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Vocabulary
Nature and the universe
see page 197 for definitions
amazing (adj) lightning (n) recycle (v) I
climate (n) litter (v, n) reptile (n) |
countryside (n) local (adj) rescue (v, n) |
environment (n) locate (v) satellite (n)
extinct (adj) mamma (n) shower (n)
forecast (v, n) mild (adj) solar system (n phr)
freezing (adj) name (v, n) species (n)
global (adj) origin (n) thunder (n)
heatwave (n) planet (n) wild (adj)
insect (n) preserve (v) wildlife (n)
blow up explode
build up increase
clear up tidy
go out Stop burning
keep out prevent from entering
put down stop holding
put out make something stop burning
put up put something on a wall (eg, a picture)
centre central fog foggy
circle circular garden
danger dangerous invade
deep deeply, depth nature
destroy destruction, destructive pollute
gardener, gardening
invasion, invader
natural, naturally
pollution, polluted |
© Prepositional phrases)
at most i
at the top/bottom (of) Ì
in the beginning Ì
in the distance |
in total
ontop (of) Il
Ji
gIrmMe
adjectives afraid of
aware of
enthusiastic about
serious about
short of
verbs escape from
prevent sb from
save sth from
think about
worry about
damage to
an increase in
nouns
I E IT
Nature and the universe
Topic vocabulary
climate © forecast e heatwave © lightning e shower e thunder J
1. Have you heard what the weather
2. Britain is experiencing a .............
rained for several weeks.
3. It's not going to rain much, but there Might DE the OCCASIONAl .......................nnn
4 During the thunderstorm, the .. merita .. was so loud | hid under the bed!
DÌ rare hit a tai in ita dai pe the thunderstorm and a branch came off.
6 Iwish| lived in a COUNTY With A Warmer i... .
. is for tomorrow?
Lat the Finoment, It's unusually hot and it hasn't
insect © mammal © reptile = species e wildlife
I don't see a lot of ..........
It's very unusual to see this
7 because I live in a big city.
8 "E
9 Ifit's got six legs, it's probably a/an .............
0
1
... Of bird round here at this time of year.
10 Humans and monkeys are different types of .. rece
11 Snakes and lizards are different KiNdS Of ii...
B each gap. The
1 Ifweallr.. Li .. Our paper, fewer trees would be cut down.
2 The Satin is Sedia P... so it's just like it was four hundred years ago.
3 Ifonlywe could go to the c (A .. to get some fresh air.
4. Many plants and animals are in danger of becoming e............................................ . lf they do, well
never see them again.
5 Zoos give us the Opportunity t0 SEE W............................................ animals up close.
6 The weather is quite m .. here, even in the winter. It rarely snows.
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weather tormenti is usually much more accurate than the national one.
I wish you wouldn't drop your I.. .. On the ground. Put it in the bin!
9 Scientists have n. -the n new uu platee ‘Sedna'.
10 Looking down at the Earth from space must be an a.......................................... experience.
11 It'sf. in here! Let's put the heating on.
12 The wildlife park is | 15 km outside the town.
13 If you get lost in the desert, there will be no one around to r... you!
14 Climate change is a 8....................................... problem. Every country in the world is affected.
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