This power point presents adjectives that are commonly used to describe cities (and their different features). You have an image and an example for each adjective.

1. DESCRIBING CITIES
ADJECTIVES

2. NEW YORK IS NOISY
NEW YORK IS A NOISY CITY.

3. THE CITY IS QUIET.
IT’S A QUIET CITY.

4. THE CITY IS VERY CLEAN.
IT’S A CLEAN CITY.

5. THE CITY IS VERY DIRTY.
IT’S A DIRTY CITY.

6. THE CITY IS POLLUTED.
IT’S A POLLUTED CITY.

7. THE RESTAURANT IS CHEAP.
IT’S A CHEAP RESTAURANT.

8. THE RESTAURANT IS EXPENSIVE.
IT’S AN EXPENSIVE RESTAURANT.

9. THE HOTEL IS LUXURIOUS.
IT’S A LUXURIOUS HOTEL.

10. TRANSPORTATION IS FAST.

11. TRANSPORTATION IS SLOW.

12. BUSES ARE CROWDED.

13. BUSES ARE COMFORTABLE.

14. THIS TOWN HAS NARROW STREETS.

15. BRASÍLIA HAS WIDE STREETS.

16. BRASÍLIA HAS MODERN BUILDINGS AND
BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURE.

17. PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY.

18. PEOPLE ARE UNFRIENDLY.

19. PEOPLE ARE POLITE.

20. PEOPLE ARE IMPOLITE.

21. THE FOOD IS DELICIOUS/ TASTY/ UNIQUE /
EXOTIC

22. Make sentences about cities you know. Use 6 words from the box. You
can write about the streets, the transportation, the people, the food, etc.
NOISY QUIET CLEAN POLLUTED DIRTY CHEAP
EXPENSIVE CROWDED COMFORTABLE
FAST SLOW POLITE IMPOLITE DELICIOUS TASTY
FRIENDLY UNFRIENDLY NARROW
WIDE MODERN OLD NEW