25 Phrases to Talk About Nature and Landscapes in English - Visual Vocabulary Lesson

In this visual vocabulary lesson, you can learn how to talk about nature in English. Learn vocabulary and phrases to describe landscapes, countryside and nature in English. Get more speaking and vocabulary practice when you take lessons with a teacher! Try one now: bit.ly/ooe-teac....
Use what you learned from the lesson to describe the nature and landscape around your home in the comments! We will give you feedback.
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This lesson will help you:
- Understand how to describe flat lands when you talk about nature in English.
- Learn new expressions to talk about mountains when describing nature.
- See different ways to describe trees when talking about nature in English.
- Get examples of phrases and vocabulary to talk about different forms of water in English.
- Describe nature and landscapes in English using different types of vocabulary and phrases.
- See examples of how to use these words and phrases properly in an English sentence.
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I live on the bank of a river. The nature I can admire from my window is such an endless grassland which goes on for miles. We have no hedgerows here. The only barrier between fields is the river. My favourite place to relax is near the pine forests which are surrounded by the river. The special view is in the evening, when the sun tries to shorten the distance between the sky and the earth in order to kiss our stunningly beautiful blue-eyed river.

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I grew up in village, where nature is stunning. I think everywhere countryside are greenery and fascinating nature. My village is surrounding fields. Our terrain is plain. Fields sown with different crops. Usually, there are sunflowers, wheat, buckwheat, rye, corn. When you see field with different culture you inspired with this picture. Example, when you drive between fields on one side there's sunflowers, and on the other there's buckwheat. And you can enjoy not only exciting view but tasty smell. It's my terrain where I grew up . Street where is my house is wide. Opposite my street a lot of different plants: trees, bushes, just grass and different flowers. Common trees are birch, acacia, linden, chestnut, maple, conifers. In my village there is no hedge like in England. I think there is not bleak landscape. My dream is live near to sea with sandy beaches and turquoise water

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Excellent response! Here are some corrections for you: 1) 'I grew up in a village,' not, 'in village'. 2) 'My village is surrounded by fields,' not, 'surrounding fields'. 3) 'The fields are sown with different crops,' not, 'Fields sown with different crops'. Hope this helps you!

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I lived in a small but beautiful city named Neixiang during my childhood. The city is surrounded by rolling hills. A long river named Tuanhe across the whole city from north to south and there is a lot of greenery on the bank of the river. 50 km far away from downtown, a famous scenery named Bantianman where full of dramatic landscapes are worth visiting for everyone. Being in the scenic area, you are able to enjoy it by seeing many rugged, towering mountains, turquoise lakes, and woodlands anywhere.

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Hi there. Thank you for sharing your response! Here are a few corrections for you: 1) '...named Tuanhe flows across the whole city...' not, '...named Tuanhe across the whole city...'. 2) '50km from downtown...' not, '50 km far away from downtown...'. 3) '...there is a famous site named Bantianman which is full of...' not, '...a famous scenery named Bantianman where full of...'. Hope this helps you!

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I live near the countryside

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I live in an industrial city, so I hardly feel comfortable with its landscape, just buildings, vehicles with smoke. Nonetheless, my parents used to experience their childhood in the countryside with spectacular fields, towering trees as well as flying storks- a familiar image of Vietnamese countrysides. Thus, I always take any chances I have to get there to enjoy the unspoiled atmosphere and great scenery.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thank you for sharing, Phuong! You wrote an excellent response. Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...with its landscape: just buildings and vehicles with smoke...' not, '...with its landscape, just buildings, vehicles with smoke...'. 2) '...my parents experienced their childhood...' not, 'used to'. Hope this helps you!

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I’m live in Pakistan,it’s more beautiful than any country of world.its full of beautiful landscapes,mountains,waterfalls and much more.i suggest all of you to come Pakistan and enjoy the nature

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for watching and sharing! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) 'I live in...' not, 'I'm'. 2) '...Pakistan. It's more beautiful...' not, '...Pakistan,it’s more beautiful...'. 3) '...any country in the world,' not, 'of world'. Hope this is useful for you!

