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Unit 4 Flashcards

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1
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the things at the back in a picture

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Background

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2
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a big wild animal with thick fur

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Bear

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3
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if an insect or snake bites you, it hurts you by pushing a small sharp part into your skin

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Bite

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4
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the lowest part of something

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Bottom

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the sport of rock climbing on low rocks without special equipment

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Bouldering

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a small blue or green bird that people often keep as a pet

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Budgie

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a sport in which you jump from a high place, for example a bridge, with a thick elastic (= material that can stretch) rope tied round your feet

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Bungee jumping

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8
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an insect with big coloured wings

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Butterfly

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a plant with a lot of sharp points that grows in hot dry places

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Cactus

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10
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to hold sth and take it to another place or keep it with you

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Carry

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11
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a small animal with soft fur that people keep as a pet

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Cat

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12
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the sport of walking and climbing through caves under the ground

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Caving

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13
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the part in the middle of sth

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Centre

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14
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a bird that people often keep for its eggs and its meat

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Chicken

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15
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a white or grey shape in the sky that is made of small drops of water

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Cloud

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16
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if the weather is <…>, the sky is full of clouds

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Cloudy

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17
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not hot or warm; with a low temperature

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Cold

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18
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a little cold; not hot or warm

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Cool

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19
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a big female farm animal that is kept for its milk or meat

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Cow

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a large, dry area of land with very few plants

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Desert

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21
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to move earth and make a hole in the ground

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Dig

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the sport of swimming
underwater wearing breathing equipment, collecting or looking at things

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Diving

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23
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an animal that many people keep as a pet or to guard buildings

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Dog

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24
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a large bird that can see very well. It catches and eats small birds and animals

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Eagle

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25
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a very big wild animal from Africa or Asia, with a long nose (called a trunk) that hangs down

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Elephant

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an animal that lives and breathes in water, and has thin flat parts (called fins) that help it to swim

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Fish

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27
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the brightly coloured part of a plant that comes before the seeds or fruit

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Flower

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28
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to come or go after sb or sth

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Follow

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29
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the things at the front of a picture

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Foreground

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30
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a large area of land covered with trees

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Forest

31
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a wild animal like a small dog with a long thick tail and red fur

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Fox

32
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a big animal from Africa with a very long neck, long legs and big dark spots on its skin

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Giraffe

33
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a plant with thin green leaves that covers fields and gardens

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Grass

34
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a large area of land
where grass grows

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Grassland

35
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a small animal with short ears and no tail, that people often keep as a pet

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Guinea pig

36
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a small animal that people keep as a pet

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Hamster

37
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a big animal that can carry people and pull heavy things

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Horse

38
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the sport or activity of riding a horse for pleasure

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Horse riding

39
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having a high temperature

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Hot

40
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to chase animals to kill them for food

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Hunt

41
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water that has become hard because it is frozen

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Ice

42
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a small animal that has four legs, a long tail and rough skin

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Lizard

43
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to try to find sth

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Look for

44
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the part that is the same distance from the sides or ends of sth

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In the middle

45
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an animal with a long tail, that can climb trees

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Monkey

46
Q

a very high hill

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Mountain

47
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the sport of riding a bicycle with a strong frame and wide tyres over rough ground

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Mountain biking

48
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a small animal with a long tail

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Mouse

49
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a bird with very bright feathers that can copy what people say

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Parrot

50
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a fat animal that people keep on farms for its meat

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Pig

51
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anything that grows from the ground

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Plant

52
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a small animal with long ears. <…> live in holes under the ground

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Rabbit

53
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with a lot of rain

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Rainy

54
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to go quickly away from sb or sth

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Run away

55
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powder made of very small pieces of rock, that you find on beaches and in deserts

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Sand

56
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an animal that people keep on farms for its meat and its wool

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Sheep

57
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an animal with a long thin body and no legs

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Snake

58
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soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when it is very cold

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Snow

59
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the sport of moving down mountains that are covered in snow using a large board that you fasten to both your feet

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Snowboarding

60
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with a lot of snow

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Snowy

61
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a small animal with eight legs, that catches and eats insects

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Spider

62
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with strong wind and rain

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Stormy

63
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bright and warm with light from the sun

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Sunny

64
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the sport of riding on waves while standing on a board (called a surfboard)

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Surfing

65
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a wild animal like a big cat, with yellow fur and black stripes. <…> live in Asia

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Tiger

66
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the highest part or point of something

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At the top

67
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an animal with a hard shell on its back, that moves very slowly

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Tortoise

68
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a big plant that can live for a long time. <…> have a central part (called a trunk) and many smaller parts (called branches)

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Tree

69
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having a pleasant temperature that is fairly high, between cool and hot.

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Warm

70
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a very big animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very big fish

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Whale

71
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the sport of travelling in a rubber boat down a section of a river where water is moving very fast

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White-water rafting

72
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with a lot of wind

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Windy

73
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a wild animal like a big dog

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Wolf

74
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the sport or activity of rolling down a hill in a large clear plastic ball

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Zorbing

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