Unit 2.2 Flashcards

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Extreme life

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2
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Does your country have an official national animal?

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Tough cookie

Creatures that can survive in extremely difficult environments

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strong person who doesn’t give up

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We often discuss how to preserve endangered species of wildlife but rarely talk the opposite side of nature

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Endangered

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atrisk,indanger;indangerofextinction(aboutananimalorplant)

endanger

verb
[en·dan·ger||ɪn’deɪndʒə]
putindanger,putatrisk,imperil

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It’s an absolutely awful place to live

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Habitat

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noun
[hab·i·tat || ‘hæbɪtæt]
habitation, dwelling-place; environment, surroundings, place in which an animal or plant naturally grows or lives

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8
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Forms of life

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9
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They thaw out and head straight for the nearest pond

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10
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Thaw out

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defrost, thaw, unfreeze; liquefy

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11
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The origins of life on the earth

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Territory

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noun
[ter·ri·to·ry || ‘terɪtɔrɪ /-trɪ]
area under the jurisdiction of a state; region, district, zone, area, domain

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13
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Super survivors
Tough cookies

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