3b ang

active volcano (phr) = a volcano

which may erupt at any time advanced /ǝd'va:nst/ (adj) = very

modern; ahead of the time. affect /efekt/ (v) = to influenced aftershock /a:ftǝfpk/ (n) = a tremor after an earthquake want afterthought /a:ftǝ0o:t/ (n) = an idea which was not originally intended but was thought of later ash /æ/ (n) = the greyish-white or black powder created when a volcano erupts

awake /ǝwerk/ (adj) = not sleeping be/get trapped (phr) = to get caught and held in a place

bitterly cold (phr) = extremely cold blizzard /blizǝd/ (n) = a snowstorm

with strong winds casualty /kæzualti/ (n) = sb wounded or killed in an event

chop down /top 'daun/ (phr v) = to cut down

clean up /kli:n 'Ap/ (phr v) = to make sth neat and tidy

collapse /kǝlæps/ (v) = to fall down contaminate /kǝn'tæmineit/ (v) = to make a substance harmful by putting sth in it

coral reef (phr) = a formation made

of small sea creatures called coral corrected /korektid/ (adj) = made right

count on /kaunt on/ (v) = to rely on sb damage /dæmid3/ (v) = to harm; to injure

2 (WL7)

devastating /devǝstertin/ (adj) = highly minus /mainǝs/ (adj) = below zero

destructive

dispose of /dr'spǝuz ǝv/ (phr v) = to

throw away unwanted things downpour/daunpɔ:/ (n) = a sudden

and unexpected heavy fall of rain endangered species (phr) = a class of animals or plants which is in eruption /trapfon/ (n) = an instance of danger of becoming extinct hot rocks and ash exploding out of the top of a volcano evacuate /rvækjueit/ (v) = (of a group of people) to move away from a place of danger to somewhere

safer exhaust fumes (phr) = gases released by a vehicle when the engine is running dobneds experiment on /ık'speriment on/ (v) = to carry out tests to learn sth or to discover if sth works or is true explosion/ik'splǝuzǝn/ (n) = a forceful outburst of a bomb

forecast /fo:ka:st/ (n) = a prediction

about sth based on given information

frost /frost/ (n) = the cold weather conditions which allow a thin layer of powdery ice to form (also called frost)

gain access to sth (phr) = to find a way to get/have sth greenhouse effect (phr) = an

increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere considered responsible for global warming gust/gast/ (n) = a short and sudden rush of wind

hurt /h3:t/ (v) = to cause injury or pain illiteracy /rlitǝrǝsi/ (n) = inability to

read and write improved /im'pru:vd/ (adj) = better than before

industrial waste (phr) = waste

products from factories infect /infekt/ (v) = to affect with a

disease-causing organism influence /influǝns/ (v) = to have an effect on

injure /ind3ǝ/ (v) = to hurt or wound innocent/inǝsǝnt/ (adj) = not guilty of

doing sth wrong

knock /nok/ (v) = to hit sth, such as a door, in a fast action in order to get attention

lost lives (phr) = dead people

missed /mist/ (pp) = being absent and

making sb feel sad

oil spill (phr) = the condition when an oil tanker spills oil into the sea ozone layer (phr) = the part of the

Earth's atmosphere which protects us from the Sun pass /pa:s/ (v) = to die; to pass away pay the price (phr) = to deal with the

consequences of an action poison/pɔizen/ (v) = to make sth dangerous by putting a lethal substance in it

pollute /polu:t/ (v) = to make air, soil or water dirty

poor sanitation (phr) = substandard sewage and other systems for dealing with human waste powder /paudǝ/ (n) = a substance consisting of very fine small pieces prevent from /privent frǝm/ (v) = to stop sth from happening primary /praimǝri/ (adj) = main; the most important

put forward/put 'fo:wǝd/ (phr v) = to suggest

put out /put 'aut/ (phr v) = to

extinguish

racial discrimination (phr) = treating sb differently because of their race or skin colour

recognition/rekǝg'nifǝn/ (n) = the state of being able to identify sb/sth

reject /rrdzekt/ (v) = to not accept sth

or agree to do sth; to turn down result from /rr'zalt frǝm/ (v) = to

happen as a consequence of sth else

rising /raızın / (adj) = getting higher ruin /run/ (v) = to destroy

spoil /spoil/ (v) = to damage; to do harm

sufferer /safǝrǝ/ (n) = sb who suffers

from an illness

throw away /Orǝu ǝ'wer/ (phr v) = to

get rid of sth torrential rain (phr) = very heavy rain trust /trast/ (v) = to believe that sb is good and honest and will not harm me

turn off/t3:n 'of/ (phr v) = to switch off; to stop

upset /Ap'set/ (v) = to make sb unhappy wreck /rek/ (v) = to damage; to destroy