Read And Log On, Unit 1A

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whole, total


(entire)

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A person who arrives, especially from another country, in a new place and claims the land in order to live on it and farm it.

(settler)

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to live in a place


(inhabit)

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few inhabitants, in a large area


(sparsely populated)

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another name for Australia


(down under)

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member of the race of dark-skinned people who were the first people to live in Australia

(Aborigine)

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1A area

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1A a particular part of a place, piece of land or country

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involving a lot of different but related parts; complicated

(complex)

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to invent something or bring something into existence; to grow

(develop)

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relationship between two or more things

(connection)

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the air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live

(environment)

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to live in an area or place


(populate)

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someone who is in prison because they are guilty of a crime

(convict (noun))

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to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation

(survive)

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containing too many people or things

(overcrowded)

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not governed or ruled by another country:not taking help or money from other people

(independence)

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relating to science, or using the organized methods of science

(scientific)

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a long journey, especially by ship

(voyage)

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the South Pacific

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Söderhavet

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to ask for something of value because you think it belongs to you or because you think you have a right to it:

(claim)

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a type of prison, which is often in a place far away from other people

(penal colony)

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to be made of or formed from something

(consist of)

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a place where people go to live

(settlement)

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unimportant and not worth giving attention to:

(petty)

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to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong

(commit a crime)

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having little importance, influence or effect, especially when compared with other things of the same type
(minor)

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crime, illegal act

(offence)

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a person whose job is to clean inside chimneys, usually using a set of brushes with a very long handle
(chimney sweep)

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a type of hat that covers the ears and is tied under the chin, worn by babies or, especially in the past, by women
(bonnet)

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powder made from grain, especially wheat, used for making bread, cakes, pasta, pastry,
( flour)

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a dried black grape

(raisin)

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tobacco in the form of a powder for breathing into the nose
(snuff)

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a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people; when people enter a place by force in order to steal from it
(raid)

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a long thin pale-green vegetable with dark green skin, usually eaten raw in salads
(cucumber)

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to pull or draw someone or something towards them, by the qualities they have, especially positive and admirable ones
(attract)

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usually or to a large degree


(mainly)

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being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past

(descent)

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extremely big

(vast)

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the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground by digging
(mining)

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buying and selling; exchanging goods

(trade)

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a group of organizations, countries, regions, etc. that have joined together to form a larger organization or government
(federation)

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an organization of independent countries which in the past belonged to the British Empire and now still have friendly and practical connections with each other
(the Commonwealth)

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something that you want and plan to do

(intention)

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fragile

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easily damaged, broken or harmed

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ecological

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relating to ecology or the environment

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cane

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a tropical plant from whose tall thick stems sugar can be obtained

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toad

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a small brownish green animal, similar to a frog, which has big eyes and long back legs for swimming and jumping

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beetle

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an insect with a hard shell-like back

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prove

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to show that something is true; to show a particular result after a period of time

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huge

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extremely large

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poisonous

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very harmful substance and able to cause illness or death

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threat

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a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is not followed

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snail

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a small creature with a soft wet body and a round shell, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants

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fly

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a small insect with two wings

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cattle

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large farm animals kept for their milk or meat; cows and bulls

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tick

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a very small creature like an insect which lives on and sucks the blood of other animals; can cause Lyme disease

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wasp

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a black and yellow flying insect which can sting you

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unintentionally

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not intentionally

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disastrous

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extremely bad or unsuccessful

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native people

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relating to the first people to live in an area

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decline

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to gradually become less, worse, or lower

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tribe

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group of people, often of related families, who live together, sharing the same language, culture and history, especially those who do not live in towns or cities

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territory

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land or sometimes sea, which is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person:

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referendum

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a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question

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living condition

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levnadsvillkor

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improve

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to become/make/get better

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govern

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to rule a country

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entire

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whole, complete

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inhabitant

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a person that lives in a particular place

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ethnic

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of a national or racial group of people

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diversity

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when many different types of things or people are included in something

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fence

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a structure which divides two areas of land, similar to a wall but made of wood or wire and supported with posts