ABSTRACT
Nouns Cafes, restaurants, shops, malls, stalls, markets, art galleries, museums, skyscrapers, offices, hotels, factories, houses, flats Streets, alleys, lanes, arcades, squares, centre, parks, village green Graffiti, rubbish, smoke, fumes, soot, smog, damp, mould, grime, waste, chemicals, pollution
Adjectives Small, little, big, large, huge Busy, lively, bright, colourful, exciting, vibrant, electric, dynamic, cosmopolitan Quiet, sleepy, quaint, leafy, picturesque Crowded, cramped, empty, deserted Old, ancient, new, modern, Victorian, Georgian Dark, black, grey, ugly, dirty, stinking, polluted Run-down, crumbling, rotting, decaying, ruined, haunted
Verbs Lived, built, constructed Spread, sprawled, huddled, nestled, hidden, shadowed, overlooked Buzzed, bustled Covered, painted, sprayed, blackened
PHRASES – NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
Busy, colourful city Bustling market town Quaint fishing village Sleepy little village Small, quaint town on the coast Old market town
Ruined ghost village Stinking, polluted place Run-down part of the city Cobbled squares and arcades Wide, tree-lined streets Leafy lanes Warren of narrow, twisting alleys Labyrinth of secret, underground tunnels and cellars Scores of shops, art galleries and museums Shopping malls Pavement cafes Market stalls Georgian buildings Victorian cottages Modern skyscrapers Big, ugly factories Towering chimneys Blocks of flats Red-brick houses White houses with brightly coloured doors and shutters Houses with thatched roofs Vibrant, cosmopolitan atmosphere An exciting mix of smells and sounds from around the world Haven from the noise and pollution of the city Houses built from cardboard Empty shells Pile of stones and shattered walls Boarded-up windows Empty, gaping window frames Crawling damp and mould Black veil of smoke Soot and smog Rotting rubbish and broken glass Plastic bags, crisp packets and empty drink bottles
PHRASES – VERBS
Lived in a run-down part of the town Spread out before him like a concrete jungle Surrounded by gentle hills and leafy lanes Huddled around the village green Overlooked the sea Nestled at the foot of the mountain Seemed an unlikely place for . . .
Buzzing with pavement cafes and street musicians Alive with smells from the food stalls Sprayed with graffiti Wood covered the windows Lined with rotting rubbish Grime and pollution clung to the houses Blackened by soot and smog Smoke spewed from the factories Waste pumped and dumped into the river
SENTENCES
It was a quaint town, with narrow, cobbled streets.
