🇬🇧 Branch meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A branch is a part of a tree that grows out from the thick main trunk, like an arm coming out from a body. Branches hold the leaves, flowers, and sometimes fruits. Birds sit on branches, squirrels run along them, and people might climb them—so they are like the busy roads of a tree where lots of things happen.

I hung from the branch like a sloth, except sloths are much better at not screaming.

A low branch tried to high-five my face while I was running.

A squirrel raced along a branch, slipped, and then pretended it totally meant to do that.

The squirrel stared at me from a branch like it was the tree’s security guard.

I saw a branch shaped exactly like a giant question mark, and the tree looked confused.

On a warm day a small girl climbed a tree and sat on a low branch. A bird landed on the same branch. A wind shook a thin branch and a leaf fell. Her hand reached for the branch above. She held the branch tight and climbed down, smiling at the safe branch.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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