atmosphere
beach
bush
cave
cliff
coast
continent
desert
east
eastern
environment
flower
forest
grass
hill
island
jungle
lake
mountain
north
northern
ocean
plain
river
rock
sea
sky
south
southern
tree
valley
volcano
waterfall
west
western
wood
archipelago
bay
brook
canal
canyon
cape
cave
channel
estuary
fiord
geyser
glacier
gorge
gulf
high tide
iceberg
lagoon
low tide
oasis
peak
plateau
pond
puddle
rainforest
range of
mountains
reef
reservoir
river bank
river bed
shore
slope
soil
stream
tributary river
1) Name what you can see in the pictures.
1. _______________ 2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________
8. _______________
2) Unjumble the following letters to have meaningful words.
n
e
j
l
u
g
a
s
p
e
r
m
e
o
t
h
a
v
n
o
c
o
l
s
o
f
t
e
r
t
o
n
n
e
n
f
e
r
l
o
w
t
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3) Match the words with the definitions.
atmosphere
bush
cliff
coast
continent
environment
flower
grass
hill
lake
plain
valley
1. a large area of water that is surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by
rivers or streams
2. an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it
3. a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast
4. a large area of flat land
5. an area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain
6. the mixture of gases around the Earth
7. the land beside or near the sea or ocean
8. the natural world (the air, water and land) in which people, animals and plants live
9. the part of a plant which is often brightly coloured with a pleasant smell, or the type of
plant that produces these
10. a rounded shape plant with many small branches growing either directly from the ground
or from a hard woody stem
11. one of the large land masses of the earth such as Europe, Asia or Africa
12. a common wild plant with narrow green leaves and stems that are eaten by cows, horses,
sheep, etc.
4) Complete the sentences with the words listed and translate the sentences into your
language.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
atmosphere
bushes
cliff
coast
continent
environment
flowers
grass
hills
lake
plain
valley
Keep away from the edge of the _______________ - you might fall.
_______________ are not as high as mountains.
Asia is the biggest __________.
We're not doing enough to protect the _______________ from pollution.
While Little Red Riding Hood was picking _______________, the wolf hurried to the
Grandma.
6. High mountains rise above the _______________.
7. There was snow on the hill tops but not in the _______________.
8. Rimini is a thriving holiday resort on the east _______________ of Italy.
9. These factories are releasing toxic gases into the _______________.
10. The _______________ is always greener on the other side of the fence.
11. We used to go boating on that _______________.
12. There are beautiful rose _______________ in my mother’s garden.
5) Define the following words.
1. beach:
2. cave:
3. desert:
4. forest:
5. island:
6. jungle:
7. volcano:
8. waterfall:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
6) Translate the following sentences from Hungarian into English.
A légkör szennyezettsége komoly ökológiai problémát jelent.
Az egész napot a tengerparton töltöttük.
Hirtelen három nyúl ugrott ki a bokorból.
A királyfi bátran belépett a sárkány barlangjába.
A sziklafal tetejéről gyönyörű vízesés zuhogott le a völgybe.
Öt mérföldet gyalogoltunk a partvonal mentén, amíg el nem értük a hegyeket.
Földünknek hét kontinense van: Ázsia, Afrika, Észak-Amerika, Dél-Amerika, Antarktika,
Európa és Ausztrália.
8. Nem túl okos dolog a sivatagban jegesmedvére vadászni.
9. Ha nem óvjuk a környezetünket, hamarosan nem lesz hol élnünk.
10. A barátom kertjében nincsenek fák, csak virágok.
11. Az erdő közepén egy kis domb mögött van egy szép tó.
12. A tengerészek megpillantottak egy ismeretlen szigetet az óceán közepén.
13. Maugli farkasok közt nőtt fel, a dzsungelben.
14. Milyen halak élnek ebben a folyóban?
15. A hajó beleütközött egy sziklába a tenger közepén, és elsüllyedt.
16. Az ég kék, a fű zöld, nem?
17. Egy aktív vulkán bármikor kitörhet.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
7) Choose the correct word.
