Landscape description

A few weeks ago with one of the quinto classes we were working on landscape description by first looking at some useful phrases and words and then by describing some landscapes, I choose landscapes mostly from New Zealand so I could show the children some more of my country.

Here are the phrases we leant: 

There is a (noun) in the background / foreground, on the left / in the middle / on the right.

There are some (noun + s) in the background / foreground, on the left / in the middle / on the right.

There is a (noun) (verb + ing) in the background / foreground, on the left / in the middle / on the right.

 And here is some of the vocab:

Types of Landscapes: Plain, mountain, beach, valley, forest, jungle, city, town, village, island, coral reef, the country, a farm

General Description words: picturesque, polluted, crowded, boring, beautiful, new, old, on the horizon, in the distance.

Farm: field, livestock, fence, barn, a flock of sheep, a herd of cattle, tractor, Gumboots (also known as wellys)

Mountain: Mountain range, glaciers, rocks, rivers, reflection,

City: tall buildings, skyscrapers, lights, harbour, boats, bridge, clock tower, streetlights, lamps, cobble stones (cobbled streets).

Beach: bay, cove, cape, coast, sand dune, ocean, sea, seaweed, white/black/yellow sand, stones.

 And finally here are some of the images I had for the children to descibe:

 Auckland City

 My family farm at Raglan

 Coromandel

Southern Alps