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DESCRIBING PLACES (B2)

Places to live in

English Vocabulary - places to live

country

/ˈkʌntri/

pais / campo

city

/ˈsɪti/

ciudad

town

/ˈtaʊn/

pueblo

village

/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/

aldea

Parts of the city

city centre

centro de la ciudad

I don't want to drive through the city centre in rush hour.

on the outskirts

en las afueras

Heathrow Airport lies on the outskirts of London.

in a suburb

en un barrio residencial

I grew up in the suburbs - it was really boring.

slum

suburbio, zona de chabolas

Many people in developing countries still live in slums.

Types of houses

English vocabulary - types of houses

block of flats

bloque de pisos

cottage

/ˈkɒtɪdʒ/

casa de campo

detached house

/dɪˈtætʃt ˈhaʊs/

casa unifamiliar

terraced house

/ˈtɛrəst ˈhaʊs/

casa adosada

sem-idetached house

casa semiadosada

Elements in the city

english vocabulary - shops and stalls

shop

tienda

stall

puesto, tenderete

street

calle

park

parque

curb

bordillo

pavement

acera

road

carretera

street market

mercadillo

terrace

/ˈtɛrəs/

terraza (de un bar)

It's lovely to have a drink on a terrace in summer.

Places of interest & landmarks (monumentos)

English vocabulary - landmarks

castle

/ˈkɑːsəl/

castillo

mosque

/ˈmɒsk/

mezquita

museum

/mjuːˈziːəm/

museo

temple

/ˈtɛmpəl/

templo

Natural elements

english vocabulary - natural elements

grass

cesped

bush

arbusto

tree

arbol

hedge

/ˈhɛdʒ/

seto

lake

lago

river

rio

mountain

montaña

landscape

paisaje

Adjectives to describe places

English vocabulary - adjectives to describe places

ancient

/ˈeɪnʃənt/

antiguo

a treat for the eyes

un regalo para la vista

boring

aburrido

crowded

/ˈkraʊdɪd/

abarrotado de gente

lively

/ˈlaɪvli/

alegre, animado, con mucha vida

lovely

/ˈlʌvli/

encantador

modern

moderno

noisy

/ˈnɔɪzi/

ruidoso

picturesque

/ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk/

pintoresco

polluted

/pəˈluːtɪd/

contaminado

touristy (touristic)

/ˈtʊərɪsti/

turístico

unspoilt/ unspoiled

/ʌnˈspɔɪlt/

no contaminado, natural, puro