VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE PLACES AND PEOPLE

PEOPLE:
Adventurous – Affectionate – Amazing - Artistic – Beautiful – Brave – Bright –
Careful – Charming – Cheerful – Clumsy – Confident – Curious – Discreet –
Dull – Independent – Energetic – Friendly – Generous – Intelligent – Kind –
Lazy – Modest – Naïve – Normal – Old-fashioned – Passionate – Playful –
Proud – Punctual – Positive – Quick – Reserved – Respected – Selfish – Silly –
Sweet – Strong – Tired – Ugly – Weak – Open-minded – Close-minded – Easy-
going – Friendly –

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PLACES:
amazing exposed (to the elements)
attractive famous
awe-inspiring fantastic
beautiful forgettable
breath-taking green
broad/ wide high-tech
busy historic
buzzing huge
captivating iconic
challenging impressive
congested infamous/ notorious
convenient isolated
cosmopolitan magnificent
crowded manic
dangerous medium-sized
delightful memorable
depressing modern
deserted natural
desolate noisy
disappointing peaceful
distinctive picturesque
dramatic polluted
dull quaint
enchanting relaxing
exceptional remote
exciting romantic
rural tiny
safe traditional
scenic unforgettable
sheltered unspoilt
slow-paced urban
stunning wild
- Other positive words and expressions to describe places:

facilities
peace and quiet
right in the middle of everything
rolling hills
scenery
sense of community
view

- Other negative words and expressions to describe places:

dense vegetation
far from civilisation
litter
traffic jam
Kinds of urban area (city etc)
capital (city)
commuter town/ satellite town
(small/ medium-sized/ large) town
new town
regional capital/ state capital/ county town
village/ hamlet

- Parts of a town:

(central) square
city centre/ town centre
financial district
historic centre
housing estates/ council estates
industrial estate
main street/ high street
outskirts
suburb(s)
pedestrianised area/ traffic-free zone
reclaimed land
residential area
rundown area/ slum
skyscraper district
surrounding area
shopping centre/ shopping mall
(street/ flea/ farmers’/ antiques/ traditional) market (area)
- Types and uses of building:

(ceremonial) gate island

(detached/ semi-detached/ lagoon
terraced/ traditional) house peninsular
(high rise) (block of) flats (= pier/ jetty
apartment block)/ condo(minium) pond/ lake/ reservoir
(log) cabin promenade/ esplanade
(ski) chalet river/ stream
(youth) hostel riverside/ riverbank/ canal-side
amusement arcade seawall
B&B (= bed and breakfast) shore
bungalow waterfall
castle/ fort well
church/ chapel/ cathedral Natural places/ Natural features/
cinema/ movie theater Parts of the countryside
convenience store/ corner shop (snow-capped) mountain/ mountain
cottage range/ peak
department store cape
mosque cave
office building cliff
palace desert
parliament building/ senate farm
building field
serviced apartments hill/ foothill/ slope
shrine jungle
stately home/ manor house/ historic lagoon
house meadow
supermarket national park
superstore/ megastore (sand) dune
temple plain
villa plateau
skyscraper valley
town hall/ city hall wildlife reserve
embassy/ consulate wood/ forest/ woodland
(indoor/ covered) market Types and parts of plants
Places connected to water blossom
(manmade) canal branch
(sandy/ pebbly/ rocky) beach/ bush/ hedge
seaside cactus
bay/ (natural) harbour cereal
coast/ coastline crop
estuary root vegetable
fountain twig
gulf weed
inland