QUICK ENGLISH BOOST🚀 | 10 ADJECTIVES to Make Your English MORE Descriptive

Hi there. This is Harry and welcome  back to my Advanced English Lessons,  

where I try to give you a better  understanding of the English language.

So this lesson is about advanced English  adjectives that we would use to describe travel,

Okay, so I'll go through them one by  one. I actually have ten of them. And  

I'll give you some examples  as to how you can use them,  

and collocations as to how to use them with  nouns. So we're talking about adjectives okay.

So when can we use them?

Well, when something is impressive, it really  leaves an impression on your mind. You remember  

it for a long time. So the hotel you go to  is a five star hotel that you've booked.

It's an impressive hotel, or the reception area  is an impressive room here, or the service you  

get in the restaurant was really impressive.  You were really impressed by how quickly they  

served you. And what they knew about the  food and everything was really, really  

amazing. So we can talk about impressive service,  an impressive room, or indeed an impressive hotel.

Now we might refer to a person as impressive, but  we could if if we're doing or having an interview.  

Yeah. He was a very impressive person at the  interview. He impressed me a lot. Here we're  

talking about travel, so we'll be talking about  the look of the hotel, the service in the hotel,  

or the look of the reception, the décor  and how it looked been impressive.

Remarkable. Yeah. Now, remarkable could be,

An experience,

when you went to visit some museum. What  a remarkable museum it is. It's got full  

of interesting facts. Things that I hadn't  really known about. So you could describe  

that experience visiting the museum as remarkable,  or visiting the art gallery as really remarkable.

Perhaps there's some particular painter attached  historically to that particular area. And when  

you go to visit the art gallery with his  name, there's a lot of information said,  

wow, it's quite remarkable about his style  and the way he did things. I really didn't  

know anything about him before I visited that  particular gallery or the museum was a remarkable

exhibition of.

old coins or clothing or things, relics  that have been found in this particular  

area. So the information I got was  really remarkable. I can use it in my,

lessons for my students in the history of their  

classes. Okay. So something  really, really remarkable.

Superb. Well, we can often use this to describe  food. So if you're going to a five star hotel,  

you'd expect that the food on the menu would  be very, very good. So when somebody asked you,  

well what was the food like? Oh it was  superb. Superb food. Every night. There  

was always that chef's choice  on the menu. And yeah, that was

particularly on the Tuesday  that was really superb.

The meat was cooked to perfection.

How they serve it, how they dress the tables,  

how they present it. Yeah. Superb is the only  word I could use to describe it. Yeah. So if  

I wanted one word to describe the holiday.  Superb. Superb. Wonderful, amazing. Okay.

Astonishing. Well, astonishing is something that

Shocks us or surprises us in  a positive way. Yeah. So the.

use of the word astonishing when  we're traveling could be to do  

with experiences. It could be  do with something that we see.

It could do with the amount of time  that you, you have, for example,  

when you get up in the morning  and you go down for breakfast,  

they have a really, as we said before,  superb menu. They've got a beautiful,

buffet laid out and the food is excellent.  And it's astonishing how much food you can  

eat when you're on holiday. So you're a nice and  relaxed, when you came down, you sat there for  

almost an hour in the, the restaurant enjoying a  beautiful coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice,

a couple of little plates of  croissants and other nice toasts.

Things you would never eat when you're  at home. So, it was astonishing how much  

food I actually ate, but I didn't put  on any weight because I got plenty of  

exercise. That was also astonishing. I was  astonished that I didn't put on any weight,

So I was astonished. It was astonishing  that I didn't put on any weight.

was astonishing the amount of food that  I actually ate really good quality. But,  

you know, I really, really  enjoyed it. Astonishing.

Stunning. Now, we often use this word stunning  to do with views, and particularly if you're on  

a holiday or if you're traveling, then you will  be very interested and hopeful that a lot of  

the views that you will see, you could be able to  describe them is stunning. So, for example, if you  

were standing at the top of Niagara Falls, which  I have done many times, the view is stunning.

Okay. The extent to which the spray of the  water travels up on the air and then blows  

across the street. That's quite stunning.  The force of the water falling over tthe  

falls is also stunning, but there are lots  and lots of other places around the world  

that people would equally describe  a stunning. The first time perhaps,  

that they go to Egypt and all the views that they  have there, they would be certainly stunning.

But as soon as they see the pyramids. Yeah.  The size of them. The shape. Yeah. Stunning  

views of the standing at top of Grand  Canyon looking down. That view would  

also be quite stunning, but it doesn't have  to be something on such a grand scale as the

Grand Canyon or the

pyramids. You can be standing on top  of a mountain and the skies are blue,  

and you can look down over a valley.

Nobody else might know much about it,  

but to you, that particular view could  be stunning. So a stunning view. Okay.

A stunning

museum. We could also use it. Not to that extent.

The hotel was stunning. So we can use it to  describe the hotel. So all of those collocations.

Now we can also use stunning  when we see somebody really,  

really beautiful. But here we're  focusing just on travel. But you  

could say a stunning looking man or stunning  looking woman. Okay. Very very beautiful.

Dramatic. Well, dramatic means  theatrical. Yeah. So dramatic.  

Again, this could relate to views that  dramatic view. So if we go back to my,

Point about Niagara Falls. Looking at the  depths when you look down. If you can.

Stand on the edge and look down.  It's quite dramatic because it goes  

straight down and the water falls down several.

hundred meters.

