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UNIT 8 Environments and landscapes

NAME: Leonardo Hernández Soria GROUP 3

WORD MEANING DEFINITION SENTENCE

Branches Ramas tree part Perched on a low branch in

the apple tree was a cardinal.

Bushes Arbusto (plant) We planted some bushes in

front of our new house.

Caves Cuevas (in ground) Kentucky has a large network

of caves for tourists to
explore

Cliff Acantilado (geography: steep rock face) A beautiful sunset could be

seen from the cliff over the
sea.

Exhausted Agotado o Tired: physically Karen had been for a long run
exhausto and she was exhausted.

Glacier Glaciar mass of ice The glacier has retreated

more this year than in the last
decade.

Icebergs Iceberg (mass of ice) Big boats are in danger of

hitting icebergs

Jungle Jungla o selva (tropical vegetation, forest) The tribe lives deep in the
jungle, with little outside
contact

Leaves Hojas (tree: foliage) The trees lost their leaves

early this year because of the
frost

Rainforest Bosque Dense woodland in rainy Western Canada has several

lluvioso region) areas of rainforest
Riverbank Orilla del rio edge of a river The retired couple built a
cottage along the riverbank.

Sand dunes Duna de Hill of sand created by wind) Martina and Sally spent the
arena whole afternoon playing hide-
and-seek among the sand
dunes.

shore Costa (section of land bordering Karen stood on the shore

water) watching the people
swimming in the lake.

Stones Piedras (rock) Use that stone there to hold

the door open.

Waterfall Steep cascade of water The waterfall flowed down

the rocks into a deep basin
Cascada below.

waves Ola (ocean, water: undulation) The ocean waves rocked the
boat

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UNIT 8 Animal and their habits /Animals’
bodies
WORD MEANING DEFINITION SENTENCE

antlers

Artic wolf

beak