DESCRIBING PLACES

IV. Match the nouns useful when talking about the environment with three descriptions. WHERE LAND MEETS SEA: WORDS CONNECTED WITH RIVERS: WORDS CONNECTED WITH MOUNTAINS: source foot peninsula waterfall cape gorge tributary summit cliff estuary ridge shore mouth beach peak valley coast glacier

V. Put two adjectives in front of each of the nouns. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ / / / / / __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ path hill land shore forest 6. __________ / __________ countryside 7. __________ / __________ tide 8. __________ / __________ river flat winding arid thick gentle steep low hilly

deep dense shallow sandy

mountain fertile rocky high

VI. Put the right collocation next to the description. The language of tourism ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ (nothing blocks the views) (view over a very wide area) (very dramatic view) (to enjoy a view) (extremely striking and beautiful views) (can be seen from a distance) (distant beach without many people) (peaceful countryside formal)

VII. Fill in the gaps with given phrases. a) From my room I look out over the _______________. It's very different from the _______________

I see from the windows at home. At home it's a _______________ with _______________. Here it's a _______________ with _______________ in the distance. familiar landscape bleak landscape surrounding countryside gentle landscape open fields rocky mountains

b) Yesterday we _______________ down to the lake. As we _______________, we _______________ a kingfisher standing in the water. John tried to _______________ of it but it _______________ us and flew off. A little further on we _______________ and St John's Abbey _______________. The Abbey _______________ about three hundred years ago. Although it _______________, it is _______________ as it stands in a _______________ on a _______________ beside _______________ with _______________ above it. came into view followed a path mountains towering steep slope lies in ruins well worth seeing take a picture turned a corner dramatic setting rounded a bend caught sight of caught a glimpse of fell into ruin a fast-flowing river

c) The cottage is in some wonderful _______________ on the edge of a _______________. Unfortunately the trees _______________ of the _______________. It has a little garden with a stream at the end of it. The _______________ through the forest. They wanted to build a timber factory here but the local people said that it would _______________ and, fortunately, their campaign to _______________ succeeded. unspoilt countryside dense forest destroy the countryside VIII. protect the environment block the view snow-covered mountains stream winds

Translate the extracts from a tourist magazine into Croatian.

o The city skyline is a wonderful mix of old and new, and the city itself has a lot of busy, narrow cobbled streets, The old town is a conservation area and it has a lot of quaint old buildings dating back to the city's foundation in the 1500s. o Doradella Street has a lot of upmarket shops and rather pricey, sometimes overpriced, restaurants, but not far away is the Genasia district, where you'll find restaurants which offer good value and a more relaxed atmosphere. o Royal Avenue runs from north to south, and is lined with shops. Behind it, the streets are full of lively bars and fashionable clubs.

The pavement cafs and shops of Luna Square are pleasant but very expensive. o As you drive into the city, the tree-lined avenues of the residential areas are soon replaced by the high-rise flats of the inner city. Then come the imposing buildings of the Parliament and government departments. IX. Write the appropriate expression in each gap. Towns and cities and their problems Some of the inner-city areas are an _______________ (1) and are somewhat dangerous for visitors. In fact some streets have become _______________ (2) areas, with high crime. Many streets are strewn with litter and there are numerous _______________ (3) buildings. There are some _______________ (4) areas round the city centre with huge social problems. The industrial zones which lie on the edge of the city are grey and polluted.
(1) a city area which is empty and in a bad condition (2) where the police and other authorities are afraid to enter (3) in very bad condition (4) not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, e.g. enough money, good living conditions

Triope is a _______________ (5) city with _______________ (6) traffic all day long. The exhaust fumes can be a nightmare. The volume of traffic has increased in recent years and the _______________ (7) of trucks and buses makes the city centre an extremely noisy place. The _______________ (8) away from the city centre contrast sharply with the poor _______________ (9) one sees on the way to the airport.
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) spread over a large area (slightly negative) so many cars and so close that they are almost touching each other very loud noise which never stops a place away from the city centre people (usu. families) have chosen to live in very poor houses made of discarded materials (e.g. tin, cardboard, plastic, etc.)

X. What disaster is being described in each of these sentences?

1. It lifted a car about ten feet off the ground, and then we saw it disappear down the street. 2. It was about two metres deep and we watched as most of our furniture just floated away. 3. The grass turned yellow and most of the crops died. 4. The walls began to move visibly, and large cracks opened up in the ground. 5. We could see the lava slowly advancing towards the town just ten miles away. 6. We saw a huge amount of snow coming down the mountain top.