Lesson12

5. a flying insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured, wings
6. a reptile with a very long thin body and no legs. There are many types of snake, some of which are poisonous.
9. costing a lot of money
11. not difficult; done or obtained without a lot of effort or problems
12. (of people, animals, etc.) having a lot of physical power so that you can lift heavy weights, do hard physical work, etc.
16. actually existing or happening and not imagined or pretended
18. costing little money or less money than you expected
19. a thick forest in tropical parts of the world that have a lot of rain
22. of the poorest quality or lowest standard; worse than any other person or thing of a similar kind
23. not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand

1. smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.
2. with a lot of attention or thought, so that you avoid hurting yourself, damaging something or doing something wrong
3. that can help you to do or achieve what you want
4. used with uncountable nouns to mean ‘a smaller amount of’
5. of a higher standard or less poor quality; not as bad as something else
7. a large reptile similar to a crocodile, with a long tail, hard skin and very big jaws, that lives in rivers and lakes in North and South America and China
8. weighing a lot; difficult to lift or move
10. likely to injure or harm somebody, or to damage or destroy something
13. an object or a collection of objects put in a public place, for example a museum, so that people can see it
14. full of bright colors or having a lot of different colors
15. likely to injure or harm somebody, or to damage or destroy something
17. a building where people can go to see fish and other water creatures
20. a small animal with smooth skin, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian). Frogs have very long back legs for jumping, and no tail.
21. a road vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing the pedals with your feet