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preservation

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the act of keeping something in good condition

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preserve

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keep something in good condition

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species

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a group of related animals or plants

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rainforest

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thick, tropical forest with a lot of rain

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deforestation

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the act of cutting down all the trees in a forest

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reuse

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use things more than once

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recycle

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use something old and unwanted for a new purpose

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pollution

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substances that make land, water or air dirty and not safe to use

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litter

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things that people have thrown away and are lying on the ground in a public place

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volunteer

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(here) offer to work to help others for no pay

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landscape

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all the features of land you see when you look across it

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polar regions

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cold areas around the North and South Poles

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glacier

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large area of ice that moves slowly downhill

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wilderness

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large area of wild land that people have not developed

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desert

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large dry area of land that has very little rain. Many deserts are very hot and covered in sand

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jungle

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tropical forest

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great plain

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large area of flat grassland

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breathtaking

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amazing; spectacular

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precooked

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already cooked or partly cooked

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prepacked

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wrapped, often with plastic or in a box, before being sold

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preschool

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nursery school

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proactive

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taking action in support of something

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probiotic

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containing good bacteria that keeps you healthy

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recycle

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to collect and change rubbish so that it can be used again; to use something again for a different purpose

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re-educate
to teach someone to think or behave in a different way
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reheat
heat again
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reuse
to use again
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environment
(here) the natural world
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destination
(here) a place people travel to or holiday in
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bungee jumping
a sport that involves falling from a high place attached to a strong rope that can stretch
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wilderness
a large area of wild land, not used by humans
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of choice
selected as the favourite
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adventurous
willing to try new things and take risks
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research stations
buildings where scientists can work
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landscape
all the features of the land you see when you look across it
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continent
one of the world’s large areas of land e.g. Africa, Asia
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sensitive
can be badly affected by very small changes
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tour guide
someone who shows groups of tourists around
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leave a footprint
(here) to affect a place after you have gone
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coastline
the land along the seashore
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breed
produce young
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advocates
people who support something and speak in favour of it
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preservation
the act of keeping something in good condition
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glaciers
large areas of ice slowly moving downhill
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guidelines
rules or instructions that tell us how to do something
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to set foot in
to enter; to walk upon
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disinfect
to clean something and kill germs and bacteria
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alien species
animals and/or plants that come from somewhere else
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souvenir
something kept as a reminder of a place you visited
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breathtaking
very great or spectacular
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contaminate
make something or somewhere dirty or diseased by bringing a harmful substance to it
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keep your fingers crossed
(idiom) hope
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gruesome
extremely unpleasant and shocking, and usually dealing with death or injury
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kidney
either of a pair of small organs in the body that take away waste matter from the blood to produce urine
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lash out
to suddenly attack someone physically or criticize him, her, or it in an angry way
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sled
an object used for travelling over snow and ice with long, narrow strips of wood or metal under it instead of wheels
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disciplined
behaving in a very controlled way
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sin
the offence of breaking, or the breaking of, a religious or moral law
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visually impaired
not able to see well even with glasses
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to trigger
cause (a device) to function
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sets
(here) when the sun goes down in the evening
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sense of direction
if you have a good sense of direction it means you can find your way to places easily, without getting lost
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landscape
all the things you can see when you look around an area of land
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family holiday
a holiday where you travel as a group with your family
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tropical
(here) located near the equator (the invisible line running around the Earth between the northern and southern hemispheres), these islands usually have hot weather
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scuba diving
a sport where you dive deep underwater, usually in the sea, with an oxygen tank and other special equipment
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marine life
the creatures that live in the sea
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safari
a type of trip where you travel by jeep and observe animals in their natural environment
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jeep
a vehicle that can easily drive in places where there are no roads
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driverless cars
cars that don’t need a human to drive them
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a reality
something that exists, is real
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approved trials
officially agreed to tests
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speculated
made a guess about what might happen
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commonplace
not unusual
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autonomous
independent, without an owner
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running costs
day to day expenses such a fuel, parts and insurance
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upgrades
improvements
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pool their profits
add together the extra money they make
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blue-sky thinking
theoretical, imaginary
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to shrink
to get smaller
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chop off
remove by cutting
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housemaid
a female whose job is to cook and clean in a house
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chimney
the vertical tunnel above a fireplace in a room which smoke goes up so that it doesn't go into the room
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ladder
a wood or metal set of steps that you climb to reach things that are high up
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roof
the part of a building which covers the top
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gardener
a person whose job is to look after a garden
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giant
a very big person, often a character in fairy tales
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caterpillar
a small creature that will one day become a butterfly

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