Unit 12: The Living World

Question 1

Cash crop

Answer 1

noun a crop that is grown to be sold rather than being used by people who live in the area where it is grown

Question 2

Deliberate

Answer 2

adjective intentional and planned

Question 3

Fire risk

Answer 3

phrase something that could cause a fire

Question 4

Flood defenses

Answer 4

plural noun barriers or other methods used to stop an area from flooding

Question 5

Fossil fuel

Answer 5

noun a fuel such as coal or oil that is obtained from under the ground

Question 6

Global warming

Answer 6

noun when the air around the world becomes warmer because of pollution

Question 7

Heat wave

Answer 7

noun a period of time, usually a few days or weeks, when the weather is much hotter than usual

Question 8

Immunity

Answer 8

noun a state in which your body is protected from disease

Question 9

Infectious

Answer 9

adjective able to pass a disease from one person, animal or plant to another

Question 10

Learning difficulties

Answer 10

plural noun mental problems that affect a person’s ability to learn things

Question 11

Natural energy

Answer 11

noun energy that comes from sources such as wind or the sun

Question 12

Reach your potential

Answer 12

phrase to achieve everything your are capable of

Question 13

Refugee camp

Answer 13

noun a place where people who have escaped from their own country can live, usually in bad conditions and only expecting to stay for a limited time

Question 14

Rote learning

Answer 14

phrase learning something in order to be able to repeat it from memory, rather than ir order to understand it

Question 15

Sign language

Answer 15

noun a system of communication using hand movements, used by people who cannot hear

Question 16

Submit a proposal

Answer 16

phrase to give someone a formal, written suggestion for doing something

Question 17

Time-consuming

Answer 17

adjective needing a lot of time