Unit 2 - Vocabulary

Define "shore" (n)

• the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river
• a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast.
• a small, narrow river
• water from a river or a stream dropping from a high to a lower point.

Define "cliff" (n)

• a small, narrow river
• stone
• a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast.
• the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river

Define "desert" (n)

• an area often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants.
• a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast.
• the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river
• water from a river or a stream dropping from a high to a lower point.

Define "waterfall" (n)

• the things that can be seen behind the main things/ people in the picture
• large hole in the side of a hill/ cliff/ mountain, or one that is underground
• a mountain with large, round hole at the top through which lava, gases, steam flow out
• water from a river or a stream dropping from a high to a lower point.

Define "stream" (n)

• the things that can be seen behind the main things/ people in the picture
• the people/ things in a picture that seem nearest to you.
• a small, narrow river
• the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river

Define "shallow" (adj)

• a small, narrow river
• only a very short distance from the top to the bottom
• an area often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants.
• a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast.

What does "steep" (adj) mean ?

• relating to a volcano or made by a volcano
• made of pieces of stones
• only a very short distance from the top to the bottom
• (of a slope) rising or falling at a sharp angle

What is a volcano ?

• a large hole in the side of a hill/ cliff/ mountain, or one that is underground
• a mountain with large, round hole at the top through which lava, gases, steam flow out
• the people/ things in a picture that seem nearest to you.

What does "background" (n) mean ?

• the things that can be seen behind the main things/ people in the picture
• the people/ things in a picture that seem nearest to you.
• a large hole in the side of a hill/ cliff/ mountain, or one that is underground
• a mountain with large, round hole at the top through which lava, gases, steam flow out

Choose the correct definition of "a cave" (n) .

• the people/ things in a picture that seem nearest to you.
• a mountain with large, round hole at the top through which lava, gases, steam flow out
• large hole in the side of a hill/ cliff/ mountain, or one that is underground
• a small, narrow river