Describing a town, and describing a region

Question 1

using es gibt

Answer 1

use es gibt in different tenses to improve your speaking and writing

present: es gibt…
imperfect: gab es… (there was)
pluperfect: hatte es … gegeben (there had been)
future: wird es… geben (there will be)
conditional: gäbe es… (there would be)

Question 2

adjectives to express your opinion

Answer 2

großartig (great)
hübsch (pretty)

sauber (clean)
malerisch (picturesque)

dreckig/schmutzig (dirty)
industriell (industrial)

flach (flat)
ruhig (quiet)

Question 3

useful phrases for describing a region

Answer 3

Badeort (seaside resort) (m)

Bundesstraße (f) (main road)

Bürgersteig (m) (pavement)

Gebiet (n) (area)

Hügel (m) (hill)

Land (n) (german state)

Ort (m) (place)

sich befinden (to be situated)

Question 4

north, south, east, west

Answer 4

im Norden

im Süden

im Osten

im Westen

Südwest - south west
Nordost - north east

Question 5

clues to listening

Answer 5

• read the options first and see which words you might hear
• even if you don’t hear the full word, did you catch any sounds that might hint what it has to do with?
• ignore any distractions or irrelevant information