# Countryside Advanced

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- CEFR: C1 (Advanced)
- Theme: Travel & Transportation
- Words: 20
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Countryside vocabulary for landscape writing, including arable, pastoral and undulating land, plus a hedgerow, a weir and a coppice.

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## Word list

* **picturesque** /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/: Very pretty to look at, in the charming way a small village or a valley can be. — “We stopped in a **picturesque** valley for a picnic.”
* **winding** /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/: Bending repeatedly one way then the other instead of running straight. — “A **winding** lane climbs through the hills to the farm.”
* **arable** /ˈærəbəl/: Describing land that is suitable for growing crops. — “Most of this flat region is rich **arable** farmland.”
* **undulating** /ˈʌndʒəˌleɪtɪŋ/: Having gentle slopes that rise and fall like waves. — “The path crosses **undulating** grassland before it reaches the woods.”
* **hedgerow**: A long line of bushes and small trees growing along the edge of a field. — “Birds nest in the thick **hedgerow** between the two fields.”
* **bucolic** /bjuˈkɑlɪk/: Relating to pleasant, peaceful life in the countryside. — “The painting showed a **bucolic** scene of farmers at work.”
* **pastoral** /ˈpæstərəl/: Relating to the countryside and farming, especially in a peaceful, idealised way. — “The poem describes a **pastoral** life of shepherds and fields.”
* **verdant** /ˈvɜrdənt/: Covered with lush, healthy green grass or plants. — “The train passed through **verdant** hills.”
* **smallholding**: A minor farm run by one family, on a much more modest scale than a typical commercial farm. — “They grow vegetables to sell from their **smallholding**.”
* **agrarian** /əˈɡrɛriən/: Relating to farming or farmland. — “The country's economy was once mostly **agrarian**.”
* **fen** /fɛn/: Low flat wet land that has been drained for farming. — “Every field on the **fen** sits below the level of the river.”
* **weir** /wir/: A low wall built across a river to control the flow of water. — “Salmon gather below the **weir** every autumn.”
* **coppice**: A small wood where trees are cut back regularly to produce new growth. — “The **coppice** is cut on a seven-year cycle.”
* **tillage** /ˈtɪlɑdʒ/: The preparation of land for growing crops by ploughing it. — “Heavy **tillage** on this soil does more harm than good.”
* **wetland** /ˈwɛtˌlænd/: An area of land that is permanently wet and rich in wildlife. — “The **wetland** is protected and closed to visitors in spring.”
* **moorland** /ˈmʊrˌlænd/: A large area of open high ground with poor soil. — “Nothing grows on that **moorland** but heather and gorse.”
* **woodland** /ˈwʊdˌlænd/: An area covered with trees, smaller than a forest. — “Ancient **woodland** covers less than two per cent of the county.”
* **glade** /ɡleɪd/: An open space with no trees inside a wood. — “They camped in a **glade** where the light came straight down.”
* **brook** /brʊk/: A small stream. — “A **brook** runs under the road and comes out behind the church.”
* **ridge** /rɪdʒ/: A long narrow raised part of the land along the top of hills. — “The path follows the **ridge** for four miles without a gate.”

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