CLASSROOM Reading Headway
Pre-HKDSE Targeted Practice (Book 2)
Vocabulary Glossary

Unit 13

Greener meat options (p.108–199)

Part A

VocabularyPart of speechSynonymChinese meaning
1. endangered adjective threatened 瀕臨滅絕的
2. widespread adjective extensive 遍佈的
3. emission noun discharge 排放
4. fertiliser noun manure 肥料
5. habitat noun residence (動植物的)棲息地
6. poultry noun fowl 家禽
7. accelerate verb expedite 加速
8. contaminate verb pollute 污染
9. overtake verb outdo 超過
10. remedy verb rectify 糾正


Part B

Idioms related to competitions
VocabularyPart of speechChinese meaning
1. dine out phrasal verb 外出用餐
2. greenhouse gas emissions noun 溫室氣體排放
3. healthier adjective 更健康的
4. limited choice noun 有限的選擇
5. organic farms noun 有機農場
6. personal tastes noun 個人口味
7. preserve the habitats verb phrase 保育棲息地
8. sustainably adverb 可持續地