2. Essay Structure Introduction What? Where? Why? Body 1 History Conclusion Comment, impression, recommendation Body 2 What can you see and do? Body 3 people Body 4 Weather

3. QUESTIONS WHICH CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE IS IT? WHERE IS IT? WHY IS IT MEANINGFUL TO YOU? WHAT IS THERE TO SEE AND DO? WHAT IS THE CITY LIKE? IT’S FAMOUS FOR… HOW ARE THE PEOPLE? WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE? HOW IS THE FOOD?

4. USEFUL EXPRESSIONS It offers…It’s well known for… The views are …It’s possible to… You shouldn’t miss … It’s got... The atmosphere is …You can see… It’s located in …It’s close to… It’s far away from … What I don’t like about it is … The good thing about this place is … A popular tourist attraction is … It’s popular with tourists because…

5. LOCATION BY THE SEA ON THE COAST IN THE COUNTRY IN THE NORTH/SOUTH/WEST /EAST OF ON THE RIVER (NAME) IN A VALLEY ON A PLAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR A FOREST/DESERT

6. ATMOSPHERE/ADJECTIVES PEACEFUL/QUIET: not busy, calm, free from activities ANCIENT: with a long history BEAUTIFUL: very pleasing on the eye CHARMING/PICTURESQUE: nice, very pleasant in a unique way COSMOPOLITAN: with a varied mix of cultures and languages BORING: dull, uninteresting BUSTLING: a crowded, busy place NOISY: full of noise, busy UNSPOILT: having an unaltered character, pure, immaculate STUNNING: very attractive, impressive, astonishing

7. ATMOSPHERE/ADJECTIVES LIVELY: with lots of things going on FASCINATING: very interesting HUGE: very big, enormous POLLUTED: dirty, contaminated TOURISTIC/TOURISTY: visited by lots of tourists EXCITING: thrilling, with lots of enjoyable things to do POPULAR: liked by a lot of people CROWDED: very full of people CONTEMPORARY: modern, very up to date EXPENSIVE: costing a lot of money HOSPITABLE: welcoming to guests or strangers HISTORIC: with a lot of ancient buildings

8. AREAS IN TOWN Downtown: the central or lower part of a city, especially the main commercial area Outskirts: bordering areas or districts of a city Suburbs: a residential district situated on the outskirts of a city or town Industrial zone: an area for the purpose of industrial development Residential area: suitable for residence

9. BUILDINGS CATHEDRALCHURCH SHOPPING CENTREDEPARTMENT STORE LIBRARY CHAPEL SWIMMING POOLSUPERMARKET THEATRE/CINEMASCASTLE SPORTS CENTREHOTEL MUSEUMART GALLERY HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY BANKSKYSCRAPER POLICE STATION

10. PLACES IN TOWN BUS/TRAIN/ STATION AMUSEMENT PARK ZOO PARK COUNTRYSIDE HARBOUR PORT AIRPORT PETROL STATION

11. SHOPS BOOKSHOPOPTICIAN’S BUTCHER’SSHOE SHOP BAKER’SBOUTIQUE CHEMIST’SFISHMONGER’S GREENGROCER’S KIOSK JEWELLER’S SWEETS SHOPFURNITURE SHOP FLORIST’SGROCER’S LAUNDERETTEDRY-CLEANER’S

13. Essay Structure Introduction (present tenses) What? Where? Why? Body 1 History (past tenses) Conclusion Comment, impression, recommendation Body 2 What can you see and do? Body 3 Exterior Body 4 Interior

14. Words Used to Describe Buildings Exterior: Baronial: adjective a baronial building or room is large, impressive, and built or decorated in an old-fashioned style. Beachfront: adjective a beachfront building faces a beach or is very close to a beach brick-built: adjective british made out of bricks Derelict: adjective something such as a building or piece of land that is derelict is empty, not used, and in a bad condition Detached: adjective a detached house is not joined to another house

15. half-timbered: adjective a half-timbered building has been built so that its wooden structure can be seen on the outside walls Handsome: adjective a handsome building or place is large, attractive, and impressive high-rise adjective a high-rise building is very tall with many floors or levels low-rise: adjective a low-rise building has only a few levels. A high-rise building has many levels. Lofty: adjective mainly literary a lofty building or structure is very tall Modest: adjective a modest building is not large or expensive

16. non-residential adjective non-residential buildings are ones that people do not live in Rambling: adjective a rambling house has a lot of different parts and covers a large area Redbrick: adjective made of red-coloured bricks Rooftop: noun used about something that is built on a roof Ruined: adjective a ruined building is old and has many parts that have been destroyed over time