Describing Places: Where do you live?

Describing Places: Where do you live?

by Ana Laura Blasio

​Where do you live?

Usually, you will give the name of the place where you live and nothing else.  I live in La Paz .

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Location:

You can say the following sentences:

• I live in a city.

• I live in a small town and I love it so much!

• I reside in a village. (Formal)

• My place of residence is.

​You can also give the exact location of your city or village to add more details to your description.

Examples

• My city is located in the eastern part of our country.

• I come from the southern region.

• It is located in the north.

• It can be found in the north-west.

• It lies by the sea.

• It’s hidden in the mountains.

• It’s in the central region.

​My village has a wonderful view. We have an excellent transportation system. There is a huge train station which connects us to the rest of the country. Ours schools are some of the best in the region and we are planning to build a university. Additionally, we do not have to travel far in order to get specialist healthcare since we have built state-of-the-art clinics and hospitals.

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• My city is big and lovely.

• It’s welcoming.

• It’s really big and there are lots of things to do there.

• It’s one of the most beautiful cities you’ve ever seen. Come visit it!

• It’s the capital city of our country.

​Excercise:

​write a few paragraphs in which you will imagine your ideal living place.