June, 1, 2020 Countryside	
Talking about the landscape (1)	
surrounding countryside - окружающая местность
familiar, gentle, bleak landscape -знакомый, нежный, унылый (печальный) пейзаж
	From my room I look out over the surrounding countryside. It’s very different from the familiar landscape I see from the windows at home. At home it’s a gentle landscape with open fields. Here it’s a bleak landscape with rocky mountains in the distance.	
follow a path - идти по дороге, тропинке
catch a glimpse of  - увидеть мельком
catch sight of - увидеть, заметить
round a bend- за поворотом 
come into view - войди в поле зрения
fall into ruin - превратиться в руины 
worth seeing- стоит увидеть
dramatic setting- впечатляющий пейзаж
steep slope крутой склон
fast-flowing river- стремительная река
mountains towering -возвышающиеся горы	Yesterday we followed a path down to the lake. As we turned a corner, we caught a glimpse of  a kingfisher standing in the water. John tried to take a picture of it but it caught sight of us and flew off. A little further on we rounded a bend  and St John’s Abbey came into view. The Abbey fell into ruin  about three hundred years ago. Although it lies in ruins, it is well worth seeing as it stands in a dramatic setting on a steep slope beside a fast-flowing river with mountains towering above it.	
unspoilt - нетронутый
dense forest- густой лес
block the view -закрывать вид
snow-covered mountains- заснеженные горы
stream wind-поток ветра
destroy the countryside- разрушать сельскую местность
protect the environment- защищать окружающую среду	The cottage is in some wonderful unspoilt countryside on the edge of a dense forest. Unfortunately the trees block the view of the snow-covered mountains. It has a little garden with a stream at the end of it. The stream winds  through the forest. They wanted to build a timber factory here but the local people said that it would destroy the countryside and, fortunately, their campaign to protect the environment succeeded.	
The language of tourism (2)	
collocation	example	
uninterrupted view - панорамный вид, полный обзор
	From most rooms there are uninterrupted views of the castle.
[nothing blocks the views of the castle]	
panoramic view - панорамный обзор	From the top floor restaurant diners have a panoramic view of the
countryside. [view over a very wide area]	
spectacular view- потрясающий, эффектный вид	From the balcony there is a spectacular view of the mountains.
[very dramatic view]	
enjoy/admire a view- наслаждаться видом	We stopped for a few minutes to admire the view.	
breathtaking scenery- захватывающий пейзаж	The area has some breathtaking scenery – mountains, cliff s, lakes.
[extremely striking and beautiful views]	
dominate the landscape- господствовать над местностью	The castle dominates the landscape for miles around.
[can be seen from a long way away]	
beach stretches - протяженность пляжа	A beautiful beach stretches for miles along the coast	
sandy beach	The hotel has its own sandy beach	
secluded beach	You’ll love the secluded beaches. [without many people]	
golden sands	You can wander for miles along the golden sands.	
peaceful/tranquil countryside- умиротворенный сельский пейзаж	You can quickly go from the hustle and bustle of the town to the tranquil
countryside. [formal]	
Exercise 1.  Look at 1. Complete the collocations to fit these pictures

1 2   3

1 Near the lake there is an old house that ............................................... ............................................... ruin about a hundred years ago. It stands in a lovely landscape, surrounded by ............................................... fields.
2 We ............................................... a footpath along the river for about three kilometres. In the distance there were snow-............................................... mountains.
3 We walked through a ............................................... forest; it was very dark among the trees.	
Exercise 2. Choose the correct collocation.

1 We made / took / put a lot of photographs because it was such a beautiful day.
2 As I returned / turned the corner I made / caught / took a glimpse of the house through the trees.
3 A long sanded / sandy beach reached / ran / stretched for miles in front of us.
4 Unfortunately, the new hotel blocks / jams / stops the view of the castle.
	
Exercise 3. Replace the words in brackets in each sentence with one word which collocates with the
underlined word.

1 It’s a beautiful town and the countryside (which is all around it) is even more beautiful.
2 The tower (is the most important and visible thing on) the landscape. From the top of the tower,
you get a view (which allows you to see a very wide stretch) of the surrounding area.
3 There are lovely beaches (with very few people on them).
4 We travelled through some scenery (which was extremely exciting and beautiful).
5 From the windows of our villa we had views (which were continuous, without any obstacles,) of
the lakes and mountains.	
Все материалы из  книги "English Collocations in Use" by M. McCarthy, F. O'Dell.