Beyond the EU: DORA and NIS 2 Directive's Global Impact
Adjectives describing places
1.
2. Type of place
• CAPITAL CITY
• CATHEDRAL CITY/TOWN
• UNIVERSITY CITY/TOWN
• PORT
• COASTAL TOWN
• INDUSTRIAL TOWN
• COSMOPOLITAN CITY
• HISTORIC CITY
• SEASIDE TOWN
• AGRICULTURAL TOWN
• SUBURB
• COUNTRY VILLAGE
• MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
• FISHING VILLAGE
• TOURISTY AREA
3. LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
• IN THE NORTH / SOUTH /
EAST / WEST OF…
• IN THE CENTRE OF
• ON THE COAST
• BY THE SEA
• ON THE RIVER (NAME)
• ON / NEAR LAKE (NAME)
• IN A VALLEY
• AT THE MOUTH OF THE
RIVER (NAME)
• ON A PLAIN
• IN THE MOUNTAINS
• NEAR A FOREST / DESERT
5. BUILDINGS OR PLACES OF INTEREST
• CHURCH
• CATHEDRAL
• MONUMENT
• PALACE
• SQUARE
• MUSEUM
• OPERA HOUSE
• THEATRE
• TOWN HALL
• PARLIAMENT
BUILDINGS
• NATIONAL ART
GALLERY
• UNIVERSITY
• OLD CITY / QUARTER
• PORT
• MARKET
• STADIUM
6. ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE PLACES
• ALIVE
• AMAZING
• BEAUTIFUL
• BRIGHT
• CALM
• COLOURFUL
• CREEPY
• CROWDED
• DESERTED
• DIFFERENT
• DRY
• ENCHANTED
• FRESH
• HOT
• INCREDIBLE
• INTERESTING
• MAGNIFICENT
• MODERN
• FAIRYTALE-
LIKE
• MYSTICAL
• ANCIENT
• MAJESTIC
• IMPRESSIVE
• SPACIOUS
• DAZZLING
• EVOCATIVE
8. 1) Which adjectives could you use to describe the
following pictures?
2) Now describe them. Answer the questions and
use the language below to help you.
• What can you see in
the photo?
• What are the people /
animals doing?
• What is the place like?
• Would you like to go
there? Why? / Why
not?
DESCRIBING PHOTOS
- The photo shows …
- There is / are …
- On the left / right you can see …
- In the foreground / background
…
DESCRIBING PLACES
- This place is …
- It’s a good place for + verb –ing
…
