Décrire les paysages et la nature
Le vocabulaire de la géographie physique
Le monde anglophone offre une grande diversité de reliefs. Voici les termes essentiels à retenir :
- Mountains, rivers and lakes :
- A mountain range (une chaîne de montagnes) : "The Rocky Mountains are impressive."
- A river (un fleuve / une rivière) : "The Thames flows through London."
- A lake (un lac) : "Loch Ness is a famous lake in Scotland."
- Islands and coastlines :
- An island (une île) : "Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle."
- The coast / The seaside (la côte / le bord de mer) : "The Australian coastline is very long."
- A beach (une plage) : "There are sandy beaches in Cornwall."
Describing landscapes with adjectives : Pour rendre vos descriptions plus vivantes, utilisez des adjectifs variés :
- Wild (sauvage) : "The Highlands are a wild region."
- Flat (plat) : "The scenery in the East of England is very flat."
- Hilly (vallonné) : "The countryside is green and hilly."
Les points cardinaux et la localisation
Pour situer un pays ou une ville, on utilise les points cardinaux : North (Nord), South (Sud), East (Est), West (Ouest).
Attention à la structure de la phrase :
- In the north of... (À l'intérieur, au nord de...) : "Manchester is in the north of England."
- To the west of... (À l'ouest de..., direction extérieure) : "Ireland is to the west of Great Britain."
On utilise souvent les verbes to be situated ou to be located pour être plus précis :
- "New York is located on the East Coast of the USA."
- "Edinburgh is situated in Scotland."
Le climat et la météo régionale
Le climat influence beaucoup le paysage. Voici comment en parler :
| Weather pattern | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Rainy | Pluvieux | "It is often rainy in Seattle." |
| Sunny | Ensoleillé | "California is a very sunny state." |
| Foggy | Brumeux | "London was famous for being foggy." |
| Windy | Venté | "Chicago is called the Windy City." |
Temperature :
- Freezing (glacial) : "In winter, Canada is freezing."
- Mild (doux) : "The weather in Ireland is usually mild."
- Hot (chaud) : "It is very hot in the Australian desert."


