Listening questions - opinions of a neighbourhood - Foundation
You may want to talk about where your local area or another town or region is located:
| está lejos/cerca de ... | it's far/close to ... |
| está en el norte/el sur/el este/el oeste | it's in the north/south/east/west |
| está situado/está situada/se encuentra ... | it's situated ... |
| está lejos/cerca de ... |
| it's far/close to ... |
| está en el norte/el sur/el este/el oeste |
| it's in the north/south/east/west |
| está situado/está situada/se encuentra ... |
| it's situated ... |
You can use these adjectives to give an opinion of an area:
| aburrido/a | boring |
| agradable | pleasant |
| animado/a | lively |
| antiguo/a | old |
| encantador/a | charming |
| grande | big |
| hermoso/a | lovely |
| histórico/a | historic |
| limpio/a | clean |
| moderno/a | modern |
| pequeño/a | small |
| ruidoso/a | noisy |
| sucio/a | dirty |
| tranquilo/a | quiet/peaceful |
| aburrido/a |
| boring |
| agradable |
| pleasant |
| animado/a |
| lively |
| antiguo/a |
| old |
| encantador/a |
| charming |
| grande |
| big |
| hermoso/a |
| lovely |
| histórico/a |
| historic |
| limpio/a |
| clean |
| moderno/a |
| modern |
| pequeño/a |
| small |
| ruidoso/a |
| noisy |
| sucio/a |
| dirty |
| tranquilo/a |
| quiet/peaceful |
Santi and Nieves are talking about where they live.
Listen to Santi describe where he lives.
Question
Choose the two correct statements.
| A | He lives in a village in the north of England |
| B | His village is quite small and quiet |
| C | Lots of young people live there |
| D | His parents think it's boring |
| E | His parents think it's charming |
| A |
| He lives in a village in the north of England |
| B |
| His village is quite small and quiet |
| C |
| Lots of young people live there |
| D |
| His parents think it's boring |
| E |
| His parents think it's charming |
The correct answers are B and E.
A is incorrect because the village is in the south west of England.
B is correct because Santi says vivo en un pueblo bastante pequeño (I live in quite a small village) and es muy tranquilo (it's very quiet).
C is incorrect because he says no hay nada para los jóvenes (there is nothing for young people), he does not mention how many young people live there.
D is incorrect because Santi thinks it's boring, not his parents.
E is correct because he says mis padres piensan que es un lugar muy encantador (my parents think it's a very charming place).
Transcript:
Vivo en un pueblo bastante pequeño en el suroeste de Inglaterra. Es muy tranquilo y no hay nada para los jóvenes. Mis padres piensan que es un lugar muy encantador, pero yo creo que es aburrido.
Translation:
I live in quite a small village in the south west of England. It's very quiet and there's nothing for young people. My parents think it's a very charming place, but I think it's boring.
Listen to Nieves describe where she lives.
Question
Choose the two correct statements.
| A | She lives on the outskirts of the city |
| B | She lives in a big and modern flat |
| C | There aren't many shops and restaurants |
| D | The street is noisy |
| E | The area is very clean |
| A |
| She lives on the outskirts of the city |
| B |
| She lives in a big and modern flat |
| C |
| There aren't many shops and restaurants |
| D |
| The street is noisy |
| E |
| The area is very clean |
The correct answers are A and D.
A is correct because she says vivimos en las afueras de una ciudad muy grande y moderna (we live on the outskirts of a very big and modern city).
B is incorrect because she says that she lives in a big and modern city, not a flat.
C is incorrect because she says there are lots of shops and restaurants.
D is correct because she says la calle donde vivo es muy ruidosa porque hay mucho tráfico (the street where I live is very noisy because there is a lot of traffic).
E is incorrect because she says hay mucha basura (there is a lot of rubbish).
Transcript:
Vivimos en las afueras de una ciudad muy grande y moderna. Me encanta vivir aquí porque hay muchos restaurantes y tiendas, pero la calle es muy ruidosa porque hay mucho tráfico. También hay mucha basura.
Translation:
We live on the outskirts of a very big and modern city. I love living here because there are many restaurants and shops, but the street where I live is very noisy because there is a lot of traffic. Also, there is a lot of rubbish.
