🇬🇧 Lake meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A lake is a big, calm bowl of water that does not move like a river and is completely surrounded by land, where people and animals can swim, play, fish, and where boats can float.

The lake reflected the mountains so well that I thought the world had a secret upside-down copy.

I waved at my reflection in the lake, and it waved back like we were best friends in a shiny water mirror.

My dog jumped into the lake to fetch a stick and came back with a very confused frog instead.

The lake looked cold, but my cousin jumped in anyway and came out sounding like a shivering trumpet.

Some lakes are so huge they can be as big as small seas—Lake Superior in North America is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world!

Anna walks to the lake. The lake is big and still. Grass and trees sit on the land around the lake. She sits by the lake and drops a small stone in the water. The stone makes a small splash on the lake. A duck swims to her and Anna smiles and she feels happy.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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