PET Result Unit 1 - Countryside

bay - zátoka, záliv

noun - a place where the coast is curved inwards

beach - pláž

noun - the place at the seaside with sand, where you can lie, sunbathe, play etc.

canal - kanál (plavební), plavební kanál, průplav

noun - a waterway made for ships

cliff - útes, skála

noun - the rocks that form the coast of a sea

coast - pobřeží

noun - the line where the sea or ocean meets the dry land

desert - poušť, pustina

noun - a dry piece of land usually covered with sand and no or almost no vegetation or life

earth - zem, země, zemina, hlína

noun - soil, the ground

farm - farma, statek

noun - a place with buildings, fields, pastures where plants are grown and animals bred

field - pole; pastvina, pláň

noun - a large area of open land used especially for farming

forest - les, prales

noun - a large area of land covered with trees

harbour - přístav, přístaviště

noun - the place where ships can be tied up and/or protected from the sea and wind etc.

hill - kopec

noun - a small and low mountain, a raised piece of ground

island - ostrov

noun - a piece of land in the middle of a sea, ocean, lake etc.

lake - jezero

noun - a large area of water surrounded by land

land - zem, země, pozemek

noun - a solid part of the Earth's surface

mountain - hora

noun - a very high hill

ocean - oceán

noun - a very large area of water, much bigger than a sea

rainforest - deštný prales

noun - a thick tropical forest where it rains a lot

region - region, oblast, kraj

noun - an area of land

river - řeka

noun - a large stream of water that is flowing across the land into the sea

rock - kámen

noun - a hard mineral

sand - písek

noun - the material consisting of very small grains that is found on beaches, deserts etc.

scenery - krajina, příroda

noun - the area outside towns and cities, with mountains, forests, fields etc.

sea - moře

noun - a large body of salty water, smaller and not as deep as an ocean

stream - potok, říčka

noun - a narrow natural flow of water, a narrow river

valley - údolí

noun - the low place between hills or mountains

village - vesnice, ves

noun - a place where people live smaller than a town, it usually has very few houses and almost no facilities

waterfall - vodopád

noun - a place where water falls down from a rock or cliff

wood - les, lesík

noun - a small forest, a place with many trees