Climate Change

Question 1

heat up

Answer 1

increase in temperature

// A high level of CO2 in the atmosphere is causing the planet to heat up.

Question 2

dry up

Answer 2

lose liquid and become dry

// Increasing temperatures have caused many rivers to dry up.

Question 3

drought

[draʊt]

Answer 3

long period without rain

// The community struggled to find enough water during the severe drought.

Question 4

die out

Answer 4

a species gradually becomes extinct

// Most scientists believe that the impact of an asteroid caused the dinosaurs to die out.

Question 5

wipe something out

Answer 5

eliminate species in a sudden and destructive way

// Most scientists believe that the asteroids wiped out the dinosaurs.

Question 6

cut down on something

Answer 6

reduce something

// To slow down the climate change we could cut down on eating meat / on flying / on buying fast fashion.

Question 7

to combat
[kəmˈbæt]

Answer 7

take action to fight against something

// Environmental activists are fighting for stronger policies to combat climate change.

Question 8

arid
[ˈærɪd]

Answer 8

extremely dry
// The desert has an arid climate.

Question 9

to be prone to do something

Answer 9

tending to have a particular negative characteristic
// He‘s prone to making mistakes when he’s tired.

Question 10

tundra
[ˈtʌndrə]

Answer 10

area in the north with no trees and permanently frozen ground

// Few plants can grow in the harsh tundra environment.

Question 11

vegetation
[ˌvɛdʒɪˈteɪʃən]

Answer 11

plant life

// The dense vegetation provided shelter for many animals.

Question 12

coniferous
[kəˈnɪfərəs]

Answer 12

trees that are evergreen (in leaf all year round) and produce cones

// Pine and spruce are coniferous trees.

Question 13

deciduous
[dɪˈsɪdʒuəs]

Answer 13

trees which lose their leaves in winter

// Maple and oak are deciduous trees.

Question 14

taiga

Answer 14

a cold, forested region in north, dominated by coniferous trees

// The taiga is the largest land biome on Earth.

Question 15

to tend

Answer 15

to take care of

// She tends the garden every morning.

Question 16

cattle

Answer 16

large farm animals, such as cows and bulls, raised for meat or milk

// The farmer keeps cattle for dairy production.

Question 17

cereal

Answer 17

a grain used for food, like wheat, rice, or corn

// Wheat is a common cereal crop.

Question 18

paddy fields

Answer 18

flooded fields where rice is grown

// Farmers work hard in the paddy fields during the planting season.

Question 19

at the forefront

Answer 19

in a leading or important position

// France is at the forefront of technology and engineering.

Question 20

to be descended
[dɪˈsɛndɪd]

descendant

Answer 20

to be related someone from the past

// He is descended from a long line of kings.

We are our ancestors‘ descendants.

Question 21

indigenous
[ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.nəs]

Answer 21

originating or native to a particular place

// The indigenous people have lived in this region for centuries.