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Focus 4 unit 8

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  • making something unclean, such as putting chemicals into lakes or rivers
    contaminate
  • Unless big companies start using b___________ materials, it will be very difficult to reduce the amount of rubbish in our seas and rivers.
    biodegradable
  • Unfortunately, humans have caused i____________ damage to many parts of the countryside here.
    irraparabe
  • There is a t____________ population of rhinos at the nature reserve, which is promising.
    thriving
  • small mountains at the base of a much higher mountain
    foothills
  • Sadly, the only remaining examples of the species are all in c____________ (kept in a locked place, without freedom).
    captivity
  • a piece of land with fruit trees such as apples or cherries
    orchard
  • I think the _____ (dry weather) may be a result of climate change.
    draught
  • an area where a particular animal or plant lives and feels the most at home
    natural habitat
  • The birds fly back to the same b____________ g____________ every year.
    breeding ground(s)
  • It was so funny. Dad fell in the d__________ while he was trying to jump over it. He didn’t hurt himself though.
    ditch
  • My mother is a(n) ________________. She’s always doing her bit to help the environment.
    eco-warrior
  • Every living creature is a part of the food ________________.
    chain
  • an area covered with grass and sometimes with wild flowers
    meadow
  • Did you see the news report? There’s a lion on the _________. It escaped from the zoo!
    loose