Vocabulary revision

Below is the list of words and expressions we have covered so far this term. To make it even easier for you to recall and revise the vocabulary, each box represents a video you have watched. I assume you'll be ready with this after Easter.

giant to trick sb into an ingredient quirky coffee chains to take (sth) over to rot gradually fascist independent to drive sb out of business high streets see-through to get sth / nothing in return tax	consciousness-raising (exercise) speed dial, sexual assault drag, unconscious,  fiancée,  elevator , to suspend to punch, deeply rooted in, masculinity, peer culture, sweep in under the carpet, speak up, to redefine	an incident every now and then whipped cream to sink to apply to suspend indignant to his credit to intend to scoop to float skimmed milk to come up with to verify to confirm confirmation bias	divisive in/at one stroke to be/ go out of date to go back (for) …  years to congratulate sb on sth to call sth into question a fatal blow to be faced with / to face sth to orbit to be for the chop gravity to put sth to the vote spherical a dwarf
exquisite fleeting (beauty) don’t be fooled a blight on a constant reminder of a throwaway society landfill take years to do sth to decompose to hoard sth tend to. to catch up with sb  charge take sth for granted to alter icon disposable a handkerchief	overseas wealthy top notch quintessential Middle Eastern to oversee to look immaculate to pick sb up to drop sb off a parking bay a chauffeur temporary to extend to renew to move up the career ladder arrogant a shift cultural awareness	a molecule a cell to replicate to diversify a descendant to stiffen an internal rod segments hard protective skin rigid(ity) to  venture meanwhile to gulp air fleshy scaly skin, to exterminate vacant insulated algae sponges amphibians reptiles mammals	diabetes heart disease obesity carbohydrates taste buds flavours bitter sour unripe, to crave sth / cravings to domesticate sth on a large scale to have a sweet tooth variety

Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower

Watch this interview with Christopher Wylie, who describes the practices of Cambridge Analytica, a company involved in data gathering and analysis, as well as political campaigns. The interview is conducted by Carole Cadwalladr, a journalist who uncovered the scandal.
Cambridge Analytica Files

"The Tree of Life" task

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH   “The Tree Of Life”

Answer the questions 1-5. If possible, use the words below in your answers.

1.      What are the characteristics of these groups of organisms: algae, sponges, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals?

2.      How are these organisms related in the process of evolution?

3.      How can the process of evolution explain the following: the birds’ wings, amphibians’ legs, birds’ feathers, skulls and backbones?

4.      What happened on earth

a) 450 mln years ago?

b) 375 mln years ago?

c) 65 mln?

5.   Why did mammals manage to dominate the Earth?

a molecule

a cell

to replicate

to diversify

a descendant

to stiffen

an internal rod

segments

hard protective skin

rigid(ity)

to  venture

meanwhile

to gulp air

fleshy

scaly skin,

to exterminate

vacant

insulated