Academic verbs
Squirrels
Animals in danger
Different words
IELTS listening test 1 Cambridge 17
100

to stay alive, to continue to exist

survive

100

Available as another possibility or choice instead of the usual one.  

alternative

100

A strong effect or influence on someone or something.

impact

100

to keep something safe

protect

100

the day on which an important event happened in a previous year

anniversary

200

The natural environment or home in which a particular species of animal or plant lives.  

habitat

200

causing pain/ making something suffer

cruel

200

to damage

destroy

200

a group of plants or animals which are the same in some way

species

200

all the people of about the same age within a society or a family

generations

300

A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.

species

300

 A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or dangerous situation.  

crisis

300

because of

due to

300

A sum of money required to be paid as a penalty for breaking a rule or law.

fine

300

relating to a large group of people who live together in an organized way

Social

400

At risk of extinction; seriously at risk of dying out completely.

endangered

400

A person who disagrees with or opposes a proposal, plan, or idea.  

opponent

400

may disappear soon

endangered

400

to become rare and then disappear

died out

400

 Something that you must do because it is a law, a rule, or a duty.  

obligation

500

to show or explain differences between two things

contrast

500

Relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition.

environmental

500

not made or caused by people

natural

500

 including people who have many different customs and beliefs  

multicultural

500

the effect that a person, event, or situation has on someone or something

impact on

600

To examine something methodically and in detail in order to explain or interpret it.  

analyze

600

grow naturally in a place

native

600
to make the air, water or land dirty and unhealthy

Pollute

600

to communicate and do things with someone or something

interacts

600

to find your way through a difficult place

navigate

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