APIEVocabulary: Seed Banks and Crop Diversity
Seed banks and crop diversity
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Seed Banks and Crop Diversity
B2 Vocabulary & Pronunciation • 20-Minute Interactive Lesson
📋 How to use this lesson
👩🏫 For the teacher:
Use this 20-minute lesson to build B2 vocabulary on crop diversity.
Check answers together after students finish each practice section.
👨🎓 For the learner:
Read the word table carefully and try the memory tips first.
Complete the 16 practice tasks, then record your voice in the shadowing module.
📖 Word table
10 Target Words| Word | Meaning | Common Collocations | Word Forms | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| storage (n) | Keeping items safely for future use | cold storage seed storage | store (n, v) | Seeds are kept in cold storage to protect future food supplies. | Trick: Think of a store room where things stay safe. |
| collection (n) | A group of gathered objects or samples | plant collection build a collection | – | The vault holds a collection of rare wild wheat samples. | Trick: "Collect" means to gather; a collection is the whole set. |
| catalogue (n, v) | A complete list, or to list items systematically | catalogue species seed catalogue | catalogue (n, v) | Scientists catalogue every new seed that arrives at the bank. | Trick: The end sounds like "log": a catalogue is a log of everything in the store. |
| dormant (adj) | Inactive for a period, as if sleeping | remain dormant dormant seeds | dormancy (n) | The seeds stay dormant in freezing temperatures until planted. | Trick: "Dorm" is like a dormitory where people sleep. |
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocations | Word Forms | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| germinate (v) | To start to grow and sprout into a plant | seeds germinate germinate quickly | germination (n) | Warm moisture encourages dry seeds to germinate in spring. | Trick: "Germ" + "generate" = generating a new plant from a seed. |
| withstand (v) | To survive or resist harsh conditions | withstand heat withstand drought | – | These sturdy crops can withstand extreme heat and dry air. | Trick: Stand against stress: withstand means standing strong. |
| sturdy (adj) | Strong, healthy, and unlikely to break | sturdy crops sturdy roots | – | Sturdy plants survive heavy rain and windy storms easily. | Trick: Sounds like "steady": strong, firm, and steady. |
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocations | Word Forms | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pest (n) | An insect or animal that damages crops | pest control crop pest | – | Farmers use natural insects to control every dangerous crop pest. | Trick: A pest is a pestering bug that ruins crops. |
| blight (n) | A plant disease caused by fungi or bacteria | plant blight prevent blight | – | A sudden fungal blight wiped out the entire tomato harvest. | Trick: Sounds like "black light": dark spots that kill leaves. |
| wilt (v) | To become weak and droop from heat or lack of water | leaves wilt begin to wilt | – | Without regular water, soft green leaves wilt under the hot sun. | Trick: "Will tilt" downward when thirsty! |
✏️ Practice
16 Items • Easy to Hard1️⃣ Collocation matching (Items 1–4)
Match each word or phrase on the left to its natural collocation noun on the right.
1. Match: cold ____
2. Match: build a ____
3. Match: withstand ____
4. Match: prevent ____
2️⃣ Gap-fill with word bank (Items 5–8)
5. Seeds remain ____ in cold rooms until needed.
6. Farmers need ____ crops to survive dry summers.
7. Insects can become a severe ____ to young plants.
8. Heat causes the leaves to ____ quickly.
3️⃣ Choose the correct word (Items 9–12)
Select the single option that makes sense in context. All options keep the sentence grammatically correct.
9. Scientists keep seeds in safe ___ to protect our food future.
10. Each new seed is added to the ___ so that staff can find it again.
11. The new wheat variety can ___ high heat.
12. A sudden fungal ___ ruined the whole tomato field.
4️⃣ Word-formation gap-fill (Items 13–16)
Complete each sentence using the exact word form required.
13. They plan to ____ more seeds next year.
14. Low temperatures keep seeds in a state of ____ .
15. Warm water starts the process of ____ .
16. The team will ____ all incoming samples.
🎙️ Shadowing
12 Pronunciation TasksListen to the pronunciation by tapping the speaker button, then record your voice to match the rhythm and clarity.
Group 1: Key Collocations
Cold storage
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____Plant collection
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____Sturdy crops
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____Pest control
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____Group 2: Everyday Sentences
Seeds stay dormant in cold rooms.
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____Warm water helps seeds germinate fast.
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____Strong plants can withstand hard frost.
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____Heat makes fresh leaves wilt today.
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____Group 3: Full Context Sentences
The team will catalogue all new seeds.
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____Crop blight threatens our local food supply.
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____Group 4: Word Focus
germinate
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____catalogue
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