Learn about nature vocabulary with special guest Monica Stocker from El Blog Para Aprender Ingles.  

Nature and the Environment – http://www.inglespodcast.com/96

https://blogdelingles.com/ – unit 6 A2 Nature vocabulary (also prepositions, exam skill and pronunciation)

cliff – acantilado / cave – cueva – Batman’s cave / burrow –madriguera / mine – mina (coal mine, gold mine) – mine, adj. it belongs to me.
stone – piedra / rock – roca / pebble – piedrecita, guijarro IDIOM: ‘You’re not the only pebble on the beach.’ – No eres el único
countryside – campo / field – campo / hill – colina / meadow – pradera
coast – costa / sea / ocean / beach / lighthouse – faro
gulf – golfo, Persian Gulf / bay – bahía / cove – cala / harbour – puerto (can be man-made or natural. Where ship can shelter from the weather and be stored – like a parking space for boats) / port – puerto (manmade for loading and unloading)
lake – lago / pond – estanque / swamp – pantano / puddle – charco
river – río / stream (riachuelo)
iceberg
desert / dune
earth – suelo, terreno, barro / soil – tierra / ground – suelo / land – tierra, terreno / mud – barro / dirt – tierra

Translation

1. Esa pradera es muy bonita – That meadow is very nice

2. El faro se ve desde mi casa – The lighthouse can be seen from my home (house)

3. Nunca he estado en el desierto – I’ve never been to the desert

4. Vamos a las dunas – Let’s go to the dunes

5. Hay piedrecitas (guijarros) en el río – There are pebbles in the river

6. El jardín está lleno de barro – The garden is full of mud

7. Vimos una cueva muy antigua – We saw a very old cave

8. Era una mina de oro – It was a gold mine

9. El estanque estaba seco – The pond was dry

Discussion
Do you like nature or are you a city person?
How often do you get to the coast?
What’s the most impressive and amazing natural place or landscape (panorama, paisaje) you’ve seen?
Which natural wonder or nature reserve would you most like to visit?

Check out Mónica’s excellent blog at: https://blogdelingles.com/

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