Environment / A1

TREE/triː/

A tall plant with a wooden stem and leaves is a tree — birds sit in trees, and you can stand under the tree. A forest means many trees together. Tree and three sound different if you practise the th sound.

Meaning

A tall plant with a wooden stem and leaves.

Examples

• “There is a big tree in the park.”
• “Don't climb that tree — it is not safe.”
• “In autumn the trees lose their leaves.”

Good to know

in a tree / under the tree. Many trees: forest. Plural: trees.

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