Topic: Iguana farming

Working on vocabulary of BBC Listening audios
Topic: Iguana farming:
Vocabulary:noc‧tur‧nal /nɒkˈtɜːnl $ nɑːkˈtɜːr-/adjective
1) an animal that is nocturnal is active at night
Hamsters are nocturnal creatures.
2) (formal) happening at night
Rebecca paid a nocturnal visit to the flat.
di‧ur‧nal
/daɪˈɜːnl $ -ˈɜːr-/adjective (technical)
1) happening or active in the daytime OPP nocturnal
2) happening every day
grasp1
/grɑːsp $ græsp/verb [T]
1) to take and hold something firmly SYN grip
I grasped his arm firmly and led him away.
Alan grasped the handle and pulled it.
can‧o‧py
/ˈkænəpi/ noun (plural canopies) [C]
1) a cover made of cloth that is fixed above a bed, seat etc as a decoration or as a shelter
2) the leaves and branches of trees, that make a kind of roof in a forest
the forest canopy
3) (literary) something that spreads above you like a roof
a canopy of twinkling stars
— canopied adjective

busk /bʌsk/ verb [I]

(BrE) to play music in a public place in order to earn money
— busker noun [C]
soak up the sun/rays/sunshine etc to sit outside for a long time enjoying the sun
in‧di‧ge‧nous
/ɪnˈdɪdʒnəs/ adjective (formal)
indigenous people or things have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else SYN native
indigenous to
Blueberries are indigenous to America.
the many indigenous cultures which existed in Siberia
pred‧a‧tor
/ˈpredətə $ -ər/noun [C]
1) an animal that kills and eats other animals → prey
2) someone who tries to use another person’s weakness to get advantages
a sexual predator
de‧for‧es‧ta‧tion
/diːˌfɒrˈsteɪʆn $ -ˌfɔː-,-ˌfɑː-/noun [U]
the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area
the deforestation of the tropics
— deforest /diːˈfɒrst $ -ˈfɔː-, -ˈfɑː-/verb [T usually passive]
vast
S3 W2 /vɑːst $ væst/adjective
1) extremely large SYN huge
vast amounts/numbers/quantities/sums etc (of something)
The government will have to borrow vast amounts of money.
The refugees come across the border in vast numbers.
vast areas/expanses/tracts etc (of something)
vast areas of rainforest
In the past five years, there has been a vast improvement in graduation rates.
2) the vast majority (of something) used when you want to emphasize that something is true about almost all of a group of people or things
The vast majority of books on the subject are complete rubbish.
— vastness noun [U]
pas‧ture1
/ˈpɑːstʆə $ ˈpæstʆər/noun [C,U]
1) land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on- yaylov, o'tloq
large areas of rough upland pasture
the lush pastures of the southern counties
tan‧dem
/ˈtændəm/ noun [C]
1) a bicycle built for two riders sitting one behind the other
2) in tandem doing something together or at the same time as someone or something else
The two companies often work in tandem.
in tandem with
The group operated in tandem with local criminals.
haste
/heɪst/ noun [U] great speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time SYN hurry
I soon regretted my haste.
in your haste to do something
In his haste to leave, he forgot his briefcase.
Register
In everyday English, people usually say hurry rather than haste:
2) in haste (written) or (formal) quickly or in a hurry
They left in haste, without even saying goodbye.
in‧ter‧loc‧u‧tor
/ˌɪntəˈlɒkjtə $ ˌɪntərˈlɑːkjtər/noun [C] (formal)
your interlocutor is the person you are speaking to
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
be familiar to smb- tanish bo'lmoq
2) your dignity your sense of your own value or importance
retain/lose your dignity-qadr qimmat
abolish (v): to end (an activity, custom, etc.) officially
abolition (n): act or state of ending (an activity, custom, etc.) officially
campaigner (n): a person who takes part in organized activities which are intended to change something in society.
cause (n): a socially valuable principle which is strongly supported by some people
coloured (adj): If someone is described as coloured, they belong to a dark-skinned race. This word is considered offensive by many people.
compelling (adj): forceful and able to persuade
discrimination (n): act of treating a person or particular group of people differently, esp. in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, religion, sex, etc.
dislocate (v): to force (a bone) suddenly out of its correct position
hostile (adj): showing strong dislike; unfriendly
movement (n): those people whose social and political aims are to change something.
odd jobs (n): a variety of jobs, esp. in the house or garden.
preacher (n): a person, usually a priest, who gives a religious speech.
predominant (adj): being the most noticeable, important or largest in number
segregate (v): to cause to become separate or to keep apart, often for social reasons and esp. because of race or sex
slavery (n): the activity of someone legally owning another person, who works as a servant for that person, and who has no personal freedom
streetcar (n) (American – British English = tram): : an electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road
anti-slavery campaigner-qullikka qarshi kurashuvchi
world-wide competition-xalqaro musobaqa
temporary resident -vaqtincha ( ma'lum hududda )yashovchi
to make public speeches-jamoat oldida nutq qilmoq
to be born into slavery-qullikda tug'ilmoq
Her parents named her Isabella-Ota-onasi uni Izabella nomlashdi
domestic servant-uy xizmatchisi, xo'jalik xizmatchisi
to run away to somewhere- qayergadir qochmoq
to attend church/ mosque/ school/ course - cherkov/ masjid/maktab/ kursga qatnamoq ( ishtirok etmoq)
religious belief-diniy ishonch/ aqida
freedom of expression-fikr erkinligi
abolitionist movement-abolitsionistlar ( qulchilikni bekor qilish tarafdorlari) harakati
racism-irqchilik
domestic skills-uy-ro'zg'or malakalari
public transport- jamoat transporti
un‧let‧tered= illiterate=unschooled= unenlightened
/ʌnˈletəd $ -ərd/adjective (formal)
unable to read, or uneducated SYN illiterate - savodsiz, o'qish-yozishni bilmaydigan