Jul 12, 2016
- Writing about the landscape
- . . . — a landscape with nothing extreme or threatening about it
- . . . — fields uninterrupted by woods or houses
- . . . — saw for a moment
- . . . — take a photo
- . . . — turn a corner
- . . . — become a ruin
- . . . — mountains rising dramatically
- . . . — countryside that has not been changed by industry or modern building
- . . . — thick forest
- . . . — makes lots of bends, doesn’t flow in a straight line
- From my room I look out over the . . . . It’s very different from the . . . I see from the windows at home. At home it’s a . . . with open fields. Here it’s a . . . with . . . in the distance.
- Yesterday we . . . down to the lake. As we . . . , we . . . a kingfisher standing in the water. John tried to . . . of it but it . . . us and flew off. A little further on we . . . and St John’s Abbey . . . . The Abbey . . . about three hundred years ago. Although it . . . , it is . . . as it stands in a . . . on a . . . beside a . . . with . . . above it.
- The cottage is in some wonderful . . . on the edge of a . . . . Unfortunately the trees . . . of the . . . . It has a little garden with a stream at the end of it. The . . . through the forest. They wanted to build a timber factory here but the local people said that it would . . . and, fortunately, their campaign to . . . succeeded.
- . . . — a landscape with nothing extreme or threatening about it
- The language of tourism
- . . . view — nothing blocks the view
- . . . view — view over a very wide area
- . . . view — very dramatic view
- . . . a view — enjoy a view
- . . . scenery — extremely striking and beautiful views
- . . . the landscape — can be seen from a long way away
- beach . . .
- . . . beach
- . . . beach
- . . . sands
- . . . countryside
- . . . countryside
- From most rooms there are . . . views of the castle.
- For the top floor restaurant diners have a . . . view of the countryside.
- From the balcony there is a . . . of the mountains.
- We stopped for a few minutes to . . . the view.
- The area has some . . . scenery — mountains, cliffs, lakes.
- The castle . . . the landscape for mile around.
- A beautiful beach . . . for miles along the coast.
- The hotel has its own . . . beach.
- You’ll love the . . . beaches.
- You can wander for miles along the . . . sands.
- You can quickly go from the hustle and bustle of the town to the . . . countryside.
- . . . view — nothing blocks the view
- Complete the collocations.
- 1. Near the lake there is an old house that . . . ruin about a hundred years ago.
- fell into
- turned
- 2. The house stands in a lovely landscape, surrounded by . . . fields.
- dramatic
- open
- 3. We . . . a footpath along the river for about three kilometres.
- followed
- turned
- 4. In the distance there were . . . mountains.
- snow-covered
- snowy
- 5. We walked through a . . . forest; it was very dark among the trees.
- bleak
- dense
- 1. Near the lake there is an old house that . . . ruin about a hundred years ago.
- Correct the underlined collocation errors in this paragraph.
- A chain of snowy mountains runs down the east of the country. The Wassa River, the country’s biggest dances slowly from the northern mountains to the sea. Even in summer it is a sour landscape, with its dark, stony mountains and its cold streams. But for me it is the family landscape of my childhood and I am happy that the government has decided to guard this environment. It is a dramatic set which is a lot worth visiting for anyone who likes spectacle views.
- A chain of - mountains runs down the east of the country. The Wassa River, the country’s biggest, slowly from the northern mountains to the sea. Even in summer it is a landscape, with its dark, mountains and its cold streams. But for me it is the landscape of my childhood and I am happy that the government has decided to this environment. It is a dramatic which is worth visiting for anyone who likes views.
- A chain of snowy mountains runs down the east of the country. The Wassa River, the country’s biggest dances slowly from the northern mountains to the sea. Even in summer it is a sour landscape, with its dark, stony mountains and its cold streams. But for me it is the family landscape of my childhood and I am happy that the government has decided to guard this environment. It is a dramatic set which is a lot worth visiting for anyone who likes spectacle views.
- Choose the correct collocation.
- 1. We . . . a lot of photographs because it was such a beautiful day.
- put
- took
- made
- 2. As I . . . the corner I . . . a glimpse of the house through the trees.
- returned | took
- returned | caught
- turned | caught
- turned | took
- 3. A long . . . beach . . . for miles in front of us.
- sandy | run
- sandy | stretched
- sanded | reached
- 4. Unfortunately, the new hotel . . . the view of the castle.
- jams
- stops
- blocks
- 1. We . . . a lot of photographs because it was such a beautiful day.
- Complete these collocations for countryside.
- adjective meaning ‘beautiful because it has not been changed or damaged by people’
- spectacular
- uninterrupted
- unspoilt
- adjective meaning ‘peaceful, quiet’
- dense
- gentle
- tranquil
- verb meaning ‘damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used’
- destroy
- block
- protect
- adjective meaning ‘lying around it’
- secluded
- dominating
- surrounding
- adjective meaning ‘beautiful because it has not been changed or damaged by people’
- Choose the word which collocates with the underlined word.
- 1. It’s a beautiful town and the . . . countryside (which is all around it) is even more beautiful.
- familiar
- spectacular
- surrounding
- 2. The tower . . . the landscape (is the most important and visible thing on) the landscape.
- dominates
- protects
- destroys
- From the top of the tower, you get a . . . view (which allows you to see a very wide stretch) of the surrounding area.
- uninterrupted
- breathtaking
- panoramic
- 3. There are lovely . . . beaches (with very few people on them).
- golden
- sandy
- secluded
- 4. We travelled through some . . . scenery (which was extremely exciting and beautiful).
- panoramic
- peaceful
- breathtaking
- 5. From the windows of our villa we had . . . views (which were continuous, without any obstacles) of the lakes and mountains.
- spectacular
- dramatic
- uninterrupted
- 1. It’s a beautiful town and the . . . countryside (which is all around it) is even more beautiful.
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