IELTS Live – Reading -Skills for band 9


Vocabulary in This Video



A Words
Speech
Meaning
Creature
n
Animal
have yet to (do)
Phrasal verb
(sorrow) can’t (do) yet
fully
av
completely, integrally
document
v
write documents
lifespan
n
the length of time live
indicate
v
display or show
(for) far longer
-
much longer
evolutionary
adj
sort of an aspect from evolution
population
n
inhabitants of a place
decline
v, n
down, fall, decrease
due to
-
because of
reproduction
n
birth
predation
n
the eating of an animal on others




*predator(s) = carnivore(s), ensuring = guarantee
*so adj that = too adj and that's why
*far longer => verb far longer (far: adverb) // noun far longer (far : adj)



B Words
Speech
Meaning
diverse
adj
very different, variety
diligently
av
carefully, closely
offspring
n
young
whatsoever
conj
no matter what, whatever
rely
v
depend on, lean on
sheer number of
adj
a great number of
be bound to verb
expression
must will be to verb
while -sentence
conj
sentence- but, however
vast
adj, n
huge, mighty, very wide
longevity
n
long life
well over
idiom
much more than
*bound / past participle / conjugate 



C Words
Speech
Meaning
fundamental
adj
important, basic, theoretical
incredibly
ad
very
metabolism
n
maintaining the living sate
conversely
av
upside down, reversely
rate
n
speed
existence
n
being
expenditure
n
consuming resource

*vast number of = sheer number of = so many numbers of // small number of
*conversely = on the other hand
*at which they process food and energy = that they process food and energy at (Writing, however, hates the end as a preposition.) ‘rate’, ‘speed’ loves using ‘at' 

D Words
Speech
Meaning
outwit
v
deceive suddenly, cheat suddenly
E Words
Speech
Meaning
separate
adj, v
alone, isolational, distinguish
efficient
adj
useful, worked well
allocate
v
give, divide among

F Words
Speech
Meaning
threaten
v
pressure, endanger
significant
adj
important, noticeable
co-exist
v
exist together
poacher
n
illegal hunter
contamination
n
pollution, corruption, adulteration
prone
adj
apt, tend to, lying down
introduction
n
to insert or bring into something or somewhere
virtually
av
nearly, almost
capable
adj
effective or skilful
extinct
adj
no existing anymore
* contamination == invasion (only in this case)


Questions



Q 1. Make 'F words', 'speech' and 'meaning'. And think if you can't, why you can't.(Don't find a dic)
Q 2. Find central sentences and rewrite, using different words in your way.
Q 3. Find the factors that the tortoises can't grow. and why?
Q 4. Explain critical causes to the tortoise's longevity and mechanism.
Q 5. Which efforts can we make less endangered species? (Write more than 250 words.)
Q 6. Find essays of three more endangered species. And compare words difference use.



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IELTS Live – Reading -Skills for band 9