Describing Places ESL Games, Activities and Worksheets
Describing a Town or City

In this comprehensive describing places worksheet, students learn and practice describing a town or city using singular and plural nouns and There is/are... read more
Place Detectives

In this engaging describing places game, students describe locations in and around towns and cities using specific prompts for a partner to guess. Students take turns drawing a place card and describing... read more
A Day out in Tokyo

In this inventive describing places worksheet, students use a set of adjectives to describe places in Tokyo and then plan a one-day trip to the city. First, students match two adjectives from a box... read more
Guess the Country

Here is a fun describing countries game to help students practice vocabulary for describing places. In two groups, students complete descriptions of countries with words from a box. Next, students pair up with someone from the other... read more
It's a place where...

In this free describing places speaking activity, students describe places in a town or city by saying what you can do there. In pairs, students take turns asking about one of the missing places on their map. Their partner then describes the place by... read more
The Place Where I Live

In this productive describing places worksheet, students practice a range of vocabulary and language related to describing places in a town and city... read more
A Room with a View

In this engaging describing places activity, students describe a place in half of a picture to their classmates in order to find someone who has the other half and then write a description of the place... read more
Describe the Place

In this fun describing places board game, students describe places in a town or city for a partner to guess. Teams take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board. If a team lands on a picture square, one student in the team picks up... read more
Ideal Holiday Destinations

In this free talking about places activity, students describe their ideal holiday destination and find out about their classmates' holiday destinations... read more
Race through the City

In this useful describing places game, students use adjectives to write clues describing different places in a city and then read them to a partner who tries to guess each place. In two groups... read more
Adjective Land

Here are three fun describing places games to help students practice adjectives that describe places. First, students play a matching game where they take turns picking up a sentence card and... read more
Places We Prefer

In this insightful describing places activity, students discuss their preferences about different places and practice adjectives that describe places. First, students complete Which do you prefer... read more
Setting the Scene

In this handy describing places worksheet, students learn adjectives that describe places, famous landmarks and buildings, and practice writing descriptions of places. First, students write synonyms and... read more
Town Taboo

In this enjoyable describing places game, students describe and guess words related to different types of places and areas. In groups, students take turns picking up a card and describing the place-related word in bold to the other students without... read more
Describing Places Crossword

In this rewarding describing places crossword activity, students define and guess adjectives that describe places. In two groups, students invent and write down clues for the adjectives written on their crossword... read more