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Vocabulary builder: Describing landscapes

Dezsényi I. - Salánki Á. — Fri, 19 May 2017 12:07:04 +0000

Have you ever wanted to describe an area of the countryside but found you didn’t have the right words? If so, we’ll now have a look at words and phrases that we use to describe different landscapes.

To start with the most basic description, an area of land that is mainly covered with grass or trees is often described as green:

There are so few green spaces in the city. – Annyira kevés zöld felület van a városban.

An area that is especially green, in a way that is attractive, may also be described as lush: lush green valleys. A more literary word for this is verdant:

All around her were verdant meadows. – Szerte körülötte zöldellő rétek terültek el.

Meanwhile, a landscape that has few or no plants because there is so little rain may be described as arid:

Few animals can survive in this arid desert landscape. – Kevés állat képes megélni ebben a száraz sivatagos vidéken. (A technical description for an area that has little rain but is not completely dry is semi-arid: a semi-arid zone.)

Land that is extremely dry because rain has not fallen for a long time is often said to be parched: parched earth/fields.

Sun-baked, meanwhile, describes land that is hard and dry because it has received so little rain for so long:

The sun-baked earth was full of cracks. – A naptól kiégett föld tele volt repedésekkel.

Other words describe the shape of the land.

A hilly area has lots of hills:

The countryside round here is very hilly. – A körülöttünk elterülő táj nagyon dombos.

The phrase rolling hills is often used in descriptions of attractive landscapes with many gentle hills:

Everywhere you look, there are rolling hills. – Bármerre nézel, dimbes-dombos a táj.

The rather literary word undulating is also used to describe this type of landscape:

This picturesque village is surrounded by undulating hills. – A festői falut dimbes-dombos táj veszi körül.

Meanwhile, a landscape with bigger hills – mountains – is mountainous: a mountainous region.

If those mountains have snow on the top, they are often referred to as snow-capped: a snow-capped mountain range.

Still with the shape of the land, craggy describes an area with lots of rocks sticking out: a craggy coastline.

Rugged is very similar, describing an area of land that is wild and not flat:

These photographs really capture the rugged landscape of the region. – Ezek a fotók igazán jól visszaadják a terület zord, hegyekkel tűzdelt táját.

Of course, not all landscapes are green and hilly. An area may be flat. If there are no trees, hills or other interesting features, it may appear rather featureless:

It was a grey, featureless landscape. – Szürke, jellegtelen táj volt.

Two negative adjectives that are sometimes used to describe featureless landscapes are bleak and desolate. Both are used for areas of the countryside that seem empty and cold, with nothing pleasant to look at:

The house stands on a bleak hilltop. – A ház egy puszta, zord hegycsúcson áll.

Another adjective sometimes used in this context is windswept. A windswept area of land has no trees or other high structures to protect it from the wind:

The picture shows a desolate, windswept landscape. – A kép egy sivár, széljárta tájat ábrázol.

source: dictionaryblog.cambridge.org

Match the synonyms.

1. bleak	a. verdant
2. flat	b. parched
3. lush	c. undulating
4. rolling hills	d. desolate
5. sun-baked	e. featureless

Key:

1. d.

2. e.

3. a.

4. c.

5. b.

NÓRI KÖNYVAJÁNLATA A LECKÉHEZ:

The ‘Grand Beedapest Hotel’ – an amazing place for bees

Dezsényi I. - Salánki Á. — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 05:33:19 +0000

The bee population is up against a lot these days, including pesticides, parasites, and deforestation. With a hive of mounting troubles, the noble insect needs a place to blow off some steam. To that end, tea company Taylors of Harrogate built an elaborate hotel, which serves as a place for bees to relax, and a way to raise awareness of their many plights. The English company modeled the miniature after Wes Anderson’s titular Grand Budapest Hotel.

The Grand Beedapest Hotel has rooms dedicated to different flavored teas, and the company gives credit where credit is due, noting that there would be no tea without the buzzy brood. There’s the “Lemongrass and Ginger Bar,” the “Rose Lemonade Restaurant” and the “Sour Cherry Bedroom.” Each vibrant space matches the flavor to a paint that, according to scientific research, helps to attract the bees.

“Bees are so important in helping to provide great flavor, but less attention has been paid to show how urban areas can be made more pollinator-friendly,’ said Kate Halloran of Taylors of Harrogate in a press release. “The aim of the bee hotel is to not only educate and entertain, but to also inspire action, from the peppermint leaf gym for a complete wing work out, through to the luxury sweet rhubarb suite with its decadent rhubarb sugar water bath and UV disco, their every need will be taken care of.”

