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:

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

· 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

· ancient, steeped in history

· a ghost town, cut off

· a no-go area

· a red-light district

· a shanty town, ramshackle

· a sleepy town

· a striking skyline

· commuter belt

· sprawling

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 (sórdido)

run-down, deprived area, slum, low-income area, scary, intimidating

picturesque town, pretty, post-card town, delightful, sleepy town

densely-populated, overcrowded, suffocating

shanty town, deprived area, run-down, slum

Stratford-on-Avon – Shakespeare’s birthplace

quaint (pintoresco)

steeped in history, ancient

famous

Manhatten

a striking skyline, spectacular skyline

scary, dangerous areas, to be avoided, intimidating, violent

a riot, a clash, a confrontation,

hideous, ugly, run down, deprived,

remote, out in the sticks,

low-income, no-go, dangerous, scary, intimidating

dreadful, miserable, bleak

a ghost town

spectacular, go trekking, venturing out

off the beaten track, to camp out

camp out in the mountains

light a fire

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

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

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

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