Unit 4 Flashcards
the things at the back in a picture
Background
a big wild animal with thick fur
Bear
if an insect or snake bites you, it hurts you by pushing a small sharp part into your skin
Bite
the lowest part of something
Bottom
the sport of rock climbing on low rocks without special equipment
Bouldering
a small blue or green bird that people often keep as a pet
Budgie
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
Bungee jumping
an insect with big coloured wings
Butterfly
a plant with a lot of sharp points that grows in hot dry places
Cactus
to hold sth and take it to another place or keep it with you
Carry
a small animal with soft fur that people keep as a pet
Cat
the sport of walking and climbing through caves under the ground
Caving
the part in the middle of sth
Centre
a bird that people often keep for its eggs and its meat
Chicken
a white or grey shape in the sky that is made of small drops of water
Cloud
if the weather is <…>, the sky is full of clouds
Cloudy
not hot or warm; with a low temperature
Cold
a little cold; not hot or warm
Cool
a big female farm animal that is kept for its milk or meat
Cow
a large, dry area of land with very few plants
Desert
to move earth and make a hole in the ground
Dig
the sport of swimming
underwater wearing breathing equipment, collecting or looking at things
Diving
an animal that many people keep as a pet or to guard buildings
Dog
a large bird that can see very well. It catches and eats small birds and animals
Eagle
a very big wild animal from Africa or Asia, with a long nose (called a trunk) that hangs down
Elephant
an animal that lives and breathes in water, and has thin flat parts (called fins) that help it to swim
Fish
the brightly coloured part of a plant that comes before the seeds or fruit
Flower
to come or go after sb or sth
Follow
the things at the front of a picture
Foreground
a large area of land covered with trees
Forest
a wild animal like a small dog with a long thick tail and red fur
Fox
a big animal from Africa with a very long neck, long legs and big dark spots on its skin
Giraffe
a plant with thin green leaves that covers fields and gardens
Grass
a large area of land
where grass grows
Grassland
a small animal with short ears and no tail, that people often keep as a pet
Guinea pig
a small animal that people keep as a pet
Hamster
a big animal that can carry people and pull heavy things
Horse
the sport or activity of riding a horse for pleasure
Horse riding
having a high temperature
Hot
to chase animals to kill them for food
Hunt
water that has become hard because it is frozen
Ice
a small animal that has four legs, a long tail and rough skin
Lizard
to try to find sth
Look for
the part that is the same distance from the sides or ends of sth
In the middle
an animal with a long tail, that can climb trees
Monkey
a very high hill
Mountain
the sport of riding a bicycle with a strong frame and wide tyres over rough ground
Mountain biking
a small animal with a long tail
Mouse
a bird with very bright feathers that can copy what people say
Parrot
a fat animal that people keep on farms for its meat
Pig
anything that grows from the ground
Plant
a small animal with long ears. <…> live in holes under the ground
Rabbit
with a lot of rain
Rainy
to go quickly away from sb or sth
Run away
powder made of very small pieces of rock, that you find on beaches and in deserts
Sand
an animal that people keep on farms for its meat and its wool
Sheep
an animal with a long thin body and no legs
Snake
soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when it is very cold
Snow
the sport of moving down mountains that are covered in snow using a large board that you fasten to both your feet
Snowboarding
with a lot of snow
Snowy
a small animal with eight legs, that catches and eats insects
Spider
with strong wind and rain
Stormy
bright and warm with light from the sun
Sunny
the sport of riding on waves while standing on a board (called a surfboard)
Surfing
a wild animal like a big cat, with yellow fur and black stripes. <…> live in Asia
Tiger
the highest part or point of something
At the top
an animal with a hard shell on its back, that moves very slowly
Tortoise
a big plant that can live for a long time. <…> have a central part (called a trunk) and many smaller parts (called branches)
Tree
having a pleasant temperature that is fairly high, between cool and hot.
Warm
a very big animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very big fish
Whale
the sport of travelling in a rubber boat down a section of a river where water is moving very fast
White-water rafting
with a lot of wind
Windy
a wild animal like a big dog
Wolf
the sport or activity of rolling down a hill in a large clear plastic ball
Zorbing
