Nature and Culture Vocabulary review B1 AND B2a

NOTE BEFORE YOU START!

Please, take the detailed answers that will pop up. You will need them in your essay: Question 14.No Arabic!

The scenery means the ________

• view

• new

• crew

• few

Answer explanation

NOTE:

The scenery means the view. We also use the word: vista.

The picture shows a stunning view.

Complete:

We spend the day __________ through forests and over mountains.

• hiking

• hocking

• parking

• rocking

Answer explanation

NOTE:

The right answer is to hike. The main synonyms are:

- to trek, to ramble.

Draw a waterfall

Answer explanation

The picture shows a waterfall.

Water does water do?

• drips

• flows

• cascades

• boils

Answer explanation

NOTE:

When we speak about about waterfalls, we say:

water cascades. ( It pours downwards rapidly and in large quantities.

Example: water was cascading down the stairs

Select the words that mean the same as:

beautiful

• stuning

• alluring

• arresting

• mesmirizing

Answer explanation

NOTE:

The right words are:

- stunning ( never forget "nn")

- alluring

- arresting

- mesmerizing ( never forget "me")

Select words meaning the same as:

calm

• serene

• sirine

• placid

• peaceful

Answer explanation

NOTE:

serene is with e after r

Example:

a serene lake.

The video shows New York ______

• serenity

• danger

• hustle and bustle

• laziness

Answer explanation

NOTE:

New York is famous for the hustle and bustle. It means it is lively and "noisy".

Select the words that describe the picture

• astounding

• amazing

• mind-blowing

• uninteresting

Answer explanation

NOTE:

The right answers are: astounding, amazing, mind-blowing. All these adjectives describe the surprise.

You can add:

jaw dropping ,mind-boggling, breathtaking...

While the city center is famous for the hustle and bustle, the mountain is a _________ ( safe place) for the enthusiastic hikers.

• haven

• heavy

• heaven

• hover

Answer explanation

NOTE:

Haven is the right answer. Please, be careful to the pronunciation. Don't confuse "haven" which means a safe place and "heaven", which means paradise.

The picture show the dry ________

• dessert

• desert

• disert

• dissert

Answer explanation

NOTE:

The right answer is desert.