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TAKE PART IN: BE INVOLVED IN AN ACTIVITY
CAMPAIGNING: ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES FOR POLITICAL OR COMMERCIAL CHANGE
ACCOMPLISHED: HAVING A LOT OF SKILL AND SUCCESS
IN THE MEANTIME: THE PERIOD BETWEEN ONE EVENT AND ANOTHER
DEMAND: A NEED OR DESIRE (DEMAND + FOR)
SELF-SUFFICIENT: ABLE TO DO THINGS WITHOUT HELP
SOLAR- POWERED: TAKING ENERGY FROM THE SUN
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY: KIND TO THE EARTH

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

-DEFORESTATION IS ABOUT CUTTING DOWN OR BURNING TREES

-RECYCLED MATERIALS ARE THINGS THAT WE USE AGAIN
-OVERFISHING: TAKING TOO MANY ANIMALS FROM SEAS AND RIVERS
-BOIDIESEL IS A FUEL MADE FROM VEGETABLE OIL OR ANIMAL FATS
-CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CHANGES IN THE EARTH’S WEATHER, INCLUDING CHANGES IN
TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL
-ORGANIC FARMING: IT IS A WAY OF PRODUCING FOOD NATURALLY, WITHOUT THE USE
OF ARTIFICIAL CHEMICALS

MOUNTAIN RANGES. E.G. The Himalayas

CLIMATE ZONES: TROPICAL, TEMPERATE and ARCTIC

PHRASAL VERBS: THE ENVIRONMENT

WIPE OUT: KILL OR DESTROY COMPLETELY
CARRY OUT: COMPLETE A TASK
DIE OUT: BECOME EXTINCT
LEAD TO: CAUSE TO HAPPEN
RUN ON: USE A SOURCE OF ENERGY TO WORK
CUT BACK (ON): REDUCE THE AMOUNT
USE UP: CONSUME SO THERE IS NONE LEFT
COMPOUND WORDS
FOOTPRINT: the effect that a person, company, activity, etc. has on the environment, for example
the amount of natural resources that they use and the amount of harmful gases that they produce.
GENETICALLY MODIFIED: is a plant, animal or microbe in which one or more changes have
been made to the genome
NATURE RESERVE: part of the territory where the preservation of the fauna, flora, soil, water,
mineral and fossil deposits and, in general, of the natural environment is of particular importance.
SEA LEVELS: the average height of the sea where it meets the land
WILDLIFE: living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor
domesticated.
ZERO-IMPACT: gas emissions that “do not affect” the air negatively.

WORD FORMATION: SUFFIXES TO FORM ADJECTIVES

suffix examples of adjectives

-able/-ible drinkable, portable, flexible

-al brutal, formal, postal

-en broken, golden, wooden

-ese Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese

-ful forgetful, helpful, