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Nouns
word meaning examplesentence

activities thingstodo Therearelotsofactivitiesthatthewhole

familywillenjoy.

architecture designofabuilding Thearchitectureofthisbuildingistypical

oftheRenaissanceage.

artgallery placetolookatprofessionalpaintingsand Wearegoingtovisittheartgallery

drawings wherelocalpaintersexhibittheirart.

attractions placesfortouriststosee Thewaterparkisourmostrecent

attraction.

bearings feelingforunderstandingone'slocation/ Ifyou'rehavingtroublegettingyour

surroundingsinanunknownarea bearingsjustrememberthatthe
mountainsarewest.

business areainacitythathasmanyoffices Keepinmindthatthisisthebusiness

district districtsothatgrocerystoremaybe
expensive.

castle abuildingforroyalty Noonehaslivedinthiscastlesincethe

lastkingdiedtwentyyearsago.

church aplacetoworshipGod Thechurchisthecentralmeetingplacein

thistown.

conveniences thingsthatmakelifeeasier Thereyouwillfindallofyour

conveniences,fromsuntanlotionto
shampoo.

custom somethingpeopleofaregiondooften It'sacustomtohangbeadsinthe

windowsatthistimeofyear.

enroute ontheway WhileweareenroutetothehotelIwill

pointoutthebeachandthegolfcourse.

entertainment aplacewheretherearetheatresandconcert Ifyouwanttocatchamoviewhileyou're

district halls here,theentertainmentdistrictisoffto
yourleft.

exception something/someonethatdoesnotfollowthe WiththeexceptionofJohnsonStreet,it

usualrulesorexpectations issafetowalkaroundhereatnight.

exhibition objects(i.e.art)displayedforashorttimefor Itmaybetoughtofindparkingwiththe

thepublictoview carexhibitiononthisweek.

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grocery placetobuyfoodtotakehome Sinceyouhaveakitchenetteatyourhotel
store/ youwillneedtoknowwherethegrocery
supermarket storeis.

highlight thebestpart Peopleoftensaythatthehighlightoftheir

tripisthebotanicalgardens.

legend apersonorstoryknownforalongtime Accordingtoanoldlegend,aseamonster

livesinthislake.

lobby frontentrance Wewillmeetinthelobbyat8amsharp.

locals peoplewholiveinanarea Thelocalsareusuallyhappytoshow

touristsaround.

location placewheresomethingcanbefound Thislocationisthebestbecauseyoudon't

needtobotherrentingacar.

map showsroadsanddirectionstoplaces I'llgiveyoueachamapsoyoucanfollow

alongaswewalk.

market placetobuyfreshfoodandhomemadeitems EverySundaythereisafarmer'smarket

onWadeStreet.

monument astatue/structurethathonoursaneventor Thismonumenthonoursthemenand

person womenwhodiedduringthewar.

museum aplacewherehistoricalitemsaredisplayed Themuseumchargesasmallfeefor

adults,butchildrenarefree.

necessities thingsthatpeopleneedforeverydayliving Werecommendthatyouonlycarry

necessitiesinyourpurseandleave
everythingelseatthehotel.

originalstate thewaysomethingappearedfromthe Exceptfortheroof,thishomehasbeenleft

beginning initsoriginalstate.

photograph picturetakenwithacamera Youmaynottakephotographshere,but

youcanpurchaseapostcard.

postcard acardwithapictureononeside(usuallyan Thegiftshophasmanygreatsouvenirs,

objectorplacethattouristssee)thatcanbe suchaspostcardsofthebeautiful
mailedwithoutanenvelope waterfalls.

questionsor thingsthattouristsmaywanttosayorask Theplanealmostmissedtherunway

concerns becauseitwassuchabadstorm.

request somethingthathasbeenaskedforpolitely Thedriverhasmadearequestthatyou

throwallofyourgarbageinthebinatthe
frontonyourwayout.

restaurant partofatown/citywithmanyplacestoeat Youwillseetherearemanymoreeateries

district tochoosefromwhenweheadtothe
restaurantdistrict.

ritual tradition,custom,action(religiousorcultural) Itisanoldnativeritualtodanceduring

thatpeopledooften thesunrise.

