Unit 5 Language summary

Nouns Health problems Size Charitable solutions

accommodations growth big adopt an animal
change (= coins) lump enormous join a campaign
patient huge participate in a sponsored
Problems and solutions surgery large (event)
challenge tumor plant a tree
creation Health problems sign a petition
devastation Caregivers benign sponsor a child
distribution dentist harmful support (women’s) rights
environment doctor malignant
eradication general surgeon Expressions
“green” projects Verbs
Number Problems and solutions
the homeless Problems and solutions
hunger billion be willing to give up
beg find a solution
investment Adjectives change (someone’s life)
pollution (the) gap between (the) rich
remarkable create and (the) poor
poverty devastate
proceeds unbelievable in this day and age
world-class die It’s just ridiculous . . .
protection donate
starvation live below the poverty line
Problems and solutions eradicate put (you) in touch with
unemployment devastated invest
wealth (someone)
disadvantaged (children) treat (a patient, an illness) there’s no point in . . .
Charitable solutions environmental
community development homeless (people / person)
projects humanitarian (aid)
(a) fair price hungry
fair trade products polluted
poor
starving
unemployed
wealthy

Imagining situations Imagining possible scenarios

What would you do if you saw a homeless person on the street? imagine
If he looked hungry, I’d probably give him some money. Suppose . . .
If you’d been in the car with Hannah, what would you have done? What if . . .
I might not have thought about it if she hadn’t mentioned it.
If they still lived in their big house, would they have raised Responding to someone else
any money? When you agree strongly
Maybe. But they might not be so close now if they had stayed there. absolutely
definitely
Talking about wishes, hopes, and regrets
Aya wishes we could eradicate poverty. She wishes the gap When you’re not 100 percent sure
between rich and poor was / were smaller. I suppose (that) . . .
Luis wishes everywhere hadn’t gotten so polluted.
Pin wishes someone would solve the hunger problem. When the other person has a good point
Tom wishes the government would do something. I suppose (it is).
Tom hopes they (will) create more jobs.
I hope that makes sense. Polite requests in letters
I hope I didn’t say anything silly. I look forward to . . .
I would appreciate it if . . .
Word stress I would find it difficult to . . .
environment – environmental I would love it if . . .
eradicate – eradication I would prefer it if . . .
invest – investment It would be useful if I . . .
pollute – pollution Put (you) in touch with (someone)
Would it be a problem if . . .

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