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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
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soaring church steeple, suburban area, quiet community
residential area, sprawling, densely-populated, built up area, wealthy suburb
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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
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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)
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run-down, deprived area, slum, working class area, scary, intimidating
picturesque town, quaint, delightful, breathtaking, charming, scenic, unforgettable
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densely-populated, overcrowded, suffocating, bustling, urban, buzzing
shanty town, deprived area, run-down, slum, polluted, squalid
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Stratford-on-Avon – Shakespeare’s birthplace
quaint (pintoresco)steeped in history, ancientfamous
Manhatten
a striking skyline, spectacular skyline, skyscrapers
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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
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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
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Tourist resort, laze around by the pool, 5-star hotels, beach holiday, chill out, sunbathe
go sightseeing, venture out, hit the town, memorable
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A ghost town, cut off, dreary, miserable, cold, isolated, remote, sleepy town, hideous, ugly
inviting pub, warm, cosy, appealing, welcoming, comfortable, pleasurable, trendy
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suburban, residential, quiet, high-income, wealthy area, upper-class