English – Vocabulary: Describing Cities and Places – 2nd Year Middle School – Algeria

Vocabulary: Describing Cities and Places

Lesson Objectives:

• Learn adjectives to describe cities.
• Use there is/there are for descriptions.
• Describe your city or a place you know.

Adjectives for Places:

• Size: big, small, huge, tiny, vast, narrow.
• Age: old, ancient, modern, new, historic.
• Appearance: beautiful, ugly, clean, dirty, crowded, quiet, noisy, peaceful.
• Atmosphere: lively, relaxing, exciting, boring, romantic.

Useful Structures:

• There is / There are: There is a big park in my city.
• It has / It has got: My city has a beautiful beach.
• The city is known for: Algiers is known for its Casbah.

Places in a City:

mosque, church, museum, park, market, supermarket, school, hospital, bank, post office, restaurant, cafe, cinema, theater, stadium, library, zoo, garden, bridge, square.

Exercises:

1. Describe your city using 5 adjectives.
2. Write a paragraph describing your neighborhood.
3. Create a dialogue asking for and giving directions in a city.

Useful Links:

See also: Giving Directions and There is / There are.