How to describe the place you went for your last holiday

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How to describe the place
you went for your last holiday

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How to describe the place you went for your last holiday
In your talk remember to speak about:
• Where and when the photo was taken
• What/ who is in the photo
• What is happening
• Why you keep the photo in your album
• Why you decided to show the picture to
your friend
Say where you went, who with
and for how long.
Say what you did.
Describe the place.
Talk about what you liked
and disliked.

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How to describe the place you went for your last holiday
Where, who with, how long for
How to describe what you did on holiday
1. Mostly, we went hiking in the
hills and mountains nearby. We
Example 1.
also just hung out in the village,
playing cards and eating.
I went to the countryside with my
2. We did some sightseeing in
family for a couple of weeks.
Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat
Pho and so on. Then we hit the
beaches in Krabi for some sun,
Example 2.
swimming and cocktails.
3. We went on a walking tour of
I went to Thailand with a group of
the centre and the Vatican.
friends for ten days.
Mostly, we went to restaurants
and cafes and sample as much
Example 3.
of local cuisine as we could fit
My girlfriend and I went to Rome
in our stomachs!
for a long weekend.

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How to describe the place you visited in more detail
picturesque, sleepy
We stayed in a very nice
village surrounded by
dramatic
nice mountain scenery.
Find more specific
adjectives
picturesque – beautiful like
a painting;
sleepy – the village was very
quiet and peaceful;
dramatic – very impressive
and beautiful;
stunning – very beautiful;
overwhelming – very
intense, has a lot of people,
noises, sights and smells.
Saying nice
doesn’t say
much
cosmopolitan
Bangkok is a very nice
place but it could be a
little overwhelming because
there was so much going
on! Then we went to Krabi,
stunning
which has some nice
beaches.
fascinating
It’s a nice place but it’s
quite touristy, too. The
best thing was the food,
out of this world
which was really nice.
fascinating – very
interesting;
out of this world – really
good and you are enjoying
it very much
touristy – tourism has
greatly developed; often, it
means the city has lost its
original atmosphere;
cosmopolitan – multinational & multi-cultural.

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How to describe what you liked or disliked
Remember to give reasons to support your idea!
1. It was relaxing
but by the end I
was getting bored,
because each day
was pretty similar.
(reason)
It was like nowhere –
the place is unique
2. I loved Krabi, because it was
like nowhere I’d been before.
On the other hand, I wasn’t so
keen on Bangkok. It’s a cool
place but it’s a bit big and noisy
for my tastes.
for my tastes – it’s just your perspective.
After your giving a negative opinion, you
should use “for my tastes” to soften your
idea slightly.
3. I think I liked the
general atmosphere most
of all. Walking around the
little streets in the
centre, I felt like being in
an old film. I wish it had
been less crowded,
though.
I wish we’d had more time to
explore the city.
I wish we hadn’t stayed in
that awful hotel.