And then the spray comes back up again. Okay,  

so that's quite dramatic. Or if you get on  the boat that goes underneath the waterfall,  

that is even more dramatic. So it could  be a dramatic journey on the boat.

It could be a dramatic view. When you look down  to see the force of the water and you hear that  

noise, it's quite deafening. You can't hear  other people talking because of the the force  

of the water. So that in itself would also be  dramatic. Okay. Now you could have a dramatic  

event. So something happened on your journey  or your holiday that could be quite dramatic.

perhaps if you're traveling by plane and the plane  hits a bit of turbulence, as can often happen,

And the plane falls,

bit of a distance and you get a bit of  a shock. That could be quite dramatic.  

So the plane journey turned out to be  dramatic. Also. Well, it ends well,  

and there were no problems. But, yeah, a  few people were really scared and they were  

shouting and screaming a little bit. So we could  certainly describe the plane journey as dramatic.

Exotic. Well, exotic could be a number of  things. If you're going on a tropical island,  

then certainly the trees or the  vegetation or the fruit could be  

described as exotic fruits that you  wouldn't get when you're at home.

a full list of exotic fruits, a list  of exotic fruit drinks to enjoy. Okay,  

the whole experience walking  on the golden white sands,

With palm trees hanging over the  the sands to provide you with some

shelter and shade that could  also be described as exotic.

So exotic trees, exotic plant and animal life,  

exotic fruits to enjoy. And your evening  while you're sitting by the pool. Exotic

and exotic location. So where did they go for the  

honeymoon? Are they picked some  exotic location in the Caribbean?

Unique. Unique means unusual  or different or something  

special. So when you're on a journey or a holiday.

or travelling, then something unique is  something perhaps that you haven't done  

before. Well, going on a cruise  ship for me would be a unique  

experience because I've never done  it before. So a unique experience.

So if you're traveling somewhere where you  haven't been, well, it's going to be unique  

for me because I've never been to South America  or I've never been to Asia to enjoy some of the

traditions, perhaps in Japan for when they  have the tea ceremony that could be unique.

So a unique,

exhibition or a unique demonstration

The traditions, a unique tradition only known  to the Japanese, so you could describe it  

in those ways and use it unique, connected  or co-located with those particular nouns.

Breathtaking. Again this is a usually about  views okay. So when you stand on that,

mountain, when you stand on that at the top of  that ridge, when you look down that waterfall,  

when you look across the expanse of the  river, then all of those views would be  

breathtaking. Breath taking view. Or if you've  never been skiing before and and you get up to  

the top of this mountain at 3 or 3500m,  and there's a vast expanse of white snow.

Yeah, the sky is blue as it often is. The  sun is shining. So you could see, wow,  

this is truly breath taking, a breathtaking  view, a breathtaking experience. Okay,  

so something that literally takes your  breath away. You know, you can't think of  

words to say it's everything is quite  surprising. Really, really, really,

good experience for you is something  that you haven't experienced before.

Breathtaking.

And then finally memorable. Well, memorable  is all connected with the memory. What are you  

going to remember in the future? So we all go  on holidays? Some of them could be forgettable  

because they weren't so interesting or they  were just average holidays. Nice to get away,  

but nothing so memorable. So memorable means  something that will last for a long time.

It could be your honeymoon.  Yes. It was a memorable holiday.

We spent a lot of money, but, you know, it was  wonderful. Really memorable. Those memories will  

last for a long time. You went hiking. You  climbed over a mountain. You visited places  

that you had never expected to see. And perhaps  you'll never see them again. So these all add to  

the experience. All of them would be memorable.  Memorable experiences, memorable occasion,

a dinner that was memorable because  it was the first one of the holiday  

or the last one of the holiday,  or perhaps it was one of these,

Restaurants that are on these  revolving restaurants at the  

top of towers. So you you go up  in a tower and an elevator. You  

go on this revolving tower. So as  you're eating your meal, the tower.

Revolves very slowly, but they can be  memorable because if it's a clear night,  

you can see different places at different  times and really, really enjoy it. And you  

can't wait until you get home to tell your  friends about it. So memorable experiences.

Okay, so these are all,

adjectives. They're advanced English adjectives  

all connected to describing  travel or travel experiences.

So we can have impressive views and  impressive hotel. We can have a remarkable.

experience in a certain museum or gallery.

Superb service,

superb wine list, astonishing  views, stunning views, dramatic

journey that a dramatic experience, a dramatic  event. Exotic fruits, exotic animals, exotic

trees. Whatever

unique experience. Unique. Show a unique  event, a unique country to visit. Something  

you had never experienced that probably  never will. Experience again. Breathtaking  

again. Breathtaking views. Breathtaking  scenery from the balcony of your hotel.

Looking out on that sun kissed beach with the

water that's hardly rippling at  all. Yet turquoise colour. Really,  

really breathtaking and then memorable  overall, the whole holiday was memorable.  

Or that final dinner that you took me to at  the top of that tower. Really memorable. I  

will remember that for a long, long time.  I'm glad we have all those photographs.

Okay, so

advanced English adjectives,  all to do with travel.

And all to do with travel experiences. Okay,  well, hopefully you can get to use some of  

those that tried to practice them. If you need  any more help than you know where I am. And,

I really appreciate you watching and  listening, as always. Join me again soon.

This is Harry signing off.