stretch (v)
/stretʃ/

kéo dài, căng ra

to become longer or wider by pulling

tableland (n)
/ˈteɪ.bl̩ lænd/

vùng cao nguyên

a large raised area of flat land

acacia (n)
/əˈkeɪ.ʃə/

cây keo

a tree with small white or yellow flowers that grows in warm countries

oases (n)
 /əʊˈeɪ.sɪz/

ốc đảo

a place in a desert where there is water and plants and trees grow

colony (n)
/ˈkɒl.ə.ni/

thuộc địa

a country that is controlled by another country

gazelle (n)
/ɡəˈzel/ 

linh dương gazel

a small brown African or Asian animal similar to a deer, with long thin legs and large eyes

dune (n)
/djuːn/

cồn cát, đụn cát

a hill of sand on a beach or in a desert

camel (n)
/ˈkæm.əl/

lạc đà

a large animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back

border (n)
/bɔː.dər/ 

biên giới

the official line separating two countries or regions

spinifex (n)
/ˈspainəfeks/

cỏ lá nhọn (Úc)

a grass with sharp spines which grows especially on sand hills inAustralia

expedition (n)
 /ˌek.spiˈdɪʃ.ən/

cuộc thăm dò, thám hiểm

a long journey organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous ordistant place

desert (n)
/ˈdez.ət/ 

sa mạc

a large area of land with few plants and little water and where the weather is always dry

antelope (n)
/ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/

nai sừng tấm

a brown animal with horns and long thin legs that can run very fast

rainfall (n)
/ˈreɪn.fɔːl/ 

lượng mưa

the amount of rain that falls in a particular area during a particular period of time

slope (n)
/sləʊp/ 

dốc, độ dốc

a straight surface that has one end higher than the other

hummock (n)
 /ˈhʌm.ək/

gò, đống

a small area of ground that is slightly higher than the ground around it

jackal (n)
/ˈdʒæk.əl/

chó hoang sa mạc

a wild animal like a dog that lives in Asia and Africa

crest (n)
 /krest/

đỉnh, nóc, ngọn

the top of a hill or mountain

cactus (n)
/ˈkæk.təs/

cây xương rồng

a plant that grows in deserts and has thick stems and sharp points called spines

aerial (adj)
/ˈeə.ri.əl/ 

trên không, trên trời

from a plane