Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• check out
• have to: Must do
• appear at: To be present in a specific place or event.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• turn into: To change to become something else
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• important: Having power or authority
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• land: Region or country
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• optimist: Someone who believes the future will be good
• browser: Software that lets you search for information
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• partnering: To join with others for work or other activity