beach noun
ADJECTIVES
crowded
・In the summer the beaches get very crowded.
quiet
・The beaches on this side of the island are quieter.
deserted, empty
・We took a boat to a deserted beach.
pebble, shingle
・The lake has a small shingle beach.
sandy, rocky
・Corfu is known for its sandy beaches.
・They anchored the boat off a rocky beach.
white, golden
・The house was beside a dazzling white beach.
private, public
・The hotel has its own private beach.
・The public beaches were very dirty.
secluded
・We had a picnic on a small secluded beach.
unspoilt
・The island is famous for its unspoilt beaches.
palm-fringed
・Palm-fringed beaches border the beautiful blue ocean.
sun-drenched
・We go to Greece for the sea air and the sun-drenched beaches.
nudist, nude
・We soon realized that we were on a nudist beach.
VERBS
lie on
・I find it boring just lying on the beach all day.
go to
・They’ve gone to the beach for the weekend.
walk on, along
・She loved to walk along the beach in the early morning.
BEACH + VERB
stretch
・A sandy beach stretches almost the whole length of the coast.
NOUNS
holiday, vacation
・She loves beach holidays, while he prefers city breaks.
resort
・This is one of the most popular beach resorts in Greece.
hut
・a row of brightly painted beach huts
house
・We stayed at our friends’ beach house for the weekend.
bar, restaurant
・We watched the sun go down from the beach bar.
towel
・They spread out beach towels and opened parasols.
volleyball, football
・Who wants a game of beach volleyball?
PREPOSITIONS
at
・They spent the morning at the beach.
on
・We've been on the beach all day.
to
・Why don’t we go to the beach today?