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Lecture 4: Travel & Environment Flashcards

units 27, 30, 31, 32

1
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to escape the crowds

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to go where there are not many people

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2
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to get off the beaten track

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to go to places tourists do not normally go, somewhere different/unusualy

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3
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to get back to nature

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to live a natural, rural style of life

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4
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tourist sector

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formal for tourist industry

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5
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discerning

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showing good judgement, esp about style and quality

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6
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boast

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this use of boast is for listing the good qualities of a place

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7
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hordes of people

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crowds, in a negative sense

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8
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a wealth of sth

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large amount of, formal

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9
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flora and fauna

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plants and animals

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10
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national park

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areas of a country, that are protected by the government because of their natural beauty or because they have a special history

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11
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nature reserves

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areas of land protected in order to keep safe the animals and plants that live there, often because they are rare

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12
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tracts

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areas of land, collocates with large, vast, huge

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13
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virgin rainforest

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original and natural

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14
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to seek something out of the ordinary

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looking for something different, rather formal

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15
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to unwind

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relax, reduce your general level of stress

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16
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recharge

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get back your energy

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17
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the bush

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wild areas covered in grass, bushes or trees, esp in africa and australia

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18
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4 x 4 vehicles

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four by four vehicles, vehicles with dricing power on all four wheels

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19
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waterfront

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on the edge of the sea or of a river

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20
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stunning

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extremely beautiful

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21
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unbeatable

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no other company can offer cheaper ones fro the same service

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22
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awe-inspiring

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it fills you with a sense of power and beauty of what you are looking at

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23
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ramble

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a long, pleasant walk, not too demanding

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24
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hike

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more demanding, suggesting more difficult terrain

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25
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trek

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usually of several days over wild country

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26
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unrivalled

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no other holiday programme can match this

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27
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scenic

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having views of the attractive, natural things in the countryside

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28
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paradise

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a perfect place or situation, often collocates with tropical, when describing somewhere hot and sunny

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29
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ecotourism

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the business of organising holidays in a way which helps local people and does not damage the environment

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30
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savour

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enjoy or taste

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31
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heartland

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the inland areas furthest away from the sea or from borders with other countries

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32
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to build someone/thing up

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to praise someone or something in a way that will increase expectations of them

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33
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to cement

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to make relationships more solid

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34
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to come up against a brick wall

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to meet a barrier

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35
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to put a ceiling on sth

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to limit sth

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36
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the glass ceiling

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invisible barrier that stops people, especially women, from rising to top positions at work

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37
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the roof fell in

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my world collapsed

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38
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the floor gave way

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fainting

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39
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to go through the roof

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to increase in a rapid, uncontrolled fashion

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40
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to hit the roof

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to get very angry

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41
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a window of opportunity

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a chance to do something v special

42
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a quality or an idea can go out the window

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it departs

43
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to live in an ivory tower

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doesn’t know about the unpleasant and ordinary things that happen in life

44
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a tower of strength

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extremely strong, more emotional than physical

45
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to tower above someone

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either oustandingly tall or outstanding in any other way, usually positive

46
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to be a gateway to

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to give an opportunity to get somewhere

47
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to close /shut doors for someone

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to take away an opportunity

48
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to do sth through/by the back door

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doing sth unofficially

49
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to do sth behind closed doors

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secretively

50
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to provide/hold the key to sth

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to suggest the importance to sth

51
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the seeds of success, the seeds of discontent, seeds of revolution

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beginning of an idea/ feeling

52
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to go back to your roots

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going back to the o´place where your family came from

53
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The root of a problem

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the cause

54
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the roots of a tradition

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where it came from

55
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to put down roots

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to settle down and make your home in one place

56
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An idea takes roots

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when an idea becomes known or accepted

57
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grassroots supporters of sth

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ordinary people in a society or organisation, not the leaders

58
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rooted, collocations?

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deeply, firmly

59
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to stem from sth

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to originate from sth

60
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to nip sth in the bud

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to stop sth in the very beginning, before it develops

61
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budding (adjective)

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showing promise of devolopment

62
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to branch out

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from a main organisation
- branches of a show
- a business branching out

63
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to weed out

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to get rid of

64
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to prune back sth

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to cut, limit

65
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to reap the rewards of sth

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to get results from sth

66
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to reap what you sow

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to experience the logical results of your actions, usually negative

67
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to dig sth up

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to discover sth

68
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an idea can germinate

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beginning to develop

69
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to be sprouting

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to be appearing quickly in large numbers

70
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to be flourishing

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to be doing very well

71
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beginning to see the green shots of sth

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first signs that sth is improving

72
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to shed (what?)

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employeto thrivees, jobs
weight, worries, inhibitions

73
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to thrive (on sth)

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to grow/develop well and successfully

74
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plants (when they die, four verbs)

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shrivel, wilt, fade, wither
also used for people/situations

75
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mammal

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animal that gives birth to live babies and gives milk

76
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marsupial

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e.g. a kangaroo (its young grow in a pouch in front of the mother)

77
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rodent

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e.g. mouse & rat

78
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reptile

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e.g. snake, lizard

79
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carnivore

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animal eating meat

80
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herbivore

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animal with a diet consisting of grass/veggies

81
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predator

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animal that hunts/eats other animals

82
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scavenger

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aasfresser, an animal eating stuff it hasn’t killed on its own

83
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warm/cold-blooded

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temperatures that stay the same /
animals who have to control their temperature by taking in heat from outside or by being very active

84
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docile creature

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behaves very gently

85
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tame

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not afraid of humans, usually by domestication/training

86
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domesticated

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living with humans

87
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wild

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opposite of domesticated

88
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savage

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extremely violent or wild

89
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fierce

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behaves aggressively

90
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natural habitat

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preferred natural place for living and breeding

91
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to migrate, migration

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to travel a long distance to get to a different habitat

92
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dodo

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a large flightless bird which was found on one island in the Indian Ocean

also used to mean someone or something out of touch or obsolete

93
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to become extinct

A

to die out

94
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game reserves/game parks

A

areas of land where animals are protected from hunting
game can be used to mean animals/birds that are hunted

95
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bird sanctuary

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protected natural are where birds can live and breed

96
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animal (rescue) shelter

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place where stray animals (pets that have lost their homes) are given food and a place to live

97
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blood sports

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sports whose purpose is to kill or injure animals

98
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the fur trade

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the selling of animal furs for coats, jackets etc

99
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poachers

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poeple who hunt animals illegally

100
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the ivory trade

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the buying and selling of ivory from elephants’ tusks

101
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animal rights activists

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poeple who actively campaign for the protection and rights of animals

102
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A

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