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conserving

nature
conserving nature
continent
country
countries
parts of the world
world
creature
creatures
to live
naturally
snake
snakes
completely
deaf
India
Kind
kinds of
kind of
India
wildlife
famous
it is famous for
lion
kangaroo
bat
bear
tiger
polar bear
elephant
ostriches
ostrich
Tigers can swim very well
Polar bears are left-handed
Kangaroos can´t walk backwards
Ostriches bury their heads in sand
Lions sleep up to 20 hours a day
Elephants are afraid of mice
Bats can´t see anything
Bears can run as fast as horses
mice
mouse
to remember
information
instruction
key
kind
one or two
own
second
similar
six
three
twice
an idea
an idea of the topic
topic
there will be
speakers
speaker
recording
there are
unfinished
statements
one of
possible
answers
before the recording is played
before
recording
to look at
each
question
to decide
information
to need
to underline
also
statement
option
to listen
expression
then listen for expressions with
opposite meanings
opposite
meanings
meaning
to try
answer for each question
to check
Then do the same for each of options
expressions with similar meanings to the words you underlined
to help
young woman
young
talking about
trip
India
to see wildlife
hotel
bed
uncomfortable
room
wonderful
view
wonderful view
long way
long
way
park
it was a long way from ther park
guide
the guide
tiger
he had seen it from the car
from
another guide
other animals
to notice
She got on the elephant by climbing
up a ladder
ladder
up
nearby
tree
a nearby tree
onto the car
it was resting after a meal
meal
to rest
it was sleeping on the ground
on the ground
it was looking for food
safe
to attack
human
humans
tigers in India
too old
old
dangerous
tourist
tourists
to allow
to get out
get out of the car
monkey
to photograph
advertisement
after some preparations
after
preparation
in our direction
direction
to drop
admire
announce
attract
celebrate
collect
completely
complete
confirm
connect
create
develop
disappoint
discuss
educate
enjoy
entertain
examine
excite
improve
inform
information
invent
invite
move
pollute
prevent
protect
relax
replace
reserve
translate
admiration
announcement
newspaper
story
on page 100
attract
celebrate
connect
direct
disappoint
inform
invent
invite
move translate
to repeat
correct
scientists
scientist
to use
rubber ducks
rubber
duck
Scientists use rubber ducks in Arctic experiment
experiment
Arctic
NASA scientists
to aim
useful
information about global warming
global warming
global
warming
latest
toy
toys
into
They have put 90 of the toys into holes in a Greenland glacier
hole
Greenland
glacier
huge
mass
ice
to move
sea
to hope
iceberg
pieces of ice
inside
to melt
local people
local
people
to tell
a lot about
of this glacier
glacier
faster
summer
global warming
science
science experiment
reward
reward on it
into two other languages
email address
an email address
there is also an email address
so far
nobody
to email
to believe
reward
a big reward
to bring
result
results
so
to find
a NASA rubber duck on a beach near you
beach
near
it could be a cause for
rearely
tourist
tourists
to take photos
ative
passive
to describe
an event
event
in the past
an event in the past
to use
a form of
rule
often
to see
in formal texts
formal
text
newspaper
report
textbooks
a lot
we use this a lot
to speak
to write
informal
letter
story
stories
we are more interested in
to interest
more
action
to add
by
to say
to leave out
bracket
mountain
mountain road
winter
island
to discover
sometimes
bird
birds
to see
to fly
as high as
high
aeroplane
young
zebra
the young zebra
to chase
hungry
lion
a hungry lion
to escape
what time
crocodiles
crocodile
to feed
today
shark
until
close
boat
it was very cole to the boat
close to
normally
weak
Spring Gardens
Spring Gardens
garden
flower
to plant
in March
March
grass
to cut
April
May
The grass was cut in April and May
to rewrite
to catch
they catch a lot of fish here
fish
here
giraffe
giraffes
somebody
poem
waterfall
Somebody wrote a poem about this waterfall
to grow
rice
east
east of the country
they grow rice in the east of the country
small
cloud
to hid
moon
one small cloud hid the moon
to allow
in the National Park
National
park
fire
partly
to destroy
forest
Fire partly destroyed the forest
to tell
about
river
in the river
Nobody told us about the crocodiles in the river
to pay
special
attention
pronunciation
essay
Geography
geography
to match
meaning
meanings
fuel
vehicles
vehicle
everyone
thing
things
thrown away
away
less
to change
changes in the Earth´s weather
Earth´s weather
earth
weather
container
empty
bottles
power
sun
power from the sun
material
again
using materials again
the whole world feels the effects of climate change
whole
world
effects
effects of
climate change
so we all need to do what we can to prent things getting worse
to prevent
things
to get worse
the rise in temperatures is partly caused by the use of coal and petrol, so energy conservation is important
rise
temperature
temperatures
partly
to cause
by
to use
coal
petrol
enery
conservation
important
energy conservation
for instance
by using public transport
public transport
transport
instead of
to keep
heating
to tun down
to make sure
sure
the lights are switched off when we go out
lights
switch off
to go out
to recycle
recyling
too
essential
glass
glass containers
container
bottle bank
old newspapers and magazines
collected
to collect
diferent kinds of
rubbish
to place
in separate bags
separate
we can also help by using less water
water
around
particularly
sunny countries
sunny
solar energy
solar
energy
to heat
to water
Most of these are quite small things
small things