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I live in small village in a remote countryside of Vietnam. There are many rolling hill near my house.

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Great response, Yen. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) 'I live in a small village,' not, 'I live in small village.' 2) 'There are many rolling hills,' not, 'hill.' Hope this helps you!

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I was born in Kazakhstan in a lager city Almaty. There are a lot of different landscapes . In the countryside you can see wonderful mountains and forest, also there are fileds separate by hedgerows and rolling hills in the distance. Th countryside around there is very unusual compared another city Kazakhstan. In the winter if you go to the mountains you can see bleak , windy landscapes full of never ended pine forest . If you go Charyn Canyon you can see weird rock formations with incredible mesas.

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Hi Rishad. Thanks for watching and sharing. Here are a few suggestions for your response: 1) '...city called Almaty,' not, '...city Almaty.' 2) '...fields separated by...' not, 'separate.' 3) '...compared to other cities in Kazakhstan,' not, '...compared another city Kazakhstan.' Hope that is useful for you!

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When I look outside through my windows I see everywhere everywhere mountains, not so high and towering but very nice and interesting! why? because you can practice by wintry weather downhill ski or cross-country ski, and in summertime rock climbing or mountain bike. I can also go to the shores of the Serre-Ponçon lake (nearly 2 km) or to the banks of the Durance, to have a rest or swim. The landscape is stunning because it's full or rock formation water and forest too!

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I spent my childhood in a big ancient city built on a rolling hills by the bank of a great russian river. However today i live in another country and view a very different landscape. mostly we have desert plains which look barren in summer. But when the wintry rains come, the desert get covered with greenery and flowers.

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Thank you for watching and sharing, Julia! You wrote a fantastic response with good use of the phrases. Nice job! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...built on rolling hills,' or, '...built on a hill,' not, '...built on a rolling hills'. 2) Capitalize 'Russian' and 'I'. 3) '...the desert gets covered,' not, 'get'. Hope this is useful for you!

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I live in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the capital city of Bangladesh. There is a little space for greenery. But the villages have wonderful landscape. Everyone will be pleased by seeing the scene of the villages.

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I'll try again... : the countryside where I live is a typical Tuscany landscape.. you can see rolling hills or higher mountains in the distance, covered with woods that change colours with the seasons, fields and meadows with a variety of greenery, olive trees, spots of cypressus here and there... I fell like I'm always on vacation!

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Thanks for sharing a great response, Federica! Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...landscape. You can see...' not, '...landscape.. you can see...'. 2) '...rolling hills and higher mountains in the distance,' not, '...rolling hills or higher mountains in the distance'. 3) '...in the distance covered with woods that...' not, '...in the distance, covered with woods that...'. Hope this is useful for you!

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My hometown is a tropical island surrounded by the vast sea. you can enjoy the uninterrupted views of the picturesque sea, towering palm trees and thick greenery

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Thank you so much for this vocabulary .My country has various landscapes .

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When I was living in Istanbul, the countryside I live covered by hedgerow it was remaining a one village of England Now,I am living dar es salaam for 2 month the landscape I am in so worm and we have exceptionally seaside which near the place I live What kind of landscape you live in? What does countryside look like near your home?

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My country have a landscape with a lot of greenery. The fields are surrounded by hedgerows and low hills with gentle slopes in the distance. The terrain owns too a lot of woodlands , ponds and rivers . My region is called " the land of trees and water". In fall, we pick up many cepes and chestnuts. On the other hand, we haven't a rugged mountains or a turquoise water.

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Hi Karine. Thanks for watching and sharing your response. Here are some corrections for you: 1) 'My country has...' not, 'have.' 2) It may be better to say something like: 'There are a lot of woodlands, ponds, and rivers...' instead of, 'The terrain owns too a lot of woodlands , ponds and rivers...' 3) '...we haven't got rugged mountains...' or, '...we don't have rugged mountains...' not, '...we haven't a rugged mountains...' Hope this helps you!

