Language Activator – Floor

اغلب دیکشنری ها لغاتی را مترادف یک لغت معرفی میکنند. اما آیا تمامی مترادفهای یک لغت صد در صد معنای همان لغت را القا میکنند؟ مسلماً خیر. در این بخش از لغات هم معنی و یا نزدیک به لغت floor را بررسی خواهیم کرد.

The floor

: is the surface that you walk on when you are indoors

.Our cat likes to sit on the floor under my desk

.It’s about time someone cleaned the kitchen floor

The ground

: is the surface that you walk on when you are outdoors

.The ground was covered with snow

.In the middle of the forest was a bare patch of marshy ground

Grounds

refers to the area surrounding and belonging to a school, hospital, hotel, stately home, etc, usually enclosed by a wall or fence

.Parking within the hospital grounds is strictly prohibited

Land

: refers to

: N1. an area of ground that is owned or used by someone, or that is controlled by a particular country

.All the land from here to the stream belongs to the Pattersons

.Disagreements about land have led to many wars

: N2. (also the land ) the part of the Earth’s surface that is not covered by water

.After three days at sea, I was looking forward to being on land again

Territory

: is the area that is controlled by a particular country, army or power

.One of the results of losing the war was that the country had to give up almost half its territory

Soil

: is the material in which plants and trees grow

.This plant needs rich soil to grow well

:Practice

: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

FLOOR /  GROUND / GROUNDS / LAND / TERRITORY / SOIL

.N1. This plant needs rich ………… to grow well
. ………… N2. They had wandered by mistake into enemy
.N3. Parking within the hospital ………… is strictly prohibited
.N4. Our cat likes to sit on the ………… under my desk. It’s about time someone cleaned the kitchen floor

:Answers

N1. soil
N2. territory
N3. grounds
N4. floor