LANDSCAPING

SPEAKING UP LANDSCAPING

 

TAKE A LOOK TO THE FOLLOWING VOCABULARY AND TRY TO DEFINE SOME OF THE ITEMS WITH YOUR OWN WORDS.  

 

to plan

engineering

government permits

teamwork

to erect (building, 

public spaces

parklands

golf curses

college campuses

public spaces

bike trials

verge

expressway

landscape architect

green space

ecology

plant and soil science

college course work

master’s degree in landscape design

to be licensed

to transfer (license) to another state

grass

stone

falling water

bachelor’s degree

to serve an internship

backyards

steady (income)

historic preservation

natural resources conservation

sketches

video simulations

models

to coordinate (teams)

budget and time limitations

to come to life

 

WITH THE HELP OF A DICTIONARY WRITE DOWN THE DEFINITION AND AN EXAMPLE OF EACH ONE. 

 

to plan (v) to think about the details of sth that will happen in the future

engineering (n) the study of designing and building machines, engines, electrical systems, or large structures such as roads or bridges…

permit (n) an official document that allows you to do something or go somewhere. Permission is when someone is allowed  to do something 

teamwork (n) working together in a group with other people

to erect (v) to build

building (n) a structure with walls and a roof

public (adj.) related to people

parkland (n) an area of open land with grass and trees

course (n) an area of land or water used for a sports event

campuses (n) the buildings of a college or university and the land that surrounds them

trail (n) a path through a countryside, mountain or forest area often made or used for a particular purpose.

verge (n) the strip of land that borders a road or path

expressway (n) a wide road for fast-moving traffic

landscape (n) a large area of land, especially in relation to its appearance. 

green space (n) land in a town or city that does not have buildings on it

ecology (n) the relationship between the air, land, water, animals, plants, etc. usually of a particular area, or the scientific study of this

plant and soil science (n)  a field that focuses on the study of plant biology and how plants interact with soil.

coursework (n) work set at regular periods as part of an educational course.

bachelor’s degree (n) a first degree at college or university

master’s degree (n) an advanced college or university degree

to be licensed (phrase) to have an official document that gives you permission to own, do or use something.

to transfer (v) to move someone or something from one place, to another

grass (n) a low, green plant that grows naturally over a loto of the earth’s surface

stone (n) the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building

to serve (v) to work for; to du your duty to 

internship (n) a period of time when you work for a company or organization in order to get experience

backyard (n) space at the back of a house usually covered with grass

steady (income) [adj.] something that happens in a regular way over a period of time

income (n) money that. is earned from doing work

preservation (n) the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged

natural resource (phrase) any of the materials such as water, coal, and wood that exist in nature and that is used by people

conservation (n) the protection of plants and animals, natural areas and interesting structures or buildings from the damaging effects

sketch (n) a simple, quickly-made drawing without many details

video simulations

model (n) a physical object, usually smaller than the real object used to represent something.

to coordinate (v) to make many different things work effectively as a whole

budget (n) a plan to show how much money a person or organization will earn and how much they will need to spend

to come to life (idiom) when something has become real

 

WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO AND IDENTIFY THE STUDIED WORDS ABOVE.