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scenery naturalbeautytolookat Itisimpossibletocapturethebeautyof
thissceneryinpictures.

settlers peoplewhofirstmadeahomeinanarea Theoriginalsettlersreliedonoxento

carrytheirwares.

shopping areaoftownwheretherearemanystores Youmaywanttosavesomespending

district moneybecausewe'llbevisitingthe
shoppingdistrictthisafternoon.

site place,location Thisisthesiteofaveryfamousbattle.

stairway/ stepsgoingupordown Thestairwellisverysteep,soplease

stairwell watchyourstep.

streetpeople peoplewholiveonthestreet,oftenbegging Youmaybesurprisedhowmanystreet

formoney peopleaskyouformoney.

surroundings thingsthatyouseearoundyou Ihopeyouenjoythecastleandits

surroundings,includingthesecret
garden.

voice thesoundyoumakewhenspeaking IapologizeformyvoicetodayasIhavea

bitofacold.

voucher apieceofpaperthatshowsyouhavepaid Don'tforgettobringyourvoucherfora

freecoffeeinthehotellobby.

waterfront pieceoflandnexttoanocean,lake,orriver Therewillbeplentyofliveentertainment

downatthewaterfront.

window glassthatyoulookout WecanpeerinthewindowbutIthink

theyareprobablyclosedfortheday.

Verbs
word meaning examplesentence

arrive reachadestination Iamgladtoseeyouallarrivedsafely.

close tofinish Wewillclosethetourwithaviewofthecityatsunset.

continueon keepgoing Ifyou'reallfinishedlookinghere,wewillcontinueon

withthetour.

depart leave Thelastferrydepartsat4pm,somakesureyoudon't

missit.

enjoy haveagoodexperience Ihaveenjoyedmeetingallofyoutoday.

expect thinkthatsomethingwillbe/ Youprobablyweren'texpectingtoseesnow.

happenacertainway

permit allow Youarepermittedtohaveabeverageonthebus,but

pleasedonoteatanyfood.

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proceed goforward Pleaseproceedallthewaytothebackofthebus.

raise(ahand) lift Ifyouhaveanyquestionsduringthetour,pleaseraise

yourhand.

recommend suggest Werecommendthatyouonlykeepasmallamountof

cashinyourwallet.

refer suggest Iwillgladlyreferyoutomyfavouriterestaurants,if

youareinterested.

relax sitbackandenjoytimeinpeace Tomorrowyouwillhaveadaytojustrelaxonthe

beach.

show takepeopletoseeanarea Whenwegettothemuseumsomeoneelsewillshow

someone usaround.
around

sitback relaxinaseatedposition Pleasesitbackandenjoythebustour.

speakup talklouder Ifyouneedmetospeakuporslowdown,pleaselet

meknow.

Adjectives
word meaning examplesentence

ancient veryold Theancientvillagehasbeenleftuntouched.

beautiful/ verynicelooking Youwillfindbeautifulhomemadejewelleryinthatshop.

gorgeous

breathtaking whenaviewisvery Underthestarlightthewaterfallissimplybreathtaking.

impressive

customary traditional Itiscustomarytoshakehandsandbowasyouenter.

dangerous notsafe Itisdangeroustoacceptaridefromalocal.

devastating verysad,unfortunate Thetsunamiwasdevastatingforlocalhotels.

elegant attractive,yetsimple Thereisanelegantdiningroomforgueststoeatin.

enormous verylarge Thisenormoussculpturestandsonehundredfeethigh.

exciting makesonefeelveryhappy/ It'ssoexcitingtoseenewplaces,isn'tit?

energetic

extensive coversalot Thishousehasanextensivehistory,andyoucanreadmore

inthebrochures.

fascinating veryinterestingtolearn Itisfascinatingtoknowhowpeoplelivedbackthen.

about/see

haunted believedtohaveghosts Thehouseissaidtobehauntedandnoonehaslivedinit

livingthere forfiftyyearsormore.
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heritage ofhistoricalimportance Thegovernmentnamedthisschoolasaheritagesitelast

year.

international aroundtheworld Everyyearitisaninternationalcelebration,withpeople

comingfromasfarawayasAfrica.

lovely verynice(appearanceor Thisisalovelyplacetositandwatchthelocalbirds.

personality)

magnificent amazing Thispartoftownisknownforitsmagnificentwallmurals.

popular likedbymany Juneisthemostpopulartimefortouriststocomehere.

prevalent verynoticeable Crimeisprevalentintheoldpartsoftown.

reconstructed builtagain Thevillagewasreconstructedafterthemajorfirein1910.

restored returnedtoitsoriginalstate Alloftheantiquefurniturehasbeenprofessionallyrestored.

safe notdangerous Thewaterissafetodrinkhere.

scenic nicetolookat(nature) Wewillgouptothebalconyforascenicviewofthe

grounds.

superb verygood(i.e.service,food, ThechildrenputonasuperbconcertatChristmastime.

entertainment)

thrilling exciting Cliffjumpingisathrillingexperienceforthoseofyouwho

aren'tafraidofheights.

unbelievable tooamazing/strangeto Itisunbelievablewhatsomeofthesestreetentertainers

seemtrue cando.

visible abletobeseen Thetopofthetowermaynotbevisiblebecauseofthefog.

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