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Book 27
Lesson 1
Across
5. very many, especially more than you think is reasonable
6. an imaginary line that goes round the Earth and divides it into the northern and southern hemispheres
7. to not consider something important, or to not pay any attention to it
9. the distance of a point on the Earth from the equator (=the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth), measured in degrees north or south
11. to tell someone officially and in a serious way that something they have done is wrong
13. not as good as someone or something else
15. a person
19. a scientific test to find out what happens to someone or something in particular conditions
20. a person or group of people who does not talk, laugh, or make any noise
21. to invite someone to compete or fight
Down
1. an area that has an important or typical feature
2. to keep someone in a place away from other people; to separate a substance from others using a scientific process
3. happening regularly though not frequently
4. an imaginary line through the middle of an object such as a planet, round which it seems to spin
8. the study of the Earth’s physical features and the people, plants, and animals that live in different regions of the world
10. the distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian (=an imaginary line from the top of the Earth to the bottom), measured in degrees and minutes
12. a difference between things that should be the same
14. to say officially that you have been defeated and will stop fighting
16. a large quantity or number
17. used about someone who does something in an enthusiastic way
18. to turn or spin around a central point