City 1

Objective
Talk about the different places in a city

Vocabulary
Cities and towns
city; town; capital; metropolis; village; hamlet; settlement; port; resort;

health resort; seaside resort; winter resort; mountain resort; ski resort;

big city; large city; small town; densely populated city;

city center; downtown; suburb; outskirts; slums; ghetto;

region; district; neighborhood; borough; block; city limits;

residential district; residential area (neighborhood; quarter); industrial quarter;

place; location; site; locality; vicinity; environment; surroundings.

Streets and roads

street; road; avenue; alley; boulevard; lane; drive; route; thoroughfare;

main street; side street; back street; by-street (bystreet); one-way street; blind alley;

main road; side road; crossroad; back road; byroad; byway; bypass;

country road; dirt road; paved road; path; track; trail; passage; driveway;

highway; speedway; expressway; freeway; parkway; causeway; turnpike;

limited-access road; toll road; two-lane road; four-lane road;

autobahn; motorway; superhighway.

Parts of streets and roads

fast lane; left lane; slow lane; right lane; breakdown lane; bicycle lane; bicycle path;

intersection; crossroads; junction; traffic light; red light; yellow light; green light;

pedestrian crossing; zebra crossing; crosswalk; sidewalk; pavement; walkway;

street corner; overpass; underpass; traffic circle; bridge; tunnel.

Bus stop, parking lot, etc.

bus stop; bus station; bus terminal; taxi stop; subway station; subway entrance;

parking lot; curb parking; to park at the curb; parking meter; garage;

train station; railroad station; railway station; airport;

gas station; filling station; petrol station.

Houses, buildings
house; small house; large house; brick house; brownstone; wooden house;

apartment house; block of flats (BrE); residential building;

three-story house; four-storied house; multistory building;

duplex / row house; semi-detached house; detached house

cottage; cabin; bungalow; hut; lodge; log cabin;

castle; palace; villa; estate; mansion; manor house; fortress;

town house; country house; summer house; farmhouse; ranch house;

office building; concrete-steel building; glass building; brick building;

skyscraper; high rise; tower; elevator building; walk-up (walk-up building).

Miscellaneous buildings
school; hospital; supermarket; department store; restaurant; hotel;

bank; post office; museum; library; movie theater; factory; plant;

police department; fire department; city hall; town hall; prison; jail;

church; cathedral; temple; chapel; mosque; synagogue.

Places of interest and entertainment

to go sightseeing; to see the sights; to visit scenic sites; to visit places of interest;

tourist attractions; cultural attractions; scenic attractions; major attractions;

historical places; historic places; historical sites; historic sites; historic landmarks;

art gallery; art museum; museum of art; science museum; exhibition; showroom;

monument; memorial; square; plaza; park; garden; botanical garden;

zoo; zoological garden; aviary; wildlife refuge; nature reserve; planetarium;

aquarium; marine park; water park; aquapark; amusement park;

concert hall; opera house; theater; movie theater; cinema; circus;

dancing hall; disco; discotheque; night club.

Tourist information places

tourist information center; visitors center; visitors bureau;
travel agency; tourist agency.

Hotels and other accommodation

hotel; inn; motel; lodge; youth hostel; residential hotel;

lodging; lodgings; lodging house; rooming house;

guesthouse (guest house); country inn; camping area; campsite;

boardinghouse (boarding house); bed and board; bed and breakfast;

deluxe hotel; luxury hotel; five-star hotel; four-star hotel; three-star hotel;

downtown hotel; small hotel; large hotel; old hotel; rundown hotel;

expensive hotel; moderate hotel; inexpensive hotel; cheap hotel;

hotel amenities; hotel facilities; business center; restaurant; playground;

fitness facilities; exercise facilities; fitness center; exercise room; swimming pool.

Restaurants, bars
restaurant; cafeteria; cafe; lunchroom; luncheonette; coffee shop; tearoom; snack bar;

eating place; eating house; diner; eatery; canteen; grillroom; pizzeria; milk bar;

French restaurant; Italian restaurant; Chinese restaurant; Mexican restaurant;

seafood restaurant; fish restaurant; fast food restaurant (fast-food restaurant);

hotel restaurant; a la carte restaurant; self-service restaurant; family restaurant;

bar; barroom; cocktail lounge; pub; tavern; saloon.

Banks
bank; central bank; savings bank; commercial bank; nearest bank;

ATM (automatic teller machine); cash machine; currency exchange;

electronic banking; online banking.

Shopping places
shopping center; shopping mall; department store; shoe store; computer store; bookstore;

supermarket; grocery store; food store; food market; farmers' market; bakery;

fair; annual fair; book fair; trade fair; trade center;

market; market place; flower market; flea market; bazaar;

newsstand; fruit stand; street vendor.

Sports facilities
health club; fitness center; gym; tennis club; golf club; country club;

sports area; recreation area; sports ground; playground; campground;

football ground; basketball ground; tennis court; golf course;

swimming pool; skating rink; boxing ring; wrestling ring; racetrack; racecourse;

football field; stadium; sports arena.

Health facilities
hospital; clinic; polyclinic; health center; hospital clinic; dental clinic; the dentist's;

outpatient clinic; outpatients' department; ambulatory surgical center; surgery department;

waiting room; consulting room; hospital ward; emergency room; operating room; the
ambulance;

maternity hospital; maternity home; nursing home; pharmacy; drugstore.

