Towns and cities/ Unit 16/ Speaking

Cobbled streets

Những con đường lát đá

Picturesque scenery

khung cảnh đẹp như tranh

pricey(informal)

overpriced

Tree-lined avenues

to describe attractive or upscale areas of a city, especially in travel writing or real estate descriptions.

Sprawling city

Thành phố rộng lớn

strewn with litter

describes a place—usually a street, park, or public area—that is scattered or covered with rubbish

→ Poor maintenance: Bảo trì kém

bumper-to-bumper traffic

a situation where vehicles are so close together

= Heavy congestion

→Frustrating driving conditions