Landscapes and Geography

1. What type of scenery do you like? What about scenery that you don’t find attractive?
2. Do you prefer flat or mountainous landscapes?
3. You are speaking to a foreigner. Describe the geographical features of your country.
4. What is the most beautiful view you have ever seen?
5. Why are countries and cities located where they are? Does this have anything to do with
geographical features?
6. What’s the highest mountain you’ve ever climbed?
7. How can geographical location affect diet? How is the diet of your area affected by
geographical features?
8. Have you visited any of your country’s National Parks?
9. Is it better for a country to have access to the sea? If you live near the coast, would you
miss the sea if you moved inland? If you live inland, would you prefer to live on the coast?
10. What’s the most beautiful valley that you have ever visited?
11. How clean is the countryside near where you live? Do most people take their rubbish home
when they spend the day in the country?
12. Have you got a favourite cityscape (e.g. the skyline of Manhattan)?
13. Are people who live in the country different from people who live in the city?
14. Do you like walking in woods and forests?
15. Did you study Geography at school? What are your memories of this subject?
16. Have you ever swum in a river, lake or reservoir?
17. Some people say that cities on rivers are more attractive. Do you agree?
18. When was the last time you went on an excursion to the mountains? Where did you
go? Who did you go with? What did you do?
19. What do you know about deserts? Have you ever been to a desert?
20. How dangerous is walking in the mountains? What are the possible dangers?
21. Geographical features often form natural borders between countries. Can you think
of any examples?
22. Have you ever visited an island? How did you get there?
23. Would you like to live in the mountains? What do you imagine life is like in the
mountains?
24. Have you ever drunk water from a mountain stream? Is this safe?
25. What is rural tourism? Why has it become so popular?

tefltecher /’tefəltekə/ http://tefltecher.wordpress.com