Lesson Types of Families 1

Other features and buildings in the countryside

A cottage – A small house in the countryside or a village.
‘when I think of the countryside, I think of villages with pretty cottages’
A Farmhouse – The building on a farm that is the home of the farmer.
A Smallholding / homestead – a small farm.
A Barn – a large farm building for crops, animals or the storage of equipment.
A cabin / hut – A small, simple building that provides shelter.
‘we spent our last holiday staying in a wooden cabin next to a lake’
A Bothy – a simple house or shelter with one or two rooms in a remote area.
An allotment – a small piece of land where a person can grow food for themselves.
‘we spend most of our weekends at the allotment looking after our vegetables’
An orchard – an area of land with fruit trees.
A (public) footpath – British Eng. – a legally protected route for walkers
A (public) bridleway/bridle path – a legally protected path in the countryside where not only walkers but also horse riders and cyclists can use
A country lane – a small road in the countryside
A Reservoir – A lake, either natural or man-made, where water is stored so that it can be used to generate electricity or supply water to residents in an area.
A dam – an artificial wall across a river to create a reservoir
‘We parked our car on the road over the dam and had a walk around the reservoir.’







Lesson 18. Hometowns




1 towering skyscrapers – juda ham baland binolar
2 noise pollution – juda ham ko’p shovqin, shovqindan ifloslanish