Where we live. Discussing places

Where you live and your home country
1.What’s the best place to spend a free afternoon in your town?
2. Could you tell me something about the area where you grew up?
3. Which area of your country would you like to get to know better?
4. Could you describe your family home to me?
5. How expensive is it to go out in the place where you live?
6. What do you like about living in your area?
7. If you could live anywhere in the world where would you choose? Why?

Let’s Paraphrase
a landscape with nothing extreme or threatening about it gentle landscape
fields uninterrupted by woods or houses open fields
see smth for a moment catch a glimpse of
turn a corner round a bend
become a ruin fall into ruin
mountains rising dramatically mountains towering
thick forest dense forest
prevent from seeing smth block the view
make a lot of bends wind

view
beach
cityscape
problems
city skyline
cobbled streets
conservation area
quaint old buildings
upmarket shops
to be lined with trees/shops
residential areas
high-rise flats
urban wasteland
no-go areas
strewn with litter
run-down buildings
industrial zones
bumper-to bumper traffic
incessant roar
shanty towns
secluded beach
pristine
peaceful/tranquil

Why have people chosen to live in these places?

What would it be like to live in each of these climates?

Why might these things be important when considering moving to a rural area?
your potential neighbours
leisure opportunities
scenic views
work opportunities
transport
Which of these things can affect life in a rural area the most? (1 min)