It isn’t just for looks, though. The luxurious hotel has all the bells and whistles of a five-star hotel. Inside, bees can find bedrooms, a gym, a pool, and even a dance floor. Each has a bee-friendly spin, making them very inviting to the fuzzy yellow insects. For example, the rose lemonade restaurant serves pollen, while the peppermint leaf gym and spa has sugar water. The furniture is made from balsa wood and the bedrooms have hollow tubes for the bees to nest in. Best of all, there is some pretty great artwork on the walls. We spotted Magritte’s The Son of Man, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, and a portrait of Beyoncé in the Sweet Rhubarb Queen Bee Suite.

source: mentalfloss

Insects in English. Which one is which? Can you make pairs?

1. ant	a. a flying insect with a small body and large, often colorful wings
2. butterfly	b. a small, red beetle that is round and has black spots
3. wasp	c. a very small insect that lives under the ground in large and well-organized social groups
4. ladybird	d. a small flying insect that bites the skin of people and animals and sucks their blood
5. mosquito	e. a large, green insect that holds its front legs in a way that makes it look as if it is praying
6. praying mantis	f. scary yellow and black stripy insect that flies around stinging people

Key

1. c.

2. a.

3. f.

4. b.

5. d.

6. e.

All about Nature and Trees – igék és melléknevek

Dezsényi I. - Salánki Á. — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:11:38 +0000

A természettel, fákkal kapcsolatos igék:

to go on an excursion/ a trip	kirándulni	to breathe	lélegezni
to do sports	sportolni	to explore	felfedezni
to pick	szedni, leszedni	to collect	gyűjteni
to smell	megszagolni, illatozni	to hike	kirándulni, túrázni
to buzz	zümmögni	to hide	elbújni
to run away	elfutni	to sight	meglátni
to grow	nőni, teremni	to rot	rohadni, megrohadni
to wilt	elhervadni	to blossom	virágozni
to enjoy	élvezni	to chirp	csiripelni
to cut down/chop down	kivágni	to log	hasogatni (fát)
to plant	ültetni	to protect	védeni, megvédeni
to conserve	megóvni	to nurture	táplálni
to pollute	szennyezni	to cleanse	megtisztítani
to solve	megoldani	to change	változni, változtatni
to decompose	lebomlani, elrohadni	to saw (sawed, sawn)	fűrészelni
to hatch	kikelni, költeni	to climb	mászni
to fish	halászni, horgászni	to hunt	vadászni
to be part of sg	része lenni valaminek	to relax	lazítani, pihenni
to take a walk	sétálni	to contaminate	beszennyezni
to angle	horgászni, pecázni	to catch fish	halat fogni

A természettel, fákkal kapcsolatos melléknevek:

wild	vad	free	szabad
green	zöld	colourful	színes
calm, tranquil	nyugodt	calming	megnyugtató
quiet	csendes	scenic	festői, látványos
leafy	lombos, leveles	wet	nedves
dry	száraz	outdoor	kinti
protected	védett	rare	ritka
endangered	veszélyeztetett	evergreen	örökzöld
polluted, contaminated	szennyezett	good-smelling, fragrant	illatos
poisonous	mérges	edible	ehető
wood	fa-	nature loving	természetbarát
rocky	köves, sziklás	fertile	termékeny
environment-friendly	környezetbarát	natural	természetes
fresh	friss	renewable	megújuló
versatile	változékony	decomposable	lebomló
alive	élő	blooming	virágzó
floral	virágos, virágú	grassy	füves
lush	buja	breath taking	lélegzetelállító
ever-changing	folyamatosan változó	unique	egyedi
unpredictable	kiszámíthatatlan	sunlit	napsütötte
wind-swept	szélfútta	wooded	erdős
picturesque	festői szépségű	parched	kiszáradt, sivár
shady	árnyékot adó	tall	magas

Angolban sok az olyan idióma és kfejezés, ami a természettel kapcsolatos szavakon alapul. Ki tudod egészíteni az alábbiakat?

1. to beat around the ……. (to avoid talking about what is important – köntörfalazni, kerülgetni a forró kását)

2.a bed of ….. (an easy and peaceful life – kellemes helyzet, leányálom)

3. to go out on a ……. (to put yourself in a risky position in order to support someone or something – kockára tenni valamit)

4. to rest on one’s …….. (to be satisfied with someone’s past achievements and not making further efforts – ül a babérjain)

5. to turn over a new ……. (to start doing things differently, in a better way – új lapot nyitni, új életet kezdeni)

6. …… and branch (completely, thoroughly – gyökeresen)

7. to be at the top of the …… (to hold the highest level of a profession or career – szakmai csúcson lenni)

8. to be out of the ……. (to be out of danger–biztonságban lenni, kikeveredni a veszélyből)

9. money doesn’t grow on …… (you should be careful how much you spend, because money is not an infinite resource – a pénz nem fán terem)

