VOCABULARY UNIT 7

Natural disasters: desastres naturales

Nuclear bomb: bomba nuclear
Volcano: volcn
Tsunami: tsunami
Earthquake: terremoto
Hurricane: huracn
Flood: inundacin
To be on fire: estar en llamas
To set fire to something: prender fuego a algo
Forest: bosque
To catch fire: incendiarse
To put the fire out: apagar un incendio
To crack: romper en pedazos
To collapse: derrumbarse (un edificio)
Building: edificio
To be starving: estar muerto de hambre
To be homeless: no tener casa propia, vivir en la calle
To rescue: rescatar
To be killed: ser matado
Firefighter: bombero
Badly damaged: muy daado
Flooded: inundado
To lose: perder
To rob: robar (un banco, una joyera, etc.)
To drop litter: tirar basura (al suelo)
To knock down: derribar (una pared, por ejemplo)
To destroy: destruir
Human history: historia de la humanidad

Locust: langosta (insecto)

Insect: insecto
Farmer: granjero
Plants: plantas
On ones own: solo/a
Nature: naturaleza
To increase: aumentar
Swarm: enjambre
Frightening: aterrador
In size: de tamao, en tamao
Square kilometre: kilmetro cuadrado
Weight: peso
Its no wonder: no sorprende que
To fear: temer
Snake: serpiente
Spider: araa
Harvest: cosecha
Hunger: hambre
Fact: hecho
To harm: daar, perjudicar
To collect: recolectar
Fields: campos
Volcanic eruption: erupcin volcnica
Powerful: poderoso
To record: registrar (un dato)
To be in danger of disappearing: estar en peligro de extincin
Uninhabitable: inhabitable
Rising sea levels: aumento del nivel del mar
Climate change: cambio climtico

Neighbourhood: vecindario
In fact: en realidad
Tiny: diminuto
Rough sea: mar picado (con muchas olas)
Frequent: frecuente
To threaten: amenazar
Source: fuente
Global warming: calentamiento global
Ground water: aguas subterrneas
Fresh water: agua fresca
Emission: emisin (de gases)
Greenhouse gases: gases del efecto invernadero
To reduce: reducir
Eventually: finalmente
Immigrant: inmigrante
To refuse: rechazar
To affect: afectar
Consequence: consecuencia
To be responsible for something or someone: ser responsable por algo
o de alguien
Holiday home: casa vacacional
Cliff: acantilado
To be blown off: volarse
Luckily: afortunadamente
Soon afterwards: poco despus
Police rescue service: polica de rescate
Alive: vivo
Chemicals: productos qumicos
Petrol: gasolina
Dry leaves: hojas secas

To burn: quemar
To be thirsty: tener sed