Weather and the environment (Unit 20)

Question 1

urban (adj)

Answer 1

relating to towns and cities:

People moved to the urban areas for jobs.

Question 2

suburban (adj)

Answer 2

in a suburb, relating to a suburb, or typical of a suburb:
We live a suburban life in a quiet residential area on the outskirts of a town.

vorstädtisch.

Question 3

rural (adj)

Answer 3

relating to the countryside, or in the countryside:

I´d find rural life difficult after living in a city for so long.

Question 4

smog (n)

Answer 4

polluted air that forms a cloud close to the ground:
Smog is a serious form of pollution in many large cities.

Smog. Abgase.

Question 5

fog (n)

Answer 5

thick clouds that form close to the ground and are difficult to see through:
Driving in fog can be very dangerous.

Nebel.

Question 6

smoke (n)

Answer 6

a grey, black, or white cloud that is produced by something that is burning:
A column of black smoke slowly rose above the building.

Rauch.

Question 7

mist (n)

Answer 7

a mass of small drops of water in the air close to the ground:
The whole valley was coveredwith mist this morning.

Dunst, ev feiner Sprühnebel

Question 8

weather (n)

Answer 8

the conditions that exist in the atmosphere, for example whether it is hot, cold, sunny or wet:
The hot weather will continue through the weekend.

Question 9

climate (n)

Answer 9

the climate of a country or region is the type of weather it has:
Mexico is renowned for its hot climate and spicy food.

Question 10

forecast (n)

Answer 10

a statement about what is likely to happen, usually relating to the weather, business or the economy:
Did you hear a weather forecast today?

Prognose.

Question 11

prediction (n)

Answer 11

a statement about what you think will happen in the future:
My prediction is that there´ll be an election within six months.

Prophezeiung, Vorhersagung

Question 12

waste (n)

Answer 12

the useless materials, substances or parts that are left after you have used something:
Many factories have stopped pumping waste into rivers.

Abfall. Haushalts-/Industrie-Abfall

Question 13

litter (n)

Answer 13

things that people have dropped on the ground in a public place, making it untidy:
I wish the tourists here wouldn´t drop so much litter on the ground.

Straßenkehricht. Kleinmist auf den Straßen/öff.Orten

Question 14

rubbish (n)

Answer 14

things that you throw away because they are no longer useful:
The streets were littered with rubbish.
The rubbish is collected on Tuesdays.
The streets were littered with rubbish.

Question 15

clean (adj)

Answer 15

not dirty and polluted:

Go and put on a clean shirt.

Question 16

clear (adj)

Answer 16

if the sky is clear, there are no clouds:

We were just lying on the ground looking up at that clear, blue sky.

Question 17

pour (v)

Answer 17

to rain very hard:
The thunder and lightning stopped, but it continued to pour.

gießen/schütten (Regen)

Question 18

drizzle (v)

Answer 18

to rain very lightly:
It was only drizzling when I left so I didn´t bother taking an umbrella with me.

tröpfeln

Question 19

flood (v)

Answer 19

to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water:
Water burst through the dam and flooded local villages.

überschwemmen

Question 20

environment (n)

Answer 20

the natural world, including the land, water, air, plants and animals:
Industrial development is causing widespread damage to the environment.

Umwelt.

Question 21

surroundings (n)

Answer 21

a place and all the things in it:
She soon became accustomed to her new surroundings.

Umgebung.

Question 22

wind (n)

Answer 22

a natural current of air that moves fast enough for you to feel ist:
A cold wind blew.

Wind.

Question 23

air (n)

Answer 23

the mixture of gases that we breathe:
She breathed in the cold air.

Luft.

Question 24

reservoir (n)

Answer 24

a lake, often an artificial one, where water is stored so that it can be supplied to houses, factories, etc.:
They´re planning to build a new reservoir to supply water for the area.

Speicher.

Question 25

lake (n)

Answer 25

a large area of water surrounded by land:

There were some boys swimming in the lake.

Question 26

puddle (n)

Answer 26

a small pool of water that is left on the ground after it has rained:
Our dog loves jumping in puddles.

Lacke.

Question 27

pond (n)

Answer 27

an area of water that is smaller than a lake:

My grandparents have got a small pond in their garden.

Question 28

pond (n)

Answer 28

an area of water that is smaller than a lake:
My grandparents have got a small pond in their garden.

Teich.

Question 29

thunder (n)

Answer 29

the loud noise that you sometimes hear in the sky during a storm:
Carol jumped under the bed when she heard the thunder.

Donner.

Question 30

lightning (n)

Answer 30

the bright flshes of light that you see in the sky during a storm:
The ship was struck by lightning soon after it left the port.

Blitz/Blitze.

Question 31

global (adj)

Answer 31

including or affecting the whole world:

The global economy has become increasingly unstable.

Question 32

worldwide (adj)

Answer 32

happening or existing all over the world:

This is a worldwide network of more than 100 organisations.

Question 33

plain (n)

Answer 33

a large flat area of land:
There´s a large, flat plain between two mountain ranges.

Fläche/Ebene.

Question 34

land (n)

Answer 34

an area of ground, especially one used for a particular purpose such as farming or building:
The land around here is very fertile.

(Bau-)Land, “gewidmetes” Land

Question 35

field (n)

Answer 35

an area of land that is used for keeping animals or growing food:
That´s a field of wheat over there.

Feld.

Question 36

desert (n)

Answer 36

a large area of land with few plants and dry weather:
The Sahara is one of the biggest deserts in the world.

Wüste.

Question 37

extinct (adj)

Answer 37

if something such as a type of animal or plant is extinct, it no longer exists:
A number of plants ind insects in the rainforests have already become extinct.

Ausgestorben.

Question 38

endangered (adj)

Answer 38

if something such as a type of animal or plant is endangered, it may soon become extinct:
What can we do to telp protect endangered species?

gefährdet.

Question 39

recycle (v)

Answer 39

to treat waste materials so that they can be used again:
You should recycle those newspapers and bottels.

wiederverwerten/-aufbereiten

Question 40

reuse (v)

Answer 40

to use something again:
Once you´ve recorded a film onto a video cassette, you can reuse the tape by just recording over the original film.

wiederverwnden/-nutzen