Topic vocabulary |
| amazing (adj) |
very good, surprising, or impressive |
Her story was quite amazing. |
| climate (n) |
the climate of a country or region is the type
of weather it has |
Mexico is well known for its hot climate. |
| countryside (n) |
areas away from towns and cities, with farms,
fields and trees |
Let’s get out of the city and go to the
countryside. |
| environment (n) |
the natural world, including the land, water,
air, plants and animals |
Industries are causing a lot of damage to the
environment |
| extinct (adj) |
if something such as a type of animal or plant is extinct, it no longer exists |
Dinosaurs are extinct. |
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| forecast (v) |
to make a statement about what is likely
to happen, often relating to the weather |
Is it difficult to forecast the weather? |
| forecast (n) |
a statement about what is likely to happen,
often relating to the weather |
Have you heard the weather forecast for
tomorrow? |
| freezing (adj) |
very cold; the temperature at which water
freezes and becomes ice |
It's absolutely freezing in here. |
| global (adj) |
including or affecting the whole world |
This is a global problem - it affects every
country. |
| heatwave (n) |
a continuous period of very hot weather |
Britain has been having a heatwave for the
last three weeks. |
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| insect (n) |
a small animal that has six legs and often
has wings |
Flies and mosquitoes are insects. |
| lightning (n) |
the bright flashes of light that you see in the
sky during a storm |
The ship was struck by lightning soon after it
left the port. |
| litter (v) |
to drop litter |
The sign said ‘No littering!’ |
| litter (n) |
things that people have dropped on the
ground in a public place, making it untidy |
Pick up that litter and put it in the bin. |
| local (adj) |
in or related to a particular area, especially
the place where you live |
Ask for the book in your local library. |
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| locate (v) |
to find out the exact place where someone or
something is; be located: to exist in a particular
place |
The hotel is located in Wolverhampton town
centre. |
| mammal (n) |
an animal that is born from its mother's body,
not from an egg, and drinks its mother’s milk
as a baby |
Humans and monkeys are mammals. |
| mild (adj) |
mild weather is warm and pleasant |
It was a mild winter. |
| name (v) |
to know and say what the name of someone
or something is; to give someone or something
a name |
How many world capitals can you name? |
| name (n) |
a word or set of words used for referring to a
person or thing |
What's the name of this flower? |
| origin (n) |
the place or moment at which something begins to exist |
Meteorites may hold clues about the origin of life on Earth. |
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| planet (n) |
a very large round object that moves around
the Sun or around another star |
Mars is sometimes known as the red planet. |
| preserve (v) |
to take care of something in order to prevent it
from being harmed or destroyed |
We work hard to preserve historic buildings. |
| recycle (v) |
to treat waste materials so that they can
be used again |
Let's recycle those old bottles. |
| reptile (n) |
a type of animal such as a snake or lizard that
lays eggs, and whose body is covered in scales |
Crocodiles are reptiles. |
| rescue (v) |
to save someone from a dangerous or
unpleasant situation |
The crew of the ship were rescued just
before it sank. |
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| rescue (n) |
an act of saving someone or something from
danger or from an unpleasant situation |
Firefighters carried out the dangerous
rescue. |
| satellite (n) |
an object that is sent into space to travel
round the Earth in order to receive and send
information; a natural object such as a moon
that moves around a planet |
There are lots of satellites above the Earth. |
| shower (n) |
a short period when it rains |
Tonight there's a 50 per cent chance of
showers. |
| solar system (n phr) |
the sun and the group of planets that move
around it |
How many planets are there in our solar
system? |
| species (n) |
a plant or animal group whose members
all have similar general features and are able
to produce young plants or animals together |
Over 120 species of birds have been
recorded in this national park. |
| thunder (n) |
the loud noise that you sometimes hear in
the sky during a storm |
Listen to that thunder! |
| wild (adj) |
a wild animal or plant lives or grows on its
own in natural conditions and is not raised
by humans |
This behaviour is common in both domestic
and wild dogs. |
| wildlife (n) |
animals, birds and plants that live in natural
conditions |
A lot of the local wildlife is in danger. |
