Vocabulary

• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• set up
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• on foot
• splash around: To move and play about in water causing splashes.
• cool off: To become cooler.
• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• laid back
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• tropical fish: A fish that lives in warm, tropical waters, often kept as pets in aquariums.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• down under: A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• join in
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• cuddle: To hold in your arms to show love or care for
• spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• cruise: To easily achieve
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• surround: To be all the way around something
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• village: Small town in the country
• great: Very good; better than before
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• lagoon: Small lake surrounded by rocks; channel of water
• gorge: To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• forest: Large area with many trees
• reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
• rustic: Relating to village or countryside life
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
• quaint: Appealing and attractive in an outdated way
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• aboriginal: Relating to people originally living in a country
• circle: A perfectly round shape
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• promenade: Public walkway, especially along a beach
• vacation: Time off work used for relaxation or travel
• harbour: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• crocodile: Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
• farm: Land used for growing crops or raising animals
• ticket: Piece of paper allowing you enter or use something
• boat: Small form of transport for traveling on water
• small: Little in size; not big
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
• enjoy: To take pleasure in something
• koala: Small tree-living Australian grey animal
• cove: Small, sheltered inlet or bay
• boomerang: Curved piece of wood thrown as a weapon
• wombat: Burrowing Australian animal about size of a badger