In the first part of this exercise on countryside vocabulary for walking, you learnt the names in English of the different things which people use to walk on (e.g. track, path etc...) and the names of some man-made things you will see and use when walking.
In this second part of the exercise, you will learn and remember the English names of the other places and objects that you will hear when being given directions where to walk in the countryside. This part focuses on vocabulary connected to 'farms' (the places in the countryside where crops (plants) are grown or animals are reared/breed) and the parts of them which commonly are used when people are giving directions about where to walk.
If you haven't done the first part of this exercise yet, I recommend that you do that part before doing this one (it will make doing this second part easier and quicker to do).
In both of these exercises, you will learn the names of things which are man-made (made by humans). To learn the English names of natural things you will find in the countryside, I recommend that you do the online exercises on 'Water landform names', 'Coastal landform names and the sea' or 'Mountain landform names'.
In the following conversation, Peter continues to give directions to his friend Juan on where he needs to go on a walking trip he is going to take in the countryside.
From the context, try to guess what the object or place the words in bold are. Then do the quiz at the end to check if you are right.
In this text, phrases used to give directions (e.g. 'go pass...', 'carry on until...' etc...) are used. If you don't know how to give directions in English well, I recommend that you do our exercise on the vocabulary used to give directions, before doing this exercise.
Peter:'So continue walking on the track until you reach a farmhouse on your left.'
Juan:'A farmhouse is the building where the people of a farm live in, isn't it? '
Peter:'That's right.'
Juan:'And the building where the animals live. What is that called?'
Peter:'Animals on a farm live in a barn. Anyway, when you reach the farmhouse, you need to leave the track. On your right, you'll see a field of the farm. Normally, the field has cows in it. Through the middle of the field is a path, you need to walk up that.'
Juan:'How I do I get into the field? Won't it have a fence made of wood around it to stop the cow from escaping?'
Peter:'The field which has the path in it doesn't have a wooden fence around it next to the track, but a hedge. A hedge does the same thing as a fence (it surrounds a field), but instead of being made of wood it's made of small trees which are very close together.'
Juan:'And what do you call a fence if it is made of rocks. Do you call it a rock fence?'
Peter:'No, you don't. When a field is surrounded by something made of rocks (which are also called stones), it is called stone wall or just a wall. '
Juan:'So, do I have to climb over the hedge to get into the field? It's not going to be easy.'
Peter:'No, you don't have to climb over it. There's a gap in the hedge that you can walk through.'
Juan:'Is there a metal or wood gate in the gap of the hedge which you have to open and close to enter or leave the field?'
Peter:'No, there isn't a gate in the gap of the hedge.'
Juan:'But won't that mean the cows can escape from the field?'
Peter:'No, because in front of the gap there is a hole which is covered by metal bars/tubes. This is called a cattle grid and it stops the cows from leaving the field because they can't walk on it.'
Juan:'Ok. So, I walk on the path through the field with the cows in it. And when I get to the end of the field?'
Peter:'At the end of the field is a stone wall. There is a stile which will help you to go over the wall, so you can continue walking on the path in the next field.'
Juan:'A stile?'
Peter:'A stile is where a wall or a fence has some steps or a small ladder on it, so people can climb over the top of it.'
Juan:'I know what one of those is.'
Below is a photo/picture of each of the objects in bold from the above text. Now choose the name from the question's selection box which you believe matches the photo/picture. Only use one name once. Click on the "Check" button at the bottom of the quiz to check your answers.
When the answer is correct, two icons will appear below the answer. The "" icon contains extra information on the word/phrase. In the "" icon, you can listen to the pronunciation of the word/phrase.
Now that you understand the meaning of the words/phrases and when to use them, practise using them by creating your own sentences with them in English. Also click on the "" icon under each correct answer and listen how each is pronounced correctly.
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