3. Élővilág, állatok B2 (34) – altémák

Élővilág, állatok* (34)

bark verb /bɑːk/ 1 ugat (kutya) [I]

They heard a dog barking outside.

breed verb /briːd/ *(bred, bred) tenyészt (állatot, növényt); szaporodik (állat) [T]

His main income comes from breeding cattle.

animal noun /ˈæn.ɪ.məl/ [C] 2 állat (élőlények a növényeket kivéve)

Are humans the only animals to use language?

breed noun /briːd/ [C] (állat) fajta

This rare breed of sheep is particularly good for wool.

What's your favourite breed of dog/dog breed?

cell noun /sel/ [C] 1 sejt (élőlényé)

brain/blood cells

cancer cells

collar noun /ˈkɒl.ər/ [C] 2 nyakörv (pl. kutyáé)

a dog collar

I grabbed the dog by its collar and dragged it out of the room.

crocodile noun /ˈkrɒk.ə.daɪl/ [C] krokodil

Hunted extensively for their skins, large crocodiles are becoming increasingly rare.

deer noun /dɪər/ [C] plural: deer szarvas

a deer park

eagle noun /ˈiː.gl̩/ [C] sas

Somewhere in the distance an eagle screamed.

egg noun /eg/ 2 tojás, madártojás, pete [C]

a hen's egg

evolution noun /ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən/ [U] 1 törzsfejlődés, evolúció

the evolution of mammals

the theory of evolution

feather noun /ˈfeð.ər/ [C] toll, madártoll

a feather pillow

fox noun /fɒks/ [C] róka

A fox came in the night and killed the chickens.

leopard noun /ˈlep.əd/ [C] párduc, leopárd

We saw leopards in their natural habitat.

master noun /ˈmɑː.stər/ [C] 1 gazda (pl. kutyáé)

With careful training, a dog will obey its master completely.

owl noun /aʊl/ [C] bagoly

Owls hunt small mammals at night.

paw noun /pɔː/ [C] mancs (kutyáé, macskáé, medvéé, stb.)

I found paw prints in the kitchen.

polar bear noun /ˌpəʊl.əˈber/ [C] jegesmedve

Polar bears can be very dangerous.

population noun /ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ 2 populáció (ember/állat) (az egyedek összessége) [C + singular or plural verb]

a 9% rise in the prison population

The dolphin population has been seriously affected by tuna fishing.

seal noun /siːl/ [C] fóka

We could see seals swimming near the coast.

species noun /ˈspiː.ʃiːz/ [C] plural: species faj (állat-, növény-)

a conservation area for endangered species

Over a hundred species of insect are found in this area.

swan noun /swɒn/ [C] hattyú

Swans live on or near water.

tail noun /teɪl/ [C] farok (állaté)

The male has beautiful tail feathers.

track noun /træk/ 5 nyom (emberé, állaté, járműé) [C usually plural]

Police found tyre tracks in the mud.

The hunters followed the tracks of the deer for hours.

The burglars were careful not to leave any tracks behind them.

trap noun /træp/ [C] 1 csapda, kelepce (az elfogásához vminek)

a mouse trap

The fox got its foot caught in a trap.

wasp noun /wɒsp/ [C] darázs

There's a wasps' nest in that old tree.

wolf noun /wʊlf/ [C] plural: wolves farkas

Wolves hunt in groups known as packs.

We could hear wolves howling in the distance.

worm noun /wɜːm/ [C] féreg; kukac, giliszta

Blackbirds eat worms, insects, and berries.

zebra noun /ˈzeb.rə/ [C] zebra (állat)

We saw a zebra in the distance.

endangered adjective /ɪnˈdeɪn.dʒəd/ kipusztulással fenyegetett, veszélyeztetett (állatok, növények)

Tigers are now an endangered species.

poisonous adjective /ˈpɔɪ.zən.əs/ 2 mérges- (méreggel védekező/támadó) (állat)

a poisonous snake

on preposition /ɒn/ 13 -on, -en, -ön, -val, -vel (él vmin, működik vmivel)

What do frogs live on?

Does this radio run on batteries?

Phrasal verbs:

die out /daɪ/ kihal, kipusztul (faj, család); kihal, megszűnik (szokás)

Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago.

Phrases and idioms:

lay eggs tojást rak

The hens have laid a lot of eggs this week.

5. lecke (A1) – 16. lecke (A2) – 34. lecke (B1) – 61. lecke (B2) – 88. lecke (C1) – 107. lecke (C2)