the greatest journey-vocabulary

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The Greatest Journey

Vocabulary


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Match the words with the correct definition

1. Populate

2. Continent3. Gather

4. Descendant

5. Isolation

6. Conquest

7. Occur8. Route

9. Expand

10.Decade

11.Proof

12.Scatter13.Artifact

14.Ancestor

15.Refined

a. an object that is made by a person, such as a tool or a

decoration, especially one that is of historical interest

b. to exist or be present in, among, etc.c. improved because of many small changes that have

been made

d. to live in an area or place

e. a person related to you who lived a long time ago

f. one of the seven large land masses on the Earth's

surfaceg. evidence

h. to collect several things

i. the condition of being alone

j. a period of ten years

k. a person who is related to someone and who lives afterthem, such as their child or grandchild

l. to (cause to) move far apart in different directions

m. the act of getting control of a country by fighting

n. to become larger in size, number, or amount

o. a way from one place to another


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Complete the sentences with the right words:

1. Investigators are still trying to __________the cause of the

fire.

2. Might there be intelligent life on other __________?

3. The interests of both parties may not be __________, but

they do overlap considerably.

4. __________ happens when large numbers of people go to

live in another area or country.

5. The builder did a/an __________ sketch of how the new

stairs would look.6. Try to avoid foods which __________ a lot of fat.

7. We met on several __________ to discuss the issue.

8. She __________ to me (that) she didn't want me to say

anything

9. In fact, the __________ of the book is taken up with

criticizing other works.10. There were at least three __________ - grandparents,

parents and children - at the wedding.

11. Environmental pressures encourage genes with certain

__________ to persist and others to die out.

determine

planetsidentical

Migration

rough

contain

occasions

indicated

bulk

generations

mutations


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Fill in the blanks with the right word from the box given:

steady human ancient virtually

remarkably recent split stalled

temporarily commenced imperceptible evidence

Neanderthals, an intelligent and resilient (1) _________species, lived in Eurasia for

some 200,000 years. At a/an (2) _________ rate they started to die due to several

reasons. Then about 28,000 years ago the last of them died. The exact reason that led

to their extinction is(3) _________ uncertain, but (4) _________ data shows that it

was probably a combination of factors, including climate change and the arrival ofmodern humans in the region, around 45,000 years ago.

Since these (5) _________ beings and modern humans overlapped for some 15,000

years, many wonder if they ever interbred. (6) _________ shows that it's possible.

But DNA studies show that Neanderthals were indeed a separate species, and no

trace ofNeanderthal DNA has been found in humans today.

Probably between 50,000 and 70,000 years ago, which is a/an (7) _________ recent

date, the ancestors of the modern humans (8) _________ into two groups. One group

(9) _________ in the Middle East but (10) _________ while the other group (11)

_________ a different trip. The journey lasted for a long time, so the movement was

(12) ____________ ; or it was difficult to notice but ended in Australia.

human

steady

virtually recent

ancient

Evidence

remarkably

split

stalled temporarily

commencedimperceptible


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Multiple Choice: Find the right word for the underlined word given in the sentences

1. The childvanishedwhile on her way home from school.

a) approached b) disappeared c) escaped

2. So who are the indigenous people of this land?

a) local b) general c) main

3. His father is buriedin the cemetery on the hill.

a) digged a hole b) put into grave c) left alone

4. We have advancedgreatly in our knowledge of the universe.

a) developed b) increased c) varied

5. There will be a briefpause in the proceedings while the piano ismoved into place.

a) procrastination b) stop temporarily c) suspense

6. Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when

she eventuallydied.

a) initially b) finally c) exactly

7. The plaster on the walls has been removed to expose the original bricksunderneath.

a) show b) hide c) cover

8. They spent an immense amount of time getting the engine into perfect condition.

a) remarkably b) exact c) extremely large

9. Herds of elephants used to roam in this forest a long time ago.

a) group of animals b) a big amount of c) various species of


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Collocations: Combine the different groups of words

mainland

complex

countless

determine

identical

ancient

vanishevidence

steady

without a trace

terrorist attacks on the

medical / scientificsystem of highways

civilizations of Asia

times

progress

the causes of something

in appearance and character

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