samedi 3 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Country

Landscape  -  Countryside  -  Terrain  -  Land  -  Scenery

 

These are all words for areas away from towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms.

 

Country (often the country) an area that is away from towns and cities, especially one with particular natural features: She lives in the country. | An area of wooded country.
Landscape everything that you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country: This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.
Countryside land outside towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms. Countryside is usually used when you are talking about the beauty or peacefulness of a country area: A little village in the French countryside.
Terrain (format) land. Remember that terrain is used when you are describing the natural features of an area, for example if it is rough, flat, etc.: The truck bumped its way over the rough terrain.
Land (usually the land) the countryside; the way people live in the country as opposed to in towns and cities: Many younger people are leaving the land to find work in the cities.
Scenery the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, especially when these are attractive to look at: We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery.

 

PATTERNS
*mountainous/mountain/wild/rugged country/ landscape/countryside/terrain/scenery
*beautiful/glorious/dramatic country/landscape/ countryside/scenery
*open country/landscape/countryside/terrain/land
*rolling country/landscape/countryside
*to protect the landscape/countryside/land

 

 

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Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
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