10, can’t see the …….for the trees (when someone is too involved in the details of a problem to look at the situation as a whole – nem látja a fától az erdőt)

Megoldás:

1. bush

2. roses

3. limb

4. laurels

5. leaf

6. root

7. tree

8. woods

9. trees

10. wood/forest

All about Nature and Trees – főnevek

Dezsényi I. - Salánki Á. — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:36:13 +0000

Nature: forest, woods, field, river, creek, brook, stream, lake, sea, ocean, countryside, mountain, hill, jungle, desert

Bushes,shrubs: hazel, raspberry, blueberry, lingonberry, huckleberry, dog-rose, climbing rose, magnolia, heather, hawthorn, honeysuckle, ivy, holly, juniper, myrtle, lavender, oleander, lilac, mistletoe, sloe

Trees: acacia, beech, pine, (weeping) willow, walnut, chestnut, hornbeam, linden, maple, birch, poplar, oak, dogwood, baobab, palm, laurel, cedar, teak, yew, elm, sycamore, spruce, apple, apricot, cherry, grapefruit, lemon, orange, peach, pear, plum, almond, fig

nature	természet	trees	fák
forest, woods	erdő	acacia	akác
field	mező	beech	bükk
river	folyó	pine	fenyő
creek, brook, stream	patak	(weeping) willow	(szomorú) fűz
lake	tó	walnut	diófa
sea	tenger	chestnut	gesztenyefa
ocean	óceán	hornbeam	gyertyán
countryside	vidék	linden	hárs
mountain	hegy	maple	juhar
hill	domb, kisebb hegy	birch	nyírfa
jungle	dzsungel	poplar	nyárfa
desert	sivatag	oak	tölgy
bushes, shrubs	bokrok, cserjék	dogwood	som
hazel	mogyoróbokor	baobab	majomkenyérfa
raspberry	málna	palm	pálma
blueberry	fekete áfonya	laurel	babér
lingonberry	vörös áfonya	cedar	cédrus
huckleberry	tőzegáfonya	teak	tikfa
dog-rose	vadrózsa, csipkebogyó	yew	tiszafa
climbing rose	futórózsa	elm	szilfa
magnolia	magnólia	sycamore	platánfa
heather	hanga	spruce	lucfenyő
hawthorn	galagonya	apple	alma
honeysuckle	lonc	apricot	sárgabarack
ivy	borostyán	cherry	cseresznye, meggy
holly	magyal	grapefruit	grapefruit
juniper	boróka	lemon	citrom
myrtle	mirtusz	orange	narancs
lavender	levendula	peach	őszibarack
oleander	leander	pear	körte
lilac	orgona	plum	szilva
mistletoe	fagyöngy	almond	mandula
sloe	kökény	fig	füge

A természettel, fákkal kapcsolatos főnevek:

excursion, hiking	kirándulás, túrázás	animal	állat
bird	madár	flower	virág
plant	növény	ant	hangya
bee	méhecske	butterfly	pillangó, lepke
lizard	gyík	squirrel	mókus
forest fruit	erdei gyümölcs	berry	bogyó
resin	gyanta	needle	tűlevél
tree foliage	lomb	leaf	levél
bark	fakéreg	cone	toboz
trunk	fatörzs	root	gyökér
air	levegő	branch, limb	faág
twig	gally, kisebb ág	stump	fatönk
ring	évgyűrű	sap	nedv
acorn	makk	nettle	csalán
mushroom	gomba	soil	talaj
mold	humusz	sand	homok
birdsong	madárdal	humming	zümmögés
clearing	tisztás	cave	barlang
shadow	árnyék	grass	fű
moss	moha	peak	hegycsúcs
fern	páfrány	clover	lóhere
logger	favágó	hunter	vadász
fisherman	halász	forester	erdész
timber, lumber	faanyag	log	fahasáb, farönk
axe	balta, fejsze	saw	fűrész
beauty	szépség	cliff, rock	szikla
conservation	védelem, megóvás	environment	környezet
environmental protection	környezetvédelem	birdwatching	madarak megfigyelése hobbiból
season	évszak	weather	időjárás
terrain	terep	volcano	vulkán
wildlife	vadvilág	animal world	állatvilág
atmosphere	légkör	sky	ég
meadow	rét	death-watch beetle	szú
angler	horgász	fishing rod	horgászbot, pecabot

Fák. De melyik, melyik? Összekevertük a betűket, állítsd őket helyes sorrendbe!

1. wwolli

2. kao

3. lluaer

4. enip

5. wey

6. lme

7. dacer

8. cirbh

9. goddwoo

10. lenind

Megoldás:

1. willow

2. oak

3. laurel

4. pine

5. yew

6. elm

7. cedar

8. birch

9. dogwood

10. linden