雅思口语地点places.ppt

4.Longmen Stone Cave Places ?ancient - a place that has a long history. Words with similar meanings: historic ?Example sentence: Athens is an ancient city, which was established thousands of years ago. ?beautiful - very pleasing on the eye. Words with similar meanings: attractive, lovely. ? ?Example sentence: Paris is very beautiful in the spring. ?boring - dull and not very interesting. Words with similar meanings: ?uninteresting. ?Example sentence: Widnes is a boring place to live. ?bustling 英 [b?s(?)l??] - a crowded, busy place. Words and phrases with similar meanings: lively, fast-paced, hectic. ?Example sentence: New York is a busy, bustling city. One of its nicknames is The City That Never Sleeps. ?charming - nice, very pleasing. Words and phrases with similar meanings: delightful, quaint. ?Example sentence: Oxford is a charming English city, which is steeped in history. ?contemporary - modern, very up to date. ?Example sentence: Manchester is a northern city with a very contemporary, modern feel. ?compact 英 [k?mp?kt] - not very big, contained within a small area. Words with similar meanings: small ?Example sentence: Durham is a fairly compact city. You dont need transport to get around. ?cosmopolitan - somewhere with a rich and varied mix of cultures and languages. ?Example sentence: Liverpool is a cosmopolitan and culturally diverse city. ?crowded - very full of people. Words and phrases with similar meanings: busy, bustling. ?Example sentence: London can get really crowded during the summer months. ?exciting - fun, thrilling, with lots of enjoyable things to do. Words with similar meanings: lively ?Example sentence: The seaside town of Blackpool offers plenty of exciting activities for kids! ?expensive - costing a lot of money. Words with similar meanings: pricey, costly. ?Example sentence: Tokyo is a very expensive place to live.? ?famous - very well known, celebrated, notable. ?Example sentence: Paris is one of the wor