Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• switch off
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• amount: Quantity of something
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• leave: To go away from; depart
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• mould: Fungus growing on old food or in wet dark places
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• dispose: To get rid of by throwing away
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• glide: To move smoothly and quietly as if without effort
• harbour: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• stuffy: (Nose) blocked
• musty: Smelling old and damp from lack of fresh air