🇬🇧 Algae meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Algae are simple plant-like organisms that live in water and sometimes on wet surfaces. They don’t have roots, stems, or leaves like regular plants, but they can still make their own food using sunlight. Some algae are so tiny you need a microscope to see them, while others, like seaweed, can be huge! You might have seen algae as green slime on a pond or in a fish tank.

I tried to catch a fish, but all I got was a big handful of slimy algae!

My goldfish stared at the algae in the tank like it was planning a salad for dinner.

The pond had so much algae that even the ducks were slipping and sliding on it!

I stepped into the pond, and the algae stuck to my feet like it wanted to come home with me.

The algae in the pool looked like it was throwing a party – and we weren’t invited!

By the pond, a girl kneels as green algae cling to a stepping stone. She lifts algae in her hand; fish weave through algae and a duck pecks algae from the rock. The algae smell of wet earth, soft and alive. She laughs, cradles the algae, and sets it back so the pond stays calm.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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