1.

City center = Downtown area = Heart of the city: Khu trung tâm thành phố (district 1,5)
E.g: I really want to live in heart of the city because this is the place which happens the most important events.

2. Urban area =metropolis = metropolitan area = inner-city Khu thành thị (district 4,10,3…)
Eg:
3. In the Suburbs =semi-urban = in suburban area : khu vực vùng ven thành thị (PN, GV, TĐ district)
On the Outskirts = in the countryside = rural area : Khu vực ngoại ô
Eg: Instead of living in the suburban area, some people choose to live on the outskirts.
4. Skyscrapers = High - rise building / flat: A building that is very tall and has a lot of floors - Căn hộ cao
tầng
E.g: Most of my friends live in high - rise flats where there are a lot of other families living.
5. Office block: A large building that contains offices - Tòa nhà văn phòng
E.g: I am working in an office block with all the mod cons.
6. Multi - story car park: Car parks on several floors - Bãi đỗ xe có nhiều tầng
E.g: Most office blocks have multi - story car parks so that they can have enough places for vehicles of all
workers.
7. Chain store/ restaurant : Well-known brands with shops in multiple cities - Chuỗi cửa hàng đồ hiệu/ chuỗi
nhà hàng
E.g: One of the most well - known chain stores throughout the world is Walmart.
8. Fashionable boutique: /buːˈtiːk/ Fashionable clothes shops - Cửa hàng thời trang
E.g: There are a number of beautiful fashionable boutiques in the urban area.
9. Upmarket shop: Expensive fashionable shops - Cửa hàng đồ hiệu
E.g: Do you know Louis Vuitton, one of the most well - known upmarket shops in Germany?
10. Cosmopolitan (a) place with lots of foreign people and culture.
Eg: London has always been a cosmopolitan city.
11. Tourist Destination / Tourist Attraction = Places of interest: buildings that have a particular interest for
visitors - địa điểm thu hút khách du lịch
E.g: I know many places of interest in Ha Noi where you certainly like when you come there.
12. Residence = residential area = neighborhood: an area where people live
Eg: there are some green space in my neighbourhood.
-> Hall of residence = domitory = residence hall (AE) : Ký túc xá dành cho sv
13. Traffic congestion = Traffic jam
Eg: Traffic congestion in urban areas is often the outcome of successful urban economic development, employment,
housing and culture, policies that make people want to live and work relatively close to each other.

Describe a place you have visited / lived/ would like to live.

Describe a holiday

Describe a historic place.

Here are some adjectives to describe a place: areas, buildings, climate, location, and opinion.

- Location: in the south, in the north-west, outdoor, inland…

- Opinion: incredible, magnificent, polluted, quiet, colourful, crowded, busy, hectic, lively, vibrant, exciting,
fashionable, picturesque,
- Buildings: historic but modern, multicultural, ancient,
- Areas: coastal, prosperous, cosmopolitan, metropolitan, financial, industrial, business.
- Climate: hot and humid, mild and cool.
- Disadvantages: congested, polluted
Eg:
cosmopolitan, multicultural
a special atmosphere
sightseeing, entertainment
an unforgettable experience
endless things to see and do
My hometown is ______________ , it is located _____________ of _________
It is _______________
There are some_______________________ in my hometown such as Hoi An ancient town, My Son Temple, etc…
As the time flew by, the town has become a ______________ city
We enjoyed every minute