# Countryside Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Travel & Transportation
- Words: 16
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Countryside vocabulary for land that is worked, including fertile ground, grazing livestock and irrigation, plus a remote cottage and a scenic meadow.

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## Word list

* **cottage** /ˈkɑtədʒ/: A small, old house in the country, often with a garden and thick walls. — “We rented a stone **cottage** in Wales for a week.”
* **meadow** /ˈmɛˌdoʊ/: A field covered with grass and wild flowers, often cut for hay in summer. — “Bees were everywhere in the **meadow** behind the farm.”
* **scenic** /ˈsinɪk/: Having beautiful natural views and landscapes. — “We drove along a **scenic** route through the hills.”
* **remote** /rɪˈmoʊt/: Far away from towns or other places; isolated. — “The cottage stood in a **remote** valley.”
* **idyllic** /aɪˈdɪlɪk/: Extremely pleasant, peaceful and picture-like, especially describing the countryside. — “They spent an **idyllic** week in a cottage by the lake.”
* **tranquil** /ˈtræŋkwəl/: Calm and peaceful, without noise or disturbance. — “The valley was completely **tranquil** at dawn.”
* **fertile** /ˈfɜrtəl/: Land that is good for growing plants and crops successfully. — “The river leaves behind rich, **fertile** soil.”
* **livestock** /ˈlaɪvˌstɑk/: Farm animals kept for meat, milk, or wool. — “The farm keeps over two hundred head of **livestock**.”
* **grazing** /ˈɡreɪzɪŋ/: The activity of animals eating grass out in a field. — “The cows spent all day **grazing** in the meadow.”
* **rustic** /ˈrʌstɪk/: Simple and typical of the countryside, often in a charming way. — “The hotel has a **rustic** style with wooden beams.”
* **moor** /mʊr/: A high open area of rough land covered with grass and low bushes. — “The **moor** is beautiful in August and lethal in February.”
* **marsh** /mɑrʃ/: Soft wet land that is often flooded. — “Boots sink to the ankle in the **marsh** after a wet week.”
* **thicket** /ˈθɪkɪt/: A group of bushes and small trees growing very close together. — “A fox went straight into the **thicket** and was gone.”
* **irrigation** /ˌɪrəˈɡeɪʃən/: The supply of water to land so that crops will grow. — “Without **irrigation** the whole valley would be dust by July.”
* **furrow** /ˈfɜroʊ/: A long narrow cut made in the ground by a plough. — “Each **furrow** ran dead straight from the gate to the far hedge.”
* **barnyard** /ˈbɑrˌnjɑrd/: The open area around a farm building where animals are kept. — “Hens had the run of the **barnyard** all afternoon.”

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