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How deserts form

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Follow causes and examples in an academic lecture.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

moist
Slightly wet.
atmosphere
The air around the Earth.
overgrazing
When animals eat too much of the plants on land.

Answer key

  1. A desert is an area that receives very little rain.“Receives” is spelled with e before i after c.
  2. Not all deserts are hot, and the largest one is actually Antarctica.“Actually” shows something surprising.
  3. Many deserts form where mountains block moist air from the sea.“Moist” means slightly wet.
  4. Others lie in regions where dry air sinks from high in the atmosphere.The stress in “atmosphere” is on “at”.
  5. Climate change and overgrazing can turn dry farmland into desert.“Farmland” is one word.

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