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Describing areas, villages and cities

Describe and evaluate a neighbourhood, village or city and its facilities.

Combine existence, location, adjectives and quantifiers. Give a personal evaluation with me gusta because or es + adjective.

Patterns to reuse
Hay + facilities
There is/are…
Está en / cerca de…
It is located…
ehs-TAH ehn
Es una ciudad + adjective
It is a … city
Me gusta porque…
I like it because…
meh GOOS-tah POHR-keh
Watch out for
La ciudad hay muchos museos.
En la ciudad hay muchos museos.

Hay does not take the place as its subject; introduce it with en.

Es cerca del mar.
Está cerca del mar.

Location uses estar.

Es un pueblo pequeño y tranquilo.
It is a small, quiet village.
ehs oon PWEH-bloh peh-KEH-nyoh ee trahn-KEE-loh
Hay bastantes tiendas en el centro.
There are quite a few shops in the centre.
eye bahs-TAHN-tehs TYEHN-dahs ehn ehl THEHN-troh
Mi barrio está bien comunicado.
My neighbourhood has good transport links.
mee BAH-rryoh ehs-TAH byehn koh-moo-nee-KAH-doh
Me gusta porque hay muchas zonas verdes.
I like it because there are many green areas.
meh GOOS-tah POHR-keh eye MOO-chahs THOH-nahs BEHR-dehs
Facilities
ayuntamientoestaciónparadamercadosupermercadofarmaciacentro de saludparquemuseobibliotecaplazazona peatonal
Descriptors
céntrico/aresidencialanimado/atranquilo/aseguro/abien comunicado/a
Try it out loud
production
Give a one-minute description of your area.
What to include

Use hay, está, es, a quantifier and an opinion.

compare
Compare a village and a city using simple contrasts.
What to include

Use más/menos as supporting language.

recommend
Recommend an area and give two reasons.
What to include

Use me gusta porque…

Happy with all of this?
  • I can describe facilities and overall character.
  • I can say where an area is and why I like/dislike it.

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