1. Caution is the parent of safety.

2. Children and fools must not play with edged tools.

3. Drowning man will catch at a straw.

4. Borrowed garments never fit well.

Unit 4

Landscape and Gardening Design

Topical Vocabulary

Trees. Plants.

trunk, stem

stump, stub

root

twig

branch

bark

bough

log, block

leaf

wood, forest

grove

glade, clearing

bush, shrub

oak

acorn

chestnut

maple

willow

weeping willow

ash

arbor vitae

aspen

alder

beech

elm

juniper

hornbeam

birch

poplar

lime, linden

acacia

mountain ash, rowan

pine

sequoia

fir, spruce

larch

cedar

cypress

gardenia

moss

bamboo

liana

fern

cane, rush, reed

brier

Деревья. Растения.

ствол

пень

корень

веточка, прут

ветвь

кора

сук

бревно

лист

лес

роща

поляна

куст

дуб

желудь

каштан

клен

ива

плакучая ива

ясень

туя восточная

осина

ольха

бук

вяз

можжевельник

граб

береза

тополь

липа

акация

рябина

сосна

секвойя

пихта, ель

листвинница

кедр

кипарис

гардения, капский жасмин

мох

бамбук

лиана

папоротник

камыш

шиповник

Flowers.

aster

dandelion

daisy

daffodil

dahlia

gladiolus

Цветы.

астра

одуванчик

маргаритка

нарцисс

георгин

гладиолус

lilac

lily

lily of the valley

chrysanthemum

edelweiss

geranium

grape hyacinth

mimosa

morning-glory

nasturtium

umbrella leaf

begonia

camellia

chamomile

crocus

corn-flower

orchid

pansy

passionflower

phlox

poppy

primrose

forget-me-not

rose

snowdrop

tulip

violet

petal

stem, stalk

Landscape and Garden Design

landscape

landscape architecture

hardscape

softscape

horticulture

roof garden

park

parkway

plant

recreation area

master planning

site planning

сирень

лилия

ландыш

хризантема

эдельвейс

герань

гиацинт

мимоза

вьюнок

настурция

магнолия

бегония

камелия

ромашка

крокус

василек

орхидея

анютины глазки

страстоцвет

флокс

мак

первоцвет, примула

незабудка

роза

подснежник

тюльпан

фиалка

лепесток

стебель

Садово-парковый дизайн

ландшафт

садово-парковая, ландшафтная архитектура

малая ландшафтная архитектура, искусственный ландшафт

ландшафтное озеленение, декоративное растениеводство

садоводство

сад на крыше

парк

парковая дорога

растение, садить

зона отдыха

основное планирование

планирование участка застройки

environmental planning

land planning

lawn

yard

frontyard

sideyard

backyard

планирование охраны окружающей среды

землеустройство

лужайка

двор

передний двор

боковой, примыкающий двор

задний двор

Vocabulary Exercises

Exercise 1

Form all possible words and word combinations from the given words.

Landscape, planning, yard

Exercise 2

Chose the words from the topical vocabulary to match the definitions:

• the main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots;

• the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibres;

• the tough protective outer sheath of the trunk, branches, and twigs of a tree or woody shrub;

• each of the segments of the corolla of a flower, which are modified leaves and are typically coloured;

• a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth;

• a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk;

• a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk or from a bough.

Exercise 3

Match the names of flowers and trees with the descriptions given below.

Bamboo, corn-flower, mimosa, birch, dandelion, fir.

1. A widely distributed weed of the daisy family, with a rosette of leaves and large bright yellow flowers followed by globular heads of seeds with downy tufts.

2. A slender Eurasian plant related to the knapweeds, with flowers that are typically a deep, vivid blue.

3. A giant woody grass which is grown chiefly in the tropics; the young shoots of the plant can be eaten and the stems are used to make furniture.

4. An evergreen coniferous tree with upright cones and flat needle-shaped leaves, typically arranged in two rows.

5. A slender hardy tree which has thin peeling bark and bears catkins.

6. An Australian acacia tree with delicate fern-like leaves and yellow flowers.