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2 Language summary
VOCABULARY

Nouns valley feather far

Geography volcano fine high
beach waterfall million hot
canal world planet pure
continent (air) pollution strict
Distance and
desert population
measurements quiz Verbs
Earth
degree (Celsius/ exist
(the) falls tower
Fahrenheit) get down (to)
forest winter
(square) kilometer get up (to)
hill
meter Adjectives respect
island
(square) mile clean
lake
pound cold Prepositions
mountain in (the summer/the
crowded
ocean Other world/the Americas)
deep
river airport on (the planet/sidewalks)
dry
auction

EXPRESSIONS
Talking about distances and measurements Making comparisons
How cold is . . . in the winter? Which country is larger, . . . or . . .?
It gets down to . . . degrees. . . . is larger than . . .
How hot is . . . in the summer? Which country is the largest in the world?
It gets up to . . . degrees. Russia is the largest country.
How far is . . . from . . .? Which country is more crowded, . . . or . . . ?
It’s about . . . kilometers. . . . is more crowded than . . .
How big is . . .? . . . is the most crowded country in . . .
It’s . . . square kilometers.
How high is (are) . . .?
It’s (They are) . . . meters high.
How long is . . .?
It’s . . . kilometers long.
How deep is . . .?
It’s . . . meters deep.

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