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5.7: Adjectives for Describing Cities and Neighborhoods

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    Cities and towns come in all sizes. Some are big, and some are small. Each city or town has many neighborhoods, which are groups of houses or apartments where people know each other. The people in your neighborhood are called your neighbors. There are many ways to describe cities and neighborhoods:

    Size: big, huge, large, tiny, small, medium

    Location: Downtown, in a suburb (next to a city), in the city, out of the city, rural

    Feel: busy, loud, quiet, convenient, exciting, modern, traditional, green, crowded, safe, dangerous

    Example:

    - What is your city like?

    - My city is small and rural. It is not a big city. It is quiet.

    - What is your neighborhood like?

    - My neighborhood is quiet and safe. It is not busy or dangerous.

    Practice Questions

    Practice: Ask your partner about their hometown. Try to find three similarities and three differences between you and your partner’s hometowns.

    1. What is your hometown like?

    2. What is your neighborhood like?

    3. Is your city safe or dangerous?

    4. Is your city crowded?

    5. Is your neighborhood green?

    6. Is your neighborhood busy?

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    Discussion Questions

    Activity: Describing Houses

    Part 1 Directions: You are choosing a new house to buy. The list below has some qualities of houses. Put the list in order of importance for you. Write 1-10 next to each quality. Number 1 is the most important thing for you.

    ______ a big size _______ a modern style _______ a large yard or garden outside _______ close to shopping and restaurants _______ a parking space for a car _______ friendly neighbors _______ a good price _______ a fireplace _______ a quiet neighborhood _______ a nice kitchen

    Part 2: Imagine you are buying the house with your partner. Compare your lists and choose the most important 3 qualities. You must agree.

    Practice Questions

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    Listening Practice: Listening for details about houses

    Directions: Watch this video about four houses that are for sale: Describing houses

    Answer the questions below.

    House #1

    1. How far is the house from the city? ________________________________________

    2. How many bedrooms does the house have? ________________________________________

    3. What kind of animals can you have at the house? ________________________________________

    4. How much does the house cost? ________________________________________

    House #2

    1. How many people live in the town? ________________________________________

    2. How many bedrooms does the house have? ________________________________________

    3. Does the house have a back yard? ________________________________________

    4. How much does the house cost? ________________________________________

    House #3

    1. Where is the apartment? ________________________________________

    2. How many bedrooms does the apartment have? ________________________________________

    3. Where can you walk to from the apartment? ________________________________________

    4. How much does the apartment cost? ________________________________________

    House #4

    1. How many bedrooms does the house have? ________________________________________

    2. Does the home have a swimming pool? ________________________________________

    3. How much does the house cost? ________________________________________

    House #5

    1. Where is the home? ________________________________________

    2. How many bedrooms does the house have? ________________________________________

    3. How much does the house cost? ________________________________________

    Which home would you choose to buy? ________________________________

    Why? ____________________________________________________________


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