A remarkable friendship

• communicate (v)


  tell or share information and ideas. Sometimes we communicate more with a smile than we can by speaking or writing
• disaster (n)


  a terrible event that causes harm. The fire that destroyed the city was a disaster.
• hippo/ hippopotamus


  a heavy mammal with short legs and a large head. The hippo lives near fresh water in Africa.

  
• likely (adv)


  probably going to, or almost certain to, happen. With the dark clouds in the sky, it is likely to rain.
• lonely


  feeling sad because of being alone. After the child's parents left, she felt very lonely
• natural park


  is a piece of land where people can go to see plants and animals. We saw wild elk and beautiful trees at the nature park
• remarkable (a)


  worth noticing, extraordinary, or unusually good. Our baseball team had a remarkable season; we won every game, and none of our players got hurt
• survive (v)


  stay alive. Paul's hunting skills helped him survive when he became lost in the woods without any food
• tortoise


  is an animal that has a hard shell on its back. The children watched the huge tortoise at the zoo.

  
• turtle


  a slow-moving reptile, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs.

  
• tsunami


  is a very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption. A tsunami flooded the village and washed away the buildings.

  
• unsure (a)


  not feeling comfortable or not knowing about something. The boy was unsure about his new school; he didn't know if he would like it
• victims (n)


  people or animals that have been hurt by someone or something. The victims of the fire lost their homes
• warm up to


  become friendlier toward someone or happier about a situation. After the new student was in school for two days, the other children warmed up to him.