THE NATURAL WORLD

DESCRIBING SPECIES: ADJECTIVES

Omnivore: animals which eat plants and meat.Carnivore: species that only eat meat.Herbivores: animals that only eat plants.Mammals: species that give birth to live young.Invertebrates: animals without backbone.Vertebrates: species with backbone.Hibernate: animals that pass the winter sleeping.Nocturnal: species that sleep during the day.Lay eggs: animals wich produce eggs out of the body.Predator: animal which hunts other animals.Prey: animal that is hunted by others.

SPECIES

IDIOMSLet the cat out of the bag: hear a secret.To have butterflies on the stomach: to be really nervous.Get it straight from the horse´s mouth: tell something .To take the bull by the horns: decide to take an action.To hurt a fly: to be harmless.To be raining dogs and cats: to rain heavily.

COMPOUND NOUNS

MORE WORDS Endangered spieces: species that are near to desapppearCages: places where people keep animalsLaboratories: places where people investigate with animals Research: work that involves studying something Experiments: tests or investigationsHuman guinea pigs: If someone is used as a guinea pig in an experiment, something is tested on them that has not been tested on people beforeInvestigation: the act or process of examining something Ethical: morally right Hunt: take animals for food or sportFree-range: farms where the products are treat only with natural thingsVegetarian: people who don´t eat meatVegan: people who don´t eat products that became from animalsFactory farms: places where animals are sold In captivity: animals that don´t live with freedomTo mistreat: treat in a bad way an animalTo tame: used to living with people not wild or dangerousTo become extinct: an specie desppearBreed: the sound of the birds