Word lists

Abbreviations: n/np = noun / noun phrase; v/vp = verb / verb phrase; adj/adjp = adjective /
adjective phrase; adv/advp = adverb / adverb phrase; pv = phrasal verb; T/I = transitive / intransitive;
C/U = countable / uncountable
The numbers indicate the page in the unit on which the word of phrase first appears. RS indicates that the
word or phrase appears in the recording script.

Unit 5 'harmless adj (49) not able or not likely to cause any
hurt or damage
agri'cultural land np [U] (49) land which is used for or
'hemisphere n [C] (53) one half of the Earth
suitable for farming
'hostile en'vironment np [C] (53) a place where the
'archive n [C] (52) a collection of historical documents
weather or conditions make it difficult or dangerous to
that provides information about the past, or a place
be
where they are kept
'indicate v [T] (52) to show that something exists or is
'beehive n [C] (49) a special container where people
likely to be true
keep bees, or a place where bees live
near-ex'tinction n [U] (53) the state where a type of
'brilliant adj (49) full of light or colour
creature is so rare that it may soon not exist at all
'colony n [C] (55) a group of the same type of animals,
ob'serve v [T] (53) to watch someone or something
insects or plants living together in a particular place
carefully
come u'pon vp (49) to discover something by chance
'pattern n [C] (53) a particular way that something is
cut off vp (49) to stop the supply of something often done or repeated
desti'nation n [C] (52) the place where someone or 'pesticide n [C, U] (49) a chemical that is used to kill
something is going insects which damage plants
dis'tinctive 'markings np (52) marks on living creatures 'poison n [C, U] (49) a substance that can make you ill
that make them easy to recognise or kill you if it gets in your body
e'cology n [U] (53) the relationship between living 'risky adj (49) dangerous because something bad might
things and the environment, or the scientific study of happen
this
shift v [I] (53) to change
'estimate v [T] (52) to guess the cost, size, value, etc. of
soil n [U] (49) the top layer of earth that plants grow in
something
source of food np [C] (49) something that is used as
ex'tend v [I] (49) to reach, stretch or continue for a
food by a person or creature
particular distance
spot v [T] (52) to see or notice something or someone
'farmland n [U] (48) land which is used for or suitable
for farming under'estimate n [C] (53) a guess that is lower than the
real size or amount of something
'focus 'efforts on 'something vp (53) to give all your
attention or effort to something a'chievement n [C] (63) something good that you
achieve
get rid of vp (49) to make something unpleasant go away
'grassland n [U/C] (48) a large area of land covered with
grass

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