The document provides guidance on describing different types of places, including their location, geographical features, surrounding areas, buildings of interest, and descriptive adjectives. It includes categories for types of places such as capital cities, cathedral towns, ports, and agricultural towns. Location elements cover north/south orientation, coastal areas, rivers and lakes. Descriptive sections cover surroundings, terrain, and points of interest. Lists of adjectives are provided for describing places in general and photos of specific locations.

2. 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

3. 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

4. SURROUNDING AREA
• RURAL
• URBAN
• FLAT
• HILLY
• MOUNTAINOUS
• FERTILE
• DRY

5. 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

6. 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

7. ADJECTIVES
• STORMY
• STRANGE
• TERRIFIC
• UGLY
• UNIQUE
• UNUSUAL
• WARM
• WILD
• WINDY
• TRANQUIL
• PEACEFUL
• TRADITIONAL
• TROPICAL
• HARMONIOUS
• FRESH
• SENSATIONAL
• ROMANTIC
• MAGICAL

8. 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
…

9. SOUTH AFRICASOUTH AFRICA

10. GREAT BARRIER REEF,
AUSTRALIA
GREAT BARRIER REEF,
AUSTRALIA

11. MANHATTAN, USAMANHATTAN, USA

12. BOLZANO, ITALIABOLZANO, ITALIA

13. HERMANUS, SOUTH AFRICAHERMANUS, SOUTH AFRICA

14. MANHATTAN, USAMANHATTAN, USA

15. TALLINN, ESTONIATALLINN, ESTONIA

16. TASMANIA, AUSTRALIATASMANIA, AUSTRALIA

17. NAMIBIANAMIBIA

18. TOKYO, JAPANTOKYO, JAPAN