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LINGUAPRESS
PUZZLE ZONE
Advanced
level EFL resources: word games and crosswords
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NATURE
CROSSWORD
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A thematic crossword for students of English as a foreign language, or
English as a second language.
Most of the words in this crossword have something to do with nature
and the natural world. You may need the help of a dictionary... or a
friend,
all the same!
CLUES
ACROSS
1. Very dry, like a desert.
2. 03 _ It is disappearing from the
upper atmosphere.
5. It sometimes falls as flakes in winter.
7. Large expanses of fresh water.
8. Whirlwinds, twisters.
9. Cinders, or a type of tree.
11. Rapidly rotating atmospheric systems.
13. Freshwater fish that is often eaten.
15. Animal or insect that causes damage.
17. Large animal associated with Father Christmas.
18. 0.405 of a hectare.
20. Scottish equivalent of 7 across.
21. Plant grown for human use or consumption.
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CLUES
DOWN
1. Area around the North Pole.
2. Night birds, with large eyes.
3. Large European hardwood tree.
4. Direction from which the sun rises.
5. There are four of these each year.
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Rough paths, routes followed by animals.
10. Short period of rain.
12. Small rocks.
14. A root vegetable, usually white
inside.
15. A type of fruit; its tree has pink
blossom.
16. Band of sand beside the sea.
16. Large animal, not too different from
16 across.
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Teachers may reproduce this document solely for use with their classes.
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the publisher.
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à "Spectrum", éditeur "Linguapress".
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