Answer — Exercise 1
8.3 - Them or us?·Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book
Question
Check what you know. How are the following pairs of words and phrases similar in meaning, and how are they different?
Answer
- Both are related to killing animals; hunting can have many purposes (sport, food), while culling is specifically for controlling the animal population in cases where it has grown too big in the eyes of decision-makers.
- Both are related to the number of animals in a group; lone wolf is a single, isolated wolf (and the expression is often used to describe a person), while 'pack' is a group of wolves or other animals that move together. 'Pack' can also be used to describe people, especially whom you disapprove of.
- Both are related to movement; roaming is less direct or deliberate, though a search for food (in the case of animals) may determine its direction, while migration refers to a (usually regular) movement from one place to another.
- A predator is an animal that kills another; 'prey' is the animal sought by the predator.
- Livestock is specifically animals that are kept on a farm, e.g. cows or sheep, as opposed to animals more generally.
- A conservationist works to protect animals (or something, e.g. old buildings); an animal lover loves all animals.