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Unit 24 Flashcards

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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

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to teach someone to think or behave in a different way

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reheat

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heat again

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reuse

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to use again

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environment

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(here) the natural world

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destination

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(here) a place people travel to or holiday in

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bungee jumping

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a sport that involves falling from a high place attached to a strong rope that can stretch

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wilderness

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a large area of wild land, not used by humans

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of choice

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selected as the favourite

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adventurous

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willing to try new things and take risks

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research stations

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buildings where scientists can work

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landscape

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

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continent

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one of the world’s large areas of land e.g. Africa, Asia

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sensitive

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can be badly affected by very small changes

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tour guide

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someone who shows groups of tourists around

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leave a footprint

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(here) to affect a place after you have gone

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coastline

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the land along the seashore

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breed

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produce young

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advocates

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people who support something and speak in favour of it

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preservation

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the act of keeping something in good condition

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glaciers

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large areas of ice slowly moving downhill

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guidelines

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rules or instructions that tell us how to do something

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to set foot in

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to enter; to walk upon

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disinfect

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to clean something and kill germs and bacteria

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alien species

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animals and/or plants that come from somewhere else

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souvenir

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something kept as a reminder of a place you visited

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breathtaking

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very great or spectacular

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contaminate

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make something or somewhere dirty or diseased by bringing a harmful substance to it

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keep your fingers crossed

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(idiom) hope

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gruesome

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extremely unpleasant and shocking, and usually dealing with death or injury

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kidney

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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

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to suddenly attack someone physically or criticize him, her, or it in an angry way

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sled

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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

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behaving in a very controlled way

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sin

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the offence of breaking, or the breaking of, a religious or moral law

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visually impaired

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not able to see well even with glasses

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to trigger

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cause (a device) to function

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sets

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(here) when the sun goes down in the evening

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sense of direction

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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

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all the things you can see when you look around an area of land

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family holiday

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a holiday where you travel as a group with your family

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tropical

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(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

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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

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the creatures that live in the sea

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safari

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a type of trip where you travel by jeep and observe animals in their natural environment

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jeep

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a vehicle that can easily drive in places where there are no roads

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driverless cars

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cars that don’t need a human to drive them

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a reality

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something that exists, is real

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approved trials

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officially agreed to tests

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speculated

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made a guess about what might happen

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commonplace

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not unusual

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autonomous

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independent, without an owner

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running costs

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day to day expenses such a fuel, parts and insurance

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upgrades

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improvements

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pool their profits

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add together the extra money they make

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blue-sky thinking

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theoretical, imaginary

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to shrink

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to get smaller

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chop off

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remove by cutting

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housemaid

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a female whose job is to cook and clean in a house

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chimney

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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

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a wood or metal set of steps that you climb to reach things that are high up

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roof

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the part of a building which covers the top

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gardener

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a person whose job is to look after a garden

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giant

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a very big person, often a character in fairy tales

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caterpillar

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a small creature that will one day become a butterfly

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