Vocabulary (environmental issues/animals)
Many of the villagers live in extreme p_____ (being poor) getting by on less than a dollar a day
poverty
food chain
a series of living creatures, where each one eats the one preceding it
If only you _______ (sort out) the recycling properly, I wouldn’t have to waste time doing it!
If only you sorted out/had sorted out the recycling properly, I wouldn’t have to waste time doing it!
There have been complaints about vandalism and other ______ behaviour. SOCIAL
antisocial
Tess promised to help tidy up the garden.
It was...
It was Tess who promised to tidy up the garden.
or
It was the garden that Tess promised to tidy up.
The packaging is b______ (capable of being decomposed).
biodegradable
on the loose
having escaped from where it was kept
If only the motorway ________ (not build) near the nature reserve, it wouldn’t have affected the local wildlife so much.
If only the motorway had not been built near the nature reserve, it wouldn’t have affected the local wildlife so much.
Max was facing the other direction and was completely _______ of what was happening behind him. AWARE
unaware
Josh only recommended you should buy more organic food.
All...
All Josh recommended was that you/Josh did was recommend that you should buy more organic food.
There are less than a hundred animals in the wild and just a handful in c______ (not in the wild).
captivity
adolescence
the period of time in a person's life when they are developing into an adult
It’s high time you ______ (start) cycling to school. It’s not too far.
It’s high time you started cycling to school. It’s not too far.
The clinic is severely _______ with often only one or two nurses on duty. STAFF
understaffed
Claudia needs to mow the lawn before she goes on holiday.
What Claudia needs to do is (to) mow the lawn before she goes on holiday.
Despite its r______ (being similar) to a bat, this creature is actually a type of squirrel.
resemblance
a ploughed field
a field which is dug to make ready for planting seeds
I’d rather you _____ (use) reusable bags while shopping instead of those plastic ones.
I’d rather you used reusable bags while shopping instead of those plastic ones.
The company has been forced to close some shops due to a sharp _______ in sales. TURN
downturn
We have never experienced such cold weather while skiing.
Never have we experienced such cold weather while skiing.
The clearance of hundreds of trees has caused i_______ (impossible to repair) damage to the forest.
irreparable
contamination
pollution
I wish my parents _______ (ask) me what breed of dog I wanted to get before buying me a poodle.
I wish my parents had asked me what breed of dog I wanted to get before buying me a poodle.
The idea that space exploration has led to the loss of the ozone layer is a common _______ . CONCEIVE
misconception
Tim not only saw a school of dolphins, but he also spotted a whale.
Not only did Tim see a school of dolphins, but he also spotted a whale.