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VOCABULARY TABLE – HUMANS & THE ENVIRONMENT

No. Word Definition Example Synonym/ Collocation Word family

Antonym
Noun

1 ecology the relationship of living
things to their environment
and to each other, or the
scientific study of this
2 appliance a device, or machine,
especially electrical ones
that are used in the house
3 emission the action of sending out
gas, heat, light...
4 awareness an understanding of
something
The government advise ~ environment eco-friendly, eco-tourism ecologist (n)
citizens to lead eco-
ecological (a)
friendly lifestyle to
protect the environment
You are advised/ ~ device household appliances
recommended to leave all
the appliances off when
you go out
The disposal of e-waste ~ release emit (v)
results in lots of toxic
emissions released to the
atmosphere
~ conscious aware (a)

5 resource a useful or valuable natural resources

possession or quality of a
country, organization

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6 chemical Farmers should reduce toxic chemical

the amount of chemicals
on their crops

7 issue ~ problem environmental issue

8 ‘consequence The annual rise of ~ result

average temperature has
caused numerous
disastrous consequences
such as tsunami and
forest fires
9 wildlife animals and plants that Poaching ~ Illegal
live independently of hunting threatens the
people, usually in natural biodiversity of wildlife in
conditions many areas
Adjective

1 global relating to the whole world ~ worldwide global warming

2 organic not using harmful organic food

chemicals

3 renewable Instead of using fossil renewable energy renew (v)

fuels, we should make
use of renewable energy,
namely wind or solar

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energy
4 extinct not now existing extinction (n)

5 compulsory required or made Energy saving/ >< optional

important to do conservation is
compulsory to protect the
environment
6 sustainable being characteristic of sustainable development sustain (v)
maintaining or reinforcing
something, doing
something without harm
Verb

1 predict to say what you expect to It is predicted that by the prediction (n)
happen in the future year 2050, the average
temperature will rise by
3-5 degree
2 estimate to guess or calculate Experts estimate that
something there are over 36 billion
tons of carbon dioxide
released every year
3 adopt to accept and follow ~ accept, approve adopt a green lifestyle

4 rescue to help someone or

something out of a

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dangerous, harmful or
unpleasant situation

5 reduce/ to become or make

reuse/ recycle something smaller in size,
amount, etc.

6 deplete ~ weaken, ozone layer depletion depletion (n)

exhaust

7 preserve to keep something as it is, ~ protect

especially in order to
prevent it from decaying
or being damaged
8 litter to spread across an area or
place untidily

Phrasal Verb

1 blow up explode or be destroyed .

2 break down stops working; separates

into small parts
3 clear up make a place tidy

4 cut down reduce an amount of

something

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5 die out become weaker and then

disappear completely
6 set up build or add something;
organize something (an
event/ system)
7 result in >< cause sth >< be caused by
result from sth
Collocations
& Phrases
1 carbon
footprint
2 go green

3 attract one’s
attention

4 raise one’s
awareness
5 in general ><
in particular

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Time to practice!
Ex. 1: Complete the crossword. What is the mystery word?

1. Power used for driving machines, providing heat and light

2. Causing no harm to the environment

3. A way of living that is good for the environment

4. The way a person or a group of people live

5. Knowledge or understanding of something

6. To keep something safe from injury or damage

7. The amount of  produced by human activities

8. Causing harm

9. To make something smaller in size or amount

10. A device or machine, especially an electrical one that is used in the house

11. To accept or use something new

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Ex. 2: Complete the following sentences with the words / phrases from the box.

organic          energy             estimate              awareness                           

eco-friendly      consequence               protect adopt

1. More and more people _________ a green lifestyle, which is good for themselves and the environment.
2. _________  farming is better for the environment because it doesn't use harmful chemicals.

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3. The club hopes to raise public _________  of the environmental issues.

4. Students are reminded not to drop _________in the street.
5. Bamboo is considered to be one of the most_________ building materials.
6. A way to save _________ is to reduce the amount of electricity used at home.
7. Simple actions like putting rubbish in the bin can help to _________ the environment.
8. Experts  _________ that the total number of emissions of CO2 will be over 36 billion tons.

Ex. 3: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. You can save a lot of energy by turning off unnecessary household appliances / chores.
2. Natural / Nature resources are materials from the Earth used to support life and meet people's needs.
3. More people turn to organic products because they do not contain harmful chemicals/ chemistry.
4. The club members hope to raise / rise people's awareness of environmental protection.
5. There are many simple ways to reduce the negative impact of using plastic on the environment / environmental.