Nature in English: 3 ways to speak better English

OnePlanet is in ordinary English but without idioms like "fend off" or allusions like "Pyrrhic victory". Read it for fun, or as an easy introduction to academic English.

5-minute articles

Short articles about animals, birds, plants, habitats and the English language.

Here's a list, most recent first:

The Great Egg Strategy

Rescuing Stranded Dolphins

What Kind of Naturalist are You?

Fresh Air, Fresh Water

There's Something About Blossom

Ponds Full of Life

Europe's Biggest Eagle

Day of the Dormouse
Environment glossary

English nature and environment words, with definitions and discussion.

New words every week:

Everyday words, historical, technical, poetic, important or just fun.

 English Nature words Click here for a full list ...
... or scroll down for A-Z navigation.
"Wild English" summer school

An English language course in Scotland, with the natural environment as the theme.

We do real "citizen science" activities in a superb natural environment, and then we blog about it.

You don't need to be a scientist, you just need to be interested in nature.

(We also do intensive grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, but only for 2 hours a day!)

Come and study on a wild Scottish island, on the Linguetic "Wild English" summer school.


Visit the Linguetic Scotland website

 

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