Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• at the moment: At this time; now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• up in smoke: When something fails or is destroyed completely.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• fill up
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• deal with
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• extreme: Very great in degree
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• huge: Very very large
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• due: When something is required or expected
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• pasture: Area with grass that cattle, etc. feed on
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• restrict: To prevent a person from doing something
• management: People who are in control of a business or group
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• asphalt: Hard mixture used to make roads and streets
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• vegetation: (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• precipitation: Material that falls from sky; rain, snow or hail
• livelihood: Way someone earns money to live
• overflow: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
• evaporation: Changing from a liquid into a gas, e.g. steam
• shortfall: Failure to meet an expectation or amount needed
• firefighter: Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires
• rainwater: Drops of fresh water that fall from clouds
• vale: Poetic a valley
• wintertime: Coldest season of the year