Unit 1 Passage 2 Social Studies

Vocabulary

1.fascinating (adj.): very interesting

2.hiking (n.): taking a long walk

3.mother nature (n.): nature, especially when considered as a force that controls the weather and all living things

4.recreational (adj.): connected with activities that people do for enjoyment when they are not working

5.equipment (n.): useful items needed for a purpose (work, sports, etc

6.gear (n.): equipment, usually connected with sports

7.life vest (n.): a piece of equipment worn around the upper body to keep a person afloat in water

8.pad (n.): a flat, thin cushion made of soft, flexible material used for comfort or protection

9.surveying (n.): making a precise map of an area

10.complicated (adj.): made of many different things or parts that are connected

11.confusing (adj.): difficult to understand, not clear

12.cavern (n.): a large cave

13. surveyor (n.): a person whose job is to measure and record the details of areas of land

14. accurate (adj.): exact, correct

15. remains (n. pl.): the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have survived and are discovered in the present day

16. pottery (n.): objects made of soft clay and then baked until hard

17. corpse (n.):  a lifeless human body

18. sticky (adj.):   humid, hot

19. preserve (v.):  to keep something in its original state in good condition

20. uncover (v.):   to discover something that was preciously hidden or secret

21. caring (n.): an object or a pattern made by cutting away material from wood or stone

22. civilization (n.): a high level of government, laws, written language, art, music, etc., within a society or culture

23. date back (phrv.):  to have existed since a particular time in the past or for the length of time mentioned 

Unit 1 : Cave

Vocabulary

     -    คำศัพท์และสำนวนภาษา

             -     passage (n.):    a narrow opening or way between two places 

             -     combination (n.):  two or more things put together 

             -     pressure (n.): the force that a liquid or gas produces when it presses against an area 

             -     limestone (n.): a type of rock composed of calcium carbonate 

             -     carve (v.):  if a river, the wind etc. carves land or rock, it removes some of it 

             -     dissolve (v.):    (of a solid) to mix with a liquid and become part of it 

             -     drip (v.): (of liquid) to fall in small drops

             -     trickle (v.):   to run in a thin stream, drip

             -     gradually (adv.):  slowly, over a long period of time 

             -     eat away at something (phrv.): to reduce or destroy something gradually 

             -     eventually (adv.): at the end of a period of time or a series of events 

             -     additionally (adv.): used when you want to mention another thing after something else 

             -     erosion (n.):  a wearing away 

             -     spring (n.):  a place where water comes naturally out of the ground

             -     apart from (prep.):  in addition to, as well as 

             -     coastline (n.):  the land along the ocean

             -     pound (v.): to hit something repeatedly with force 

             -     commonly (adv.):  usually, very often 

             -     unique (adj.): being the only one of its kind 

             -     acidic (adj.):  containing acid