VOCABULARY Describing places
Ex. 1 Choose the correct words.
1 It's a small / big city. Ten million people live there.
2 I don't go swimming there because the beaches are very quiet / dirty.
3 It's very hot / cold in the summer: 35 or 40.
4 It's a very expensive / famous town. Everyone knows it.
5 It doesn't have any shops. It's busy / boring!
6 It's very cheap / safe. My house is only 400 euros a month.
7 A lot of people visit in the summer. It's very busy / quiet.
8 I really like it. It's a great / boring place to live.
9 The countryside is very nice. It's a dirty / beautiful area.
10 It's very famous / safe. I walk everywhere - day and night.
Ex. 2. Work in pairs. Say places you know using the ideas below.
1) ________is a very big city.
2) ________ is very quiet.
3)_________is very cold in the winter.
4)_________is very expensive.
5)_________is a beautiful area.
6)_________is a very famous town.
Ex. 3. Work in pairs. Describe the places in the photos. Use words from Exercise 2.
GRAMMAR
there is / there are
There's a nice beach.
There aren't a lot of jobs now.
Ex.4. Complete the table with the missing words.
Ex. 5. Complete the sentences.
1 There are a lot of nice shops near my house.
2.________a university in your town?
3.________a beautiful old mosque in the town centre.
4.________ any hospitals in the area.
5.________an expensive restaurant near here.It’s famous!
6.________some beautiful houses in the old part of the city.
7.________ some nice little places to eat on the beach.
8.________an airport outside town.
9.________any cinemas in your town?
10.________any schools in the village. We go to the next town.
Ex. 6. Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1) Not there are any jobs here.
2) Have a lovely rive in the town.
3) There are a lot expensive houses in this area.
4) There aren’t good shops here.
5) Is a nice place to eat near here?
6) There is not cheap hotels in the centre.
Ex 7. Choose the correct option.
1 There's / There are a cinema in the town.
2 It's nice. There's / There are a lot of trees and parks.
3 There's / There are a lot of hotels near the station.
4 There's / There are a beautiful river near here. I sometimes go swimming there.
5 It's not a bad place to live. There's / There are a nice feel to the area.
6 It's a nice city, but there's / there are a lot of cars!
7 There's / There are some nice shops and restaurants near here.
8 It's OK. There's / There are a nice beach and there's / there are a few cafés.