Trees – Vocabulary builder

Parts of a tree: trunk / leaves / branches / roots. The roots are underground, they provide the support system for the tree. The main body of the tree is called trunk. The trunk then divides into branches and the leaves of course grow from the branches.

The trunk of a tree is covered in bark.

Trees can provide shade from the heat and light of the sun.

We find palm trees in tropical regions, and pine trees in colder climates.

Here are two more interesting types of trees: a willow and a birch tree.

When you cut down or chop down a tree, what’s left is a stump.

Trees are cut down in order to provide lumber or timber (wood that will be used for building).

The pieces of wood are called logs when they are still round, and they are called boards after they have been cut into a flat rectangular shape.

The loss of the world’s forests is called deforestation. We need to plant trees in order to make up for the ones we cut down!

source: Espresso English

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