Educational facilities
nursery school; kindergarten; elementary school; high school;

school; college; institute; university; academy; medical school; law school;

business school; vocational school; trade school; technical school; music school;

library; campus; dormitory; day-care center; day camp; summer camp.

Hair care, skin care

hair salon; hairdresser's; barber shop;

beauty parlor; beauty salon; beauty shop;

massage parlor; solarium.

Rentals
rental agency; car rental; bicycle rental; video rental;

real estate agency; house rental; apartment rental.

Services and repair

laundry; laundromat; dry cleaner's;

automobile repair shop; auto repair shop; car repair shop; service station; garage;
bicycle repair shop; computer repair shop; home repair shop; locksmith's shop.

Speaking
 Do you like to go sightseeing?
 Which countries have you visited? What did you do there?
 Is Ávila a big city or a small one? What do you prefer?
 What type of road do you use when riding the bicycle?
 What type of house do you live in? What house would you like to live in?
 What services can you come across in Ávila? In other words, what are the different
shops that you have access to?
 What do you miss in Ávila?
 What is your favourite place to spend the afternoon?
 What type of hotels have you stayed in? Which one would you like to stay in?

Game
True/false game
 The Statue of Liberty is associated with New York City, but it is actually physically
located in New Jersey.
 The tallest mountain in the world is the Mount Everest
 Americans eat about 1 acres of pizza each day (1 acre = 4047m2)
 There are 182 places in the U.S. that have the word “Christmas” in their names.
 The original capital of the United States was Massachusetts

Write the letters in order

Suggested writing
Describe your city.
Answer for the true/false game:
1. The Statue of Liberty is associated with New York City, but it is actually physically located in
New Jersey! Jersey City, New Jersey to be exact. Another fun fact: The seven rays on the crown
of the Statue of Liberty represent the seven continents; each measures up to 9 feet in length
and weighs as much as 150 pounds.

2. The tallest mountain in the world is actually located in the United States. It is actually taller
than Mount Everest (more than twice Mt. Everest’s base-to-peak height) when measured from
the seafloor. It’s called Mauna Kea and it’s located in Hawaii. While it is only 13,796 feet in
altitude above sea level, when measured from the seafloor it is over 32,000 feet high, while
Mount Everest is 29,028 feet high.

3. Americans eat about 100 acres of pizza each day, with about 3 billion pizzas sold annually in
the USA. 93% of Americans are said to have eaten pizza in the last month. Delivery sales of
pizza spike the most during close Super Bowl games. There are over 60,000 pizzerias in the
USA and America’s oldest pizzeria opened in 1905 and it’s called Lambardi’s and it is located in
NYC (though there is a little controversy over that title). Chicago-style deep dish favorites are
Giordano’s or Lou Malnati’s. There is a Pizza Expo held every year in Las Vegas. The world’s
largest pizza was actually built in Italy. With October being the US national pizza month, I
figured it was a perfect time to share all of these amazing pizza facts with you.

4. There are 182 places in the U.S. that have the word “Christmas” in their names. They range
from towns such as Christmas, Ariz., and Christmas Valley, Ore., to islands like Christmas Island
in Florida and even some lakes (such as Christmas Lake in Washington).

Of course there is a variety of year-round Christmas themed places in Alaska (such as the
world’s largest fiberglass Santa at the Santa Claus House in North Pole, Alaska) but there’s also
plenty closer to home, for many of us, such as the New York Santa’s workshop, a mini theme
park in the Adirondacks. But my favorite is a family owned and operated theme park called
Holiday World that is located in Santa Claud, Indiana – the park is technically considered to be
the oldest theme park in the world (1946) and it is divided into four sections that celebrate
Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween and the Fourth of July. Holiday World is also home to a
water park with the world’s two longest water coasters, the world’s tallest water ride, which is
called Giraffica (originally Pilgrims Plunge), The Voyager receives the most air-time of any
wooden roller coaster in the world, and ZOOmbabwe is the world’s largest enclosed water
slide! In 2000 this park was the first in the world to offer free unlimited soft drinks to its
guests. It has also been ranked #1 for cleanliness and friendliness! The only downside is that
this park is closed on Christmas! Santa Claus, Indiana’s post office (which makes a great photo
op) receives a half-million holiday cards and roughly 10,000 letters from children each year. It
is also home to a Santa Claus Museum, a local hotel called Santa’s Lodge and the world’s
oldest Santa statue (1935).

5. The original capital of the United States was Philadelphia. Other than Philadelphia, Congress
met in a number of locations from 1774 to 1790, meaning that each of the following cities
were considered US Capitals at one time: Baltimore, Lancaster, PA, York, PA, Princeton, NJ,
Annapolis, Annapolis, MD, Trenton, NJ, and of course Hawaii and Texas were each
independent nations at one time and therefore had a variety of capitals of their own.
Washington D.C. became the capital in 1790. See the list of the Best Historical Destinations in
the USA. Some of my favorite historical sites include the National Museum of American
History, the nation’s largest institution devoted to American history, where you can see the
original Star-Spangled Banner, the desk on which Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of
Independence, Abraham Lincoln’s gold pocket watch and even Dorothy’s ruby slippers.