they might make a difference
International
climate
wrong
quickly
round-up
to focus
focus on
ther writer´s purpose
focus on fact
focus on the writer´s purpose
fact
focus on opinion
focus on detail
focus on the general meaning
own answer
own
question
it is the writer´s main purpose
to give details about
to explain
the Earth´s climate
the Earth´s climate is changing so quickly
reader
readers
the water near de island is now dirty
near
dirty
many types of fish have disappeared
to disappear
many types of
oil
gas
under
there is oil and gas under the water
to provide
power
It can provide power for the island.
to believe about
certain
to get much worse
worse
to blame
It is wrong
It is wrong to blame China for it
to cause
only
rich
rich countries
It is caused only by rich countries
young people
to publish
their own newspapers
to change older people´s habits
older
habit
follow the example of their parents
example
to follow
to avoid evitar
young people should avoid talking about politics
to talk about politics
politic
champion
I´m the only one from our country
to make speeches
speech
speeches about climate change
in the world
a lot to say
we have a lot to say about
Some of
Some of us are teenagers
teenager
really
to listen to
attitude
attitudes
to agree
project
in 2007
young people of school age
a chance to speak
school age
change
publicly
to encourage
action
to reduce
effects
Each country involved selects three teenagers to be Climate Champions
to involve
to select
to take part in
local and international activities
Irene lives on the Italian island of Sardinia
to interest in solar energy
solar energy
to use the waves around its coast to produce electricity
to produce electricity
electricity
waves around its coast
coast
the need to import oil and gas for lighting, heating and cooking
to import
need
the need
lighting
heating
cooking
energy conservation is our future
future
plan
to make plans
to save
We must make plans to save
pollution
to protect
animals
birds
bird
animals, birds and fish in danger
in danger
in danger from global warming
to recycle
we must recycle
Chinese student
unfair
that just one country is causing climate change
the air pollution
to lead
air pollution that leads to global warming comes from many parts of the world, including poorer countries that are now
to lead to
to come from
many parts of the world
poorer countries
poorer
the only way
he believes the only way to prevent the situation getting even worse is for rich and poor countries to work together
the situation
situation
to get even worse
rich and poor countries
rich country
poor country
rich
poor
to work together
together
junior
she is against
against
lack
interest
to discuss
problem
the problems
really matter
the problems that really matter to their generation
matter to their generation
matter
generation
to write about
the need for action on world poverty
world poverty
poverty
articles
article
local newspaper
strongly
an important issue for her generation
issue
an important issue
changes in the way
changes in the way teenagers behave
to behave
an important way of influencing choices that are made by parents
to influence
choice
choices
to make by
in 2008
to attend
Minister
in the Japanese city of kobe
Japanese
At present
and more countries are expected to join soon
to expect
to join
soon
slowly
quietly
gfaster
badly
better
carefully
easily
hardest
slowly
slow
to stop
to stop global warming
hard
cheap
bad
wind power
wind
wind power makes electricity
clean
because of climate change, it now rains…
…than it used to
to waste water
they could reduce this waste
topic
suggestions
suggestion
saving water
in the garden
for instance
it´s best…
to water
at two o´clock
bucket
bucket of water
sponge
All those things
dishwasher
washing machine
to wash
a few plates
You can save water in the home
to remember about
the subject of the photos
your own experiences
as well as
as well as things you like and don´t like
a range of
It is important when you are talking to your partner
It is important
to take turns
to keep talking
Help them to keep talking by asking for more details and their opinions
to comment
to comment on
It´s your turn
to repeat
everything
to give reasons and examples to support what you say and feel
to support
task
advice
Saving energy
Saving energy: what you can do
Don´t leave things on stand-by: turn them off
stand-by
to turn (sth) off
Use solar-powered chargers for your phone and MP3 player
solar-powered chargers
phone
MP3 player
Use a laptop instead of a PC
laptop
Don´t leave the fridge door open
Try not to use the air-conditioning
air-conditioning
Instead of turning up the heating, put a sweater on
to tun up
heating
to put on
sweater
Use energy-efficient light bulbs
energy-efficient light bulbs
light blulbs
Turn off the lights when you go out
below
to deal with
wildlife vida salvaje; fauna
fantastic
such as deer, foxes and wolves
deer
fox
foxes
wolf
wolves
bear
bears
mountain
and up in the sky there are eagles and storks
eagle
stork
up
wildcat
it´s a beautiful creature
creature
In some ways

ordinary
cat
bigger
bushy
tail
bushy tail
black
at the end

to remember

child
excited
In those days
In those days
easily
countryside
to cover
road
sad
box
a wide range of
formal language
linking words
so
because
to make more complicated sentences
you only need to write about
one part of the question
to give reasons and examples
reason
example
possible
mark
to include
to receive
to receive from your English-speaking friend
In your next letter
please
tell me about
the kinds of pet
pet
is important
rer countries that are now growing more quickly

tries to work together

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