Vocabulary for IELTS - Lesson 9 - The natural world

Vocabulary for IELTS - Lesson 9 - The natural world

​Flora and fauna, agriculture

by Ngọc Minh Nguyễn

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1.1     How many plants and animals do you know? Can you name as many as you know:

A. animals found in Africa?

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1.1     How many plants and animals do you know? Can you name as many as you know:

B. different types of flower?

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1.1     How many plants and animals do you know? Can you name as many as you know:

C. different types of fruit?

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1.1     How many plants and animals do you know? Can you name as many as you know:

D. animals found in Australia?

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1.1     How many plants and animals do you know? Can you name as many as you know:

E. different types of tree?

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1.1     How many plants and animals do you know? Can you name as many as you know:

F. different types of vegetable?

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1.2 Are these words associated with plants or animals? Put the words into the correct column.

flora, fauna, vegetation, branch, twig, root, coat, predator, beak, trunk, fur, hide, scales, feathers, paw, claw, thorn, petal, horn

ANIMALS:

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1.2 Are these words associated with plants or animals? Put the words into the correct column. Which word can go in both categories?

flora, fauna, vegetation, branch, twig, root, coat, predator, beak, trunk, fur, hide, scales, feathers, paw, claw, thorn, petal, horn

PLANTS

​1.2 Answer key

​​ANIMALS: coat, claw, beak, fauna, fur, feathers, hide, horn, paw, predator, scales, trunk

​PLANTS: branch, flora, petal, root, thorn, twig, trunk, vegetation

​​A trunk can be part of a tree or on an elephant.

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1.2 Which five words in the animal column are connected to their skin or covering?

flora, fauna, vegetation, branch, twig, root, coat, predator, beak, trunk, fur, hide, scales, feathers, paw, claw, thorn, petal, horn

​1.2 Answer key

Coat, feathers, fur, hide and scales are all associated with the skin or covering of animals.

​Error warning

​We say we must take care of nature. NOT We must take care of the nature. Natural is the adjective form: It is a natural process. NOT It is a nature process.

​mother nature (n)

​/ˌmʌðər ˈneɪtʃər/

​the natural world, when you consider it as a force that affects the world and humans

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Multiple Choice

2.1 Which is the odd one out? Circle the word which is different from the others and say why.

• rose

• tulip

• daisy

• weed

Multiple Choice

2.1 Which is the odd one out? Circle the word which is different from the others and say why.

• plant

• grow

• cultivate

• soil

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2.1 Which is the odd one out? Circle the word which is different from the others and say why.

• crop

• plant

• shrub

• bush

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2.1 Which is the odd one out? Circle the word which is different from the others and say why.

• organic

• natural

• chemical

• biological

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2.1 Which is the odd one out? Circle the word which is different from the others and say why.

• tropical

• subtropical

• humid

• arid

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2.1 Which is the odd one out? Circle the word which is different from the others and say why.

• arid

• desert

• semi-arid

• tropical

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2.1 Which is the odd one out? Circle the word which is different from the others and say why.

• endemic

• native

• introduced

• local

​2.1 Answer key

1. rose tulip daisy weed (We want to grow the others

2. plant grow cultivate soil (the others are verbs)

3. crop plant shrub bush (the others are single plants)

4. organic natural chemical biological (the others mean without chemicals)

5. tropical subtropical humid arid (the others are all wet climates)

6. arid desert semi-arid tropical (the others are all dry climates)

7. endemic native introduced local (the others all refer to things that naturally belong to an area)

Multiple Choice

2.2 Read the text and then decide if the statements below are true or false.

1. Farmers do not like using chemicals to kill pests.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

2.2 Read the text and then decide if the statements below are true or false.

2. The prickly pear was planted as a type of barrier between fields.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

2.2 Read the text and then decide if the statements below are true or false.

3. The Cactoblastis moth killed off nearly all prickly pear plants.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Multiple Choice

2.2 Read the text and then decide if the statements below are true or false.

4. The cane toad was a native species to Australia.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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2.2 Read the text and then decide if the statements below are true or false.

5. Using the cane toad was very successful.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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​ecological balance (n.p)

​/(iːkəlɒdʒɪkəl bæləns/

​Ex: Bees play an important role in the ecological balance, and their demise has serious effects on the food chain.

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