Unit 9 UNDERSEA WORLD

Unit 9: UNDERSEA WORLD

 - -VOCABULARY - - 

Headword Transcription Meaning Example

A Reading

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Antarctic Ocean (Southern Ocean)

Indian Ocean

Arctic Ocean

analyse (v)

at stake (exp)

balanced (adj)

bay (n)

beneath (prep)

biodiversity (n)

bottom (n)

challenge (v/n)

cover (v)

current (n)

depth (n)

device (n)

discovery (n)

divide (v)

exist (v)

experiment (n)

extremely (adv)

fall into (v)

form (v)

gulf (n)

huge (adj)

investigate (v)

jellyfish (n)

lie (v)

live on (v)

maintain (v)

major (adj)

marine (adj) mysterious (adj) mystery (n) organism (n) overcome (v) oversized (adj) part (n)

percentage (n) precious (adj) provide (v) sample (n) satellite (n) seabed (n) starfish (n) submarine (n) surface (n) surround (v) temperature (n) term (n)

three-quarters (n) tiny (adj) unless (adv) wide range (n)

B Speaking butt (n)

consequence (n) dispose of (v) dustbin (n) harm (v)

herbicide (n) limit (v)

net (n)

pesticide (n) plastic (adj) pollute (v) proper (adj) release (v) responsibly (adv)

endanger (v)

explosive (n) fertilizer (n)

fishing line (n) rubbish (n)

seafood (n)

smart (adj)

solution (n)

sparingly (adv) species (n)

spill (v)

tanker (n)

threaten (v)

C Listening commission (n) conservation (n) decrease (n/v) feeding ground (n) increase (n/v) length (n)

mammal (n)

migrate (v)

take measures (n) weight (n)

whaling (n)

D Writing

accidental (a)

at risk (exp)

brain (n)

calf (n)

carnivore (n) concern (n)

diet (n)

entrapment (n) feeding habit (n) gestation period (n) give birth to (exp) habitat (n)

life span (n)

male (adj/n) ≠ female offspring (n)

range (n)

sperm whale (n) squid (n)

E Language focus close down (v) disappointed (adj) frightened (adj) gun (n)

offend (v)

offer (v)

out of work (exp) press (v)

refuse (v)

resign (v)

ring (n)

salary (n)

surprised (adj) upset (adj)