VOCABULARY

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

OTHER ADJECTIVES (I)

• ALIVE• AMAZING• BEAUTIFUL• BRIGHT• CALM• COLOURFUL• CREEPY• CROWDED• DESERTED

• DIFFERENT• DRY• ENCHANTED• FRESH• HOT• INCREDIBLE• INTERESTING• MAGNIFICENT• MODERN

OTHER ADJECTIVES (II)

• MYSTERIOUS• NATURAL• NOISY• PERFECT• PLEASANT• QUIET• REMARKABLE• SHINY• SILENT

• STORMY• STRANGE• TERRIFIC• UGLY• UNIQUE• UNUSUAL• WARM• WILD• WINDY

OTHER ADJECTIVES (III)

• TRANQUIL• PEACEFUL• TRADITIONAL• TROPICAL• HARMONIOUS• FRESH• SENSATIONAL• ROMANTIC• MAGICAL

• FAIRYTALE-LIKE• MYSTICAL