Environment / A2

FOR-ist/ˈfɒrɪst/

Walk far enough among trees and you are in a forest — a large area of woodland. A wood (or the woods) is smaller. Jungle suggests hot, wild plants. In the forest / through the forest. The countryside is rural land in general, not only trees.

Meaning

A large area of land with many trees.

Examples

• “We walked in the forest.”
• “They camped at the edge of the forest.”
• “Wild animals still live in that forest.”

Good to know

in the forest. Smaller: a wood. Wider rural area: countryside.

Near in meaning

woodland

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