Tuesday, April 26, 2016

C1 25-26/4/16

in‧sec‧ti‧cide [uncountable]
a chemical substance used for killing insects
    pesticide
—insecticidal adjective

plague /pleɪɡ/

Plas‧ti‧cine [uncountable]
trademark British English a soft substance like clay, that comes in many different colours and is used by children for making models

ter‧ra‧ri‧um [countable]
a large glass container that you grow plants in as a decoration

ANT FARM

STERILE /ˈstɛraɪl/

gecko n  (geco) nm  /ˈɡɛkəʊ/

midge n (insect: very small fly) mosquito pequeño loc nom m / quironómido nm / jején nm

/prɪˈsaɪslɪ/
/ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/  
/ˈkritʃɚ/  
ratio/ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ/

me‧an‧der [intransitive]
1 if a river, stream, road etc meanders, it has a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line
meander along/across/down etc
The river meandered gently along the valley floor.
2 [always + adverb/preposition] to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way rather than take the most direct way possible
meander along/through etc
Cows still meander through these villages.

TIP: untidy
 [singular] British English informal an extremely dirty or untidy place:
The house was an absolute tip.

reservoir
stately homes
Manor
Hall

Badger cull 

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