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I live in Vancouver. It's been just 2 months. But I really like here. because I can enjoy nature and city life at the same time. The city is surrounded by mountains and sea. I can enjoy both greenery and culture life all the time. Especially trees here are towering. And on the edge of the city I can see high visibility.

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Excellent response. Here are some corrections for you: 1) 'I really like it here,' not, 'I really like here.' 2) What do you mean by 'culture life'? Do you mean something like 'everyday life'? 3) 'The trees here are especially tall,' may be a better choice instead of, 'Especially trees here are towering.' Hope this helps you!

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@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 thank you for your feedback! 😊 culture life means.. go to watch a movie, enjoy music festival, exhibition, etc. Lots of activities hard in countryside.

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I am in a city not in the countryside...

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Actually I live in Fieri,a small city located in southern Albania.Compared to other cities in my country it is very developed in terms of economic aspects because there have been incremental changes in the industry sector.However we have a deficiency of greenery and lots of fumes are produced by the surrounding factories.As a result of this in my leisure time I prefer to go in Ardenica ,the nearest countryside that offers unparalleled sunrise views and a fantastic range of colorful odorous flowers.Furthermor it provides a multitude of museums and art galleries so I have the great opportunity to please myself.

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Hi Martina, thank you for watching and sharing your response! You have an excellent range of vocabulary, nice job! Here are some corrections for you: 1) Always put periods and commas after the last letter, and then a space: 'Fieri, a small city...' not, '...Fieri,a small city...'. 2) 'As a result of this, I prefer to go to Ardenica in my leisure time...' not, 'As a result of this in my leisure time I prefer to go in Ardenica...'. 3) 'Furthermore...' not, 'Furthermor...'. Hope this is useful for you!

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I grew up in a small but busy town called Negombo. There are rolling hills and a magnificent view of fields separated by greenish hedgerows.

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When I was a student I have a memory of the thick and bleak never-ending forest located near our house.

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The most stunning place is the towering waterfall and it's picturesque view.

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If you come to Negombo You should visit the old fortress. The scenery all around is very dramatic and Eye Catching

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I live among rolling hills and filds, which are covered with any sort of greenery, spots of trees, bushes and woods ...

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Nice, Federica! Here is a suggestion for you: '...covered with many sorts of greenery: spots of trees, bushes...' not, '...covered with any sort of greenery, spots of trees, bushes...'. Hope this helps you!

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Sir , Could you please tell me 1)I'm in the bus 2)I'm on the bus Which one is correct? Someone said one Generally, if you are telling someone you are going somewhere by bus, then you are “on” the bus, that's the correct usage. There are some cases where you might say in the bus, inside as opposed to outside, but generally you would say you are riding on the bus. It's a nuance of the English language.

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Green fields, mighty rugged mountains, sandy beaches, clay torquise sea ; all these add charm to my hometown

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I live in a beautiful countryside .there are paddy feilds with sunny wind .it is irrigated by tanks and river.I' d like to spend the time at bank of the river also.

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Excellent response, Madhubhashini! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) It would be better to say something like: 'There are sunny, windy paddy fields,' instead of, 'there are paddy feilds with sunny wind'. 2) '...tanks and the river,' not, 'and river'. 3) 'I like to spend time...' not, 'I'd like to'. Hope this helps you!

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I live in Brazil, on the countryside, there is a lot of fruit trees, plants in general, even plains and tiny woods and lakes, some hedges too. It's a very towering landscape. Thank you Martin, now I'm able to describe the place where I live better.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing! Here are a few suggestions to make your response even better: 1) 'in the countryside,' not, 'on.' 2) '...there are a lot of fruit trees,' not, 'is.' Hope this is useful for you!