PTE Academic Expert B1 Module 3 | Quizlet

benefits to humans

helps people

chances of succeeding

possibility of getting a good result

costs of saving them

the expense or sacrifice of rescuing them

importance to other species

the significance to animals or plants

tourism

the activity of traveling to a place for pleasure/ the business of providing hotels, restaurants, entertainment, etc., for people who are traveling

artificial

not natural or real/ made, produced, or done to seem like something natural

atmosphere

the air in a particular place or area

indeed

used when making a statement that adds to or strengthens a previous statement

store

to put something that is not being used in a place where it is available, where it can be kept safely, etc.

surface

an outside part or layer of something

ton

a unit for measuring weight that equals 2,240 pounds (1,016 kilograms)

environmental protection

the idea of saving the environment

widely accepted

recognized by many people

change rapidly

things become different very fast

natural disaster

a sudden and terrible event in nature (such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood) that usually results in serious damage and many deaths

environmental damage

very serious cases of pollution of the water, air, and other parts of the enviroment

widely used

used by many people

natural world

all of the animals, plants, and other things existing in nature and not made or caused by people

change people's attitudes

change people's thoughts and feelings about someone or something

intensive

involving very great effort or work (adjective)

intense

very great in degree (adjective)

accurately

exactly / free from mistakes or errors (adverb)

accurate

free from mistakes or errors (noun)

survivor

a person who continues to live after an accident, illness, war, etc. (noun)

survive

to remain alive/ to continue to live (verb)

eventually

at some later time/ in the end (adverb)

eventual

coming or happening at a later time (adjective)

individual (noun)

a single person/ a person who is considered separate from the rest of a group (noun)

individual (adjective)

intended or designed for one person (adjective)

transportation

a system for moving passengers or goods from one place to another (noun)

transport

to carry someone or something from one place to another (verb)

creative

having or showing an ability to make new things or think of new ideas (adjective)

create

to make or produce something/ to cause something new to existverb)

predictable

capable of being known before happening or being done (adjective)

predict

to say or write that (something will or might happen in the future (verb)

biofuels

a fuel that comes from living matter, such as plants

engineering

the work of designing and creating large structures, such as roads and bridges, or new products or systems by using scientific methods

feed

to provide what is needed for the continued growth, operation, or existence of something /to give food to an anmal

fossil fuels

a natural fuel, such as coal or gas, formed in the past from the remains of old animals

laboratory

a room or building with special equipment for doing scientific experiments and tests

processing

changing something from one form into another by preparing, handling, or treating it in a special way

release

to allow a substance to enter the air, water, soil, etc.

waste

material that is left over or that is unwanted after something has been made, done, used, etc.

design to

to plan and make something

remove from

to move or take something away from a place

coated with

cover with

turn into

to change into

drop to

decrease

different levels

different degrees or stages

species

a group of animals or plants of the same kind

wild

not controlled by humans

domestic

can be trained to live with humans

breed

have babies

leader

an animal or a person who controls a group

wild animal

creatures which live in a natural state

readily available

quickly and easily found

natural environment

land that is not controlled by man

common feature

something important that happens often

modern society

the organization of people today

provide assistance

to give help

emotional support

help related to feelings

impossible

unable to be done or to happen/ not possible

inexpensive

low in price/ not expensive

unhelpful

giving no help/ not helpful or useful

disability

a condition (such as an illness or an injury) that damages or limits a person's physical or mental abilities

unimportant

not important

common

done by many people

expensive

costing a lot of money

disadvantage

no benefit or gain

unpleasant

not pleasant or enjoyable/ causing discomfort or pain

unlikely

not likely/ used to say that something probably will not happen or is not true

dislike

to not like something or someone/ to feel dislike for something or someone

unable

not able to do something

directly

without delay/in a direct way

return the favor

when someone does something nice for you, and you do something nice back to them

empathy

the ability to share someone else's feelings

natural instinct

something you know without learning it or thinking about it

appear

to become visible : to begin to be seen

like

similar to something or someone

pleasant

causing a feeling of happiness or pleasure

possible

able to be done

usual

done, found, or used most of the time or in most cases/ normal or regular

feature

an interesting or important part

drop

decrease

remove

to move or take (something) away from a place

disabled

having a physical or mental disability/ unable to perform one or more natural activities, such as walking or seeing, because of illness, injury, etc.

discovery

the act of finding or learning something for the first time/ the act of discovering something

social structure

the way people/animals live together

likely

used to indicate the chance that something will happen

uncommon

not done by many people

advantage

benefit or gain

disappear

to stop being visible

unlike

different from something or someone

unusual

strange/not normal or usual