VOCABULARY - UNIT 10 – GRADE 12

Word
Transcript
Class
Audio
Meaning
Example

be driven to the verge of...
/bi: ˈdrɪvən tu ðə vɜːdʒ əv/
v

bị đẩy đến bến bờ của...
Mokeys are being driven to the verge of extinction by human beings.

deforestation
/diːˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃən/
n

sự phá rừng
Deforestation is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest.

endanger
endangerment
/ɪnˈdeɪndʒər/
/ɪnˈdeɪndʒərmənt/
v
n

làm nguy hiểm
sự gây nguy hiểm
He would never do anything to endanger the lives of his children.
Keeping that angry dog near your family is child endangerment.

derive from
/dɪˈraɪv frəm/
v

bắt nguồn từ
She derives great pleasure from playing the violin.

enact
enactment
/ɪˈnækt/
/ɪˈnæktmənt/
v
n

ban hành
sự ban hành
A package of economic sanctions will be enacted against the country.
The enactment of new laws will really help the environment.

urbanization
urbanize
urban
/ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
/ˈɜːbənaɪz/
/ˈɜːbən/
n
v
adj

sự đô thị hóa
đô thị hóa
thuộc thành phố
Fast urbanization can cause some environmental problems.
The UK is a highly urbanized country.
Mary lives in an urban area while her cousin lives in a rural area.

vulnerable
vulnerability
/ˈvʌlnərəbl ̩/
/ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪlɪti/
adj
n

dễ bị tổn thương
tính chất dễ bị tổn thương
Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.
He was intensely aware of his own vulnerability.

wildlife
/ˈwaɪldlaɪf/
n

động vật hoang dã
It`s a famous documentary on Peruvian wildlife.

conservation
conserve
conservative
/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/
/kənˈsɜːv/
/kənˈsɜːvətɪv/
n
v
adj

sự bảo tồn
bảo tồn
bảo tồn, bảo thủ
My biology teacher is interested in wildlife conservation.
To conserve electricity, we are cutting down on our central heating.
Older people tend to be quite conservative and a bit suspicious of any supposed advances.

forest ranger
/ˈfɒrɪst ˈreɪndʒər/
n

nhân viên kiểm lâm
A forest ranger`s duty is to protect a forest or national park.

exploitation
exploit
exploitable
/ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃən/
/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/
/ɪkˈsplɔɪtəbl ̩/
n
v
adj

sự khai thác, bóc lột
khai thác, bóc lột
có thể khai thác, bóc lột
A this rate of mineral exploitation all our resources will be used up soon.
We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.
The coal mine is no longer exploitable.

tropical
/ˈtrɒpɪkəl/
adj

thuộc nhiệt đới
I`m not used to a tropical climate.

 














Koalas try suburban jungle


Fill in each gap with one word from the table below
monitor lizards
so far this year
reptile rescue expert

early last century
in 1997
eucalyptus leaves

arms sliced off
destroying trees
more vegetation

In search of the perfect suburban lifestyle as well as plenty of
, koalas are deserting woodlands for backyards, bathrooms and cars in Adelaide.
Local conservationists have rescued 105 koalas from the suburban jungle
compared with just 20 sightings of the bear-like marsupial in the city six years ago.
Cleland Wildlife Park`s operations manager, Gary Fitzpatrick, said Australia`s furry grey icon, a protected species and a rare sight in the wild, had flourished in the Adelaide Hills area since its introduction
.
"With high numbers of koalas, competition for territory is increasing and male koalas are moving towards urban areas," he told the Adelaide Advertiser. "There is also much
in the metropolitan area now, which is attracting them."
But life in the suburbs is not all snoozing on garden gum trees. Instead of contending with bushfires, dingoes, pythons and
the suburban koala must keep a beady eye out for dogs, roads and railways.
"There was one koala found on the South Eastern freeway - they just seem to skip across there without any fear," Mr Fitzpatrick said. But he also reported another case of a koala discovered dead on a railway line with its
.
The cleaning of native woodland has removed more than 80% of the koala`s natural habitat, but in some areas where they were introduced to help preserve the species they have swiftly reached plague proportions,
with their voracious appetite for eucalyptus leaves.
Hundred of koalas were airlifted off Kangaroo island in southern Australia