas

scary, intimidating

inviting, appealing

spectacular, amazing

hideous, ugly

cosmopolitan, cultured

trendy, fashionable

o ancient, steeped in history

o a ghost town, cut off

o a no-go area

o a red-light district

o a shanty town, ramshackle

o a sleepy town

o a striking skyline

o commuter belt

o sprawling

HOLIDAYS

a hot destination scandalous partying destination party like there’s no tomorrow let your hair down live it up

a tourist resort laze about by the pool 5-star hotel Chill out sunbathe

to venture out hit the town to go sight-seeing

bitterly cold a beaten track go trekking

jetting off

camp out in the mountains go camping

cheap ‘n cheerful holiday hitch-hike

soaring church steeple, suburban area, quiet community

residential area, sprawling, densely-populated, built up area, wealthy suburb

out in the sticks, remote, ramshackle hut, in the middle of nowhere

Las Vegas

lively, vibrant, spectacular, amazing, red-light districts, gambling, great nightlife, 5-star hotels

scandalous partying destination, partying like there’s no tomorrow, letting their hair down, living it up

red-light district, dangerous, off limits, no go area for many people, sleazy (person/situation - sordid, corrupt, or immoral)

run-down, deprived area, slum, working class area, scary, intimidating

picturesque town, quaint, delightful, breathtaking, charming, scenic, unforgettable

densely-populated, overcrowded, suffocating, bustling, urban, buzzing

shanty town, deprived area, run-down, slum, polluted, squalid

Stratford-on-Avon – Shakespeare’s birthplace

quaint (pintoresco)steeped in history, ancientfamous

Manhatten

a striking skyline, spectacular skyline, skyscrapers

scary, dangerous areas, to be avoided, intimidating, violenta riot, a clash, a confrontation, littered

hideous, ugly, run down, deprived,remote, out in the sticks,low-income, no-go, dangerous, scary, intimidatingdreadful, miserable, bleaka ghost town

spectacular, go trekking, venturing outoff the beaten track, to camp outcamp out in the mountainslight a fire, mountainous, unforgettable, breathtaking

Camden Market, London

trendy, cosmopolitan, fashionable, popular

Tourist resort, laze around by the pool, 5-star hotels, beach holiday, chill out, sunbathe

go sightseeing, venture out, hit the town, memorable

A ghost town, cut off, dreary, miserable, cold, isolated, remote, sleepy town, hideous, ugly

inviting pub, warm, cosy, appealing, welcoming, comfortable, pleasurable, trendy

suburban, residential, quiet, high-income, wealthy area, upper-class