Vocabulary 1
You use this to change the channels on the tv
remote control
You should always ______ your files in case your computer breaks down.
back up
A long time without rain
drought
A large amount of snow and ice that suddenly falls down a mountain
Avalanche
When rivers break their banks and houses and roads go under water
flood
You use this to give power to a battery
Charger
Use the mouse to ____________up or down the page
scroll
Grey dust that's left after a fire
ash
A very light fog which you sometimes see in the morning.
mist
When lots of trees are cut down to make way for buildings or farming
deforestation
You use this to type information into a computer
a keyboard
On the underground it is often difficult to _________ up a a mobile phone signal
pick
a large group of people in one place
crowd
A situation in which a large area with trees burns
Forest fire
Poisonous gases from the volcano mean that people and animals have to be ____________ from the area
evacuated
You can copy information from your computer onto this and carry it around
pen drive
You need a charger because your phone battery charge is _____ _____.
running out
A more colloquial word for a concert
gig
A violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain
hurricane
Volcanoes cause serious _____________ when they erupt
damage
You use this to dust the floor in the house
vaccum cleaner
You probably won't wake up in the morning if your alarm doesn't ____________
go off
someone injured in an event
casualty
A situation in which a disease spreads very quickly and infects many people
epidemic
When buildings are destroyed and people are forced to move from their homeland they are called ____________
refugees