Describing Places — Where I Live
Describing Places — Where I Live
“Where do you live?” is every first conversation in La Réunion. My answer is a small map: a town on the west coast, between the lagoon and the volcano, twenty minutes from the beach.
Describing where you live needs three tools: place words, position phrases, and one or two adjectives you love. Master these and small talk about home is effortless.
🎯 Language Focus
| Tool | Word/phrase | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Place words | town, village, coast, island, capital | “A small town on the coast.” |
| Position | in the north/south, on the coast, near, between | “Between the sea and the mountains.” |
| Distance | ten minutes from / an hour by car | “Twenty minutes from the beach.” |
| Adjectives (good) | beautiful, quiet, lively, green | “It’s a quiet, green place.” |
| Adjectives (real) | busy, crowded, remote, touristy | “Touristy in summer, quiet in winter.” |
| There is/are | there’s / there are | “There’s a market every Friday.” |
✏️ Quick Practice — Try It, Then Check
1. “___ the west coast” — in, on, or at?
2. One shop near you: use “there’s”.
3. Make the sentence: island / beautiful / Indian Ocean
4. Position word: “The town is ___ the sea and the volcano.”
5. Say the distance: beach, 15 minutes.
6. Plural: “two markets in town.”
7. Best word order: “I live in a small quiet town.” — ok?
8. Describe your street in one sentence.
🗣️ Your Turn (60 seconds)
Describe where YOU live in four sentences: place word, position, one distance, two adjectives. Say it until it feels like one smooth breath.
💡 Your 5-Minute Takeaway
Place word + position (in/on/at) + “there’s/there are” + two adjectives = a complete answer to “Where do you live?” Practise your own answer once, use it forever.
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