Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners

Chapter 5 59 Adjectives for Describing Cities and Neighborhoods 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: 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? similarities Differences