Pre-Listening Vocabulary molar: large teeth at the back of ones mouth (top and bottom) emerge: to appear; to come up from the surface impacted: wedged below or between something (e.g., stuck between the jawbone and another tooth) processed: mechanica

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary toll road: a road that requires drivers to pay a fee to use it shred: to break up into very small pieces pulp: soft, wet material congestion: high volume; crowdedness absorbent: holds a lot of water Tarmac: a road material ma

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary crumble: to break apart easily; to break into small bits pastry: flaky baked goods that separate easily shortening: a solid fat, such as butter, used for making crumbly pastry flaky: breaks away easily in long strands (e.g.,

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary avalanche: a sudden rush of snow and ice down a mountain or hill pilot error: a mistake made by the person operating an aircraft misalignment: the incorrect position or arrangement of something A Disaster Was a Bad Star The n

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary depict: to show visually antlers: branch-like horns made of bone mating season: the time of year when animals reproduce Santas Reindeer Must Be Female If youve ever seen images of Santa Clauss reindeer, you know that they are

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary propose: suggest Great Seal of the US: a presidential stamp placed on federal documents in the US illustration: drawing vain: overly admiring of oneself invader: an unwelcome person who tries to enter or take over a region by

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary switch: move to a different position Wi-Fi: a wireless network that provides Internet connection Bluetooth: a trademarked name for a short-range wireless connection for computerized devices GPS: global positioning system, a s

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary casualties: deaths caused by an accident or war devastate: cause major damage death toll: the number of related deaths recognition: the ability to know who someone is The Great Fire Of London Had Few Recorded Casualties-1666年

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary serious business: considered important; not a joke or just for fun intricate: very detailed dye: a substance that adds colour to something construct: to make; to build motif: a repeated design Egg Decorating Is Serious Busine

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary evolve: to change over time drastic: very noticeable; extreme appealing: likeable satisfactory: acceptable sarcastic: not sincere; opposite of ones true feelings tasteful: having an appropriate sense of style or fashion clich

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary scavenger: one that searches for or feeds on discarded or dead matter carcass: dead body of an animal take for granted: to not appreciate someone or something antibiotic: a type of drug that kills off tiny, harmful organisms

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary accustomed to: used to tirelessly: without tiring; for long hours surge barrier: man-made protection built to keep the sea from flooding onto the land valve: a device that opens and shuts; changes the direction of fluid Nethe

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary traffic jam: the loss of vehicle flow on a roadway congestion: heavy traffic that prevents vehicles from moving quickly rely on: to require help from others haul: to carry a heavy load expressway: highway; roadway where vehic

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary herb: plant used for flavour, food, scent, or medicine shrub: a woody plant that doesnt grow as high as a tree petal: an individual segment of a flower, often coloured symbolic: representative of something nutrition: food tha

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary whine: to complain in a way that annoys others receptor: a cell or nerve that responds to a sense roof of ones mouth: the palate; above the top of the tongue contract: get smaller overreact: to act as if a minor problem is a

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary personnel: people who work for an organization knight: a soldier in the Middle Ages visor: a shield that goes over ones face gesture: body language rank: the level of seniority brim: the edge of a hat initiate: to begin or le

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary ban: to disallow disposal: the throwing away of waste sensor: a device that receives a signal and responds Free Trade Agreement: a formal agreement between countries to trade freely without government interference medicinal:

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary involuntary: occurs without ones control (e.g. a reflex) contagious: spreads from one person to another empathy: the understanding or acknowledgment of another persons feelings phenomenon: an observance in nature (often causi

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary get high: to experience a mood change from a drug or other substance toxin: a poisonous substance trance: a relaxed state in which you are not fully aware sceptic: a person who has doubts about something ferment: convert into

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary ill-fated: doomed; unlucky evacuate: to leave due to danger capacity: the ability to safely hold a certain amount of people undetected: not noticed kennel: a confined place where animals are held disembark: to get off a ship

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