Expressions needed for Geography regarding landscape and climate description. Intro. Units 1&2 Describing • • • • • • • • • •
The photo/picture shows ... In the foreground/background you can see ... In the foreground/background there is ... In the middle/centre there are ... At the top/At the bottom there is ... On the left/right there are ... In the picture I can see ... There is / There are ...many, a lot of There isn’t a ... there isn’t much… / There aren’t any ... many…. The picture shows, refers to On the first / second / third picture …
Comparison: easier, warmer, nicer, higher, lower, flatter, … Verb tense: Use the past simple for historic events. / If you use the present DON’T FORGET “S” IN THE 3rd PERSON SINGULAR. EX: It rains / it snows / it gets cold or hot Use appropriate adjectives and adverbs: Too hot / too cold / not warm enough / quite frequent or abundant…/ extremely/very dry Connecting ideas: • • • • •
Regarding, with reference to: en relación a, con respecto a However, nevertheless: sin embargo Even though, although: aunque Besides: además Likewise: de igual manera
Use modals: • • •
It can/could/may be… It looks like a .../ It might be a .../ He could be ...ing / Maybe it’s a ... It is a type of weather that… / it is a kind of landscape with ….
Specific vocabulary of the units: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Cactus(es): cactus Cattle industry: ganado Climate: clima Countryside: campo Crops / Farming areas: cultivo/campo de cultivo Fertile: fértil Field/landscape: paisaje Flood: inundación Grow: crecer Lake: lago Meadow: pradera Overflow: desbordarse Protect: proteger Rainfalls: cataratas Stream: corriente