Talking about your town


When talking about your home town, it can be useful to have specific vocabulary about places and how to describe them.  Here are some basic pieces of vocabulary that could be useful, for example, in the first part of a PET speaking exam.

PLACES

cafès
night clubs
pubs
restaurants
shops
outdoor markets
shopping centres
art galleries
cinemas
museums
theatres
amusement parks
skate parks
sports centres
swimming pools


Which of these places does your town have?  Ask your partner about their town.  Which would you like it to have?  Why?

ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THEM

big
cheap
comfortable
exciting
friendly
interesting
quiet
modern
nice
relaxed
boring
busy
dark
expensive
noisy
small

Try to describe one of the places in the first table to your partner.  You can use the adjectives above but you can't say what the place is.  Can your partner guess what you're talking about?

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