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Functional vocabulary

barren adj

бесплодный

captivity n

неволя

capture v

ловить

die out v

вымирать (syn. die off)

endangered adj

находящийся под угрозой исчезновения

extinct adj

вымерший

extinction n

вымирание

habitat n

естественная среда обитания, место распространения

irreversible adj

необратимый

livestock n

домашний скот

lizard n

ящерица

offspring n (sg/pl)

потомок, потомство

poach on sth v

незаконно охотиться, браконьерствовать

prey n

добыча

prey on sb v

охотиться на кого-л.

tusk n

бивень, клык

wildlife n

живая природа

wilderness

нетронутые уголки природы

Language focus

  1. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases. Translate them into Russian / Belarusian.

  • to overgraze land;

  • to establish wilderness areas;

  • to harvest trees;

  • commercial fishing;

  • overhunting;

  • competition for living space.

  1. Match the words with their definitions.

endanger

to use something fully and effectively in order to gain an advantage or profit

poach

to cause a problem, danger, difficulty

infest

to catch or shoot animals, birds or fish illegally

pose

to hunt; to eat birds or animals

exploit

to catch an animal or a bird after chasing or following it

capture

to appear in large numbers and cause damage

prey

to put someone or something in a dangerous situation where they can be hurt, damaged or destroyed

  1. Study the names of the following species. Add some more names of plants, birds and mammals to the list.

clover n

клевер

crane n

журавль

cypress n

кипарис

macaw n

áра (попугай)

manatee n

ламантин (морское млекопитающее)

osprey n

скопá (птица)

pheasant n

фазан

rhinoceros n

носорог

  1. Suggest expressions from the text, which are synonymous with the phrases below.

  • to stop existing completely;

  • having so serious and so great effect that you cannot change anything back to how it was;

  • the natural home;

  • the use of animals in large quantities concerned with making money;

  • the land without plants growing on it;

  • very useful or valuable.

  1. Join the words from the three columns to make phrases. Translate them into Russian / Belarusian.

to pose threat

in

on

to

under

the wild

to bring species

the brink of extinction

to be

way

to play a part

the wildlife

to return

the mass extinction