1.
2.
cliff
reef
river
3.
oasis
oases
hotspring
4.
dessert
desert
oasis
jungle
hill
forest
5.
6.
peak
mouth
tributary
7.
lake
valley
lagoon
9.
10.
cave
stream
delta
lake
reservoir
canal
13.
jungle
rain forest
wood
18.
21.
peak
channel
canal
22.
25.
source
gorge
waterfall
tributary
lake
hill
11.
tributary
ocean
estuary
14.
coast
shore
reef
17.
gulf
cape
canal
8.
16.
geyser
reef
cliff
19.
20.
beach
jungle
hill
23.
reservoir
waterfall
stream
reservoir
lake
lagoon
27.
slope
foot
peak
12.
jungle
park
flower
15.
waterfall
tributary river
sea
cape
cave
slope
26.
mountain
sea
ocean
channel
canal
canyon
24.
mount
range of mountains
volcano
28.
fiord
cove
plateau
gorge
canyon
cannon
29.
island
archipelago
shore
30.
slope
atmosphere
jungle
8) Fill in the gaps with a suitable word each.
1. We came to a beautiful ...
4. A lot of endangered animals
live in the ...
7. The Atlantic ... is between
Europe, Africa and America.
2. Teide in Tenerife is a ...
3. We spent the day on the...
5. The Sahara is the largest ... 6. Robin Hood lived in Sherwood ...
in the world.
8. We swam in a beautiful ...
10. The Volga is the longest
... in Europe.
9. Everest is the highest ...
in the world.
11. Ibiza is an ...
KEY TO THE EXERCISES
1
) 1. mountain
2. bush
3. cliff
4. tree
5. waterfall
6. island
7. cave
8. desert
2
) jungle
atmosphere
volcano
forest
continent
flower
3
) 1. lake
2. valley
3. cliff
4. plain
5. hill
6. atmosphere
7. coast
8. environment
9. flower
10. bush
11. continent
12. grass
4
) 1. cliff
2. hills
3. continent
4. environment
5. flowers
6. plain
7. valley
8. coast
9. atmosphere
10. grass
11. lake
12. bushes
5
) 1. an area of sand or small stones near a sea or a lake
2. a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground
3. an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants
4. a large area of land that is thickly covered with trees
5. a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
6. a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together
7. a mountain with a large opening at the top through which gases and lava are forced out into the air
8. a place where a stream or river falls from a high place, for example over a cliff or rock
6
1. Pollution of the atmosphere means a serious ecological problem.
2. We speant the whole day on the beach.
3. Suddenly, three rabbits jumped out of the bush.
4. The prince bravely entered the cave of the dragon.
5. A beautiful waterfall fell from the top of the cliff to the valley.
5. We walked 5 miles along the coast until we reached the mountains.
6. The Earth has seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.
7. It’s not wise to hunt for polar bears in the desert.
8. If we don’t protect our environment, soon we won’t have a place to live in.
9. There are no trees in my friend’s garden, only flowers.
10. There is a beautiful lake behind a small hill in the middle of the forest.
11. The sailors caught sight of an unknown island in the middle of the ocean.
12. Maugli grew up among wolves in the jungle.
13. What fish live in this river?
14. The boat crashed into a rock in the middle of the sea and sank.
15. The sky is blue and the grass is green, aren’t they?
16. An active volcano may erupt at any time.
7
) 1. cliff
2. oasis
3. desert
4. forest
5. peak
6. valley
7. hill
8. mountain
9. cave
10. lake
11. ocean
12. jungle
13. rain forest
14. reef
15. tributary river
16. geyser
17. gulf
18. cape
19. beach
20. channel
21. canal
22. reservoir
23. waterfall
24. volcano
25. gorge
26. slope
27. cove
28. canyon
29. island
30. atmosphere
8
1. waterfall
2. volcano
3. beach
4. jungle
5. desert
6. forest
7. ocean
8. lake
9. mountain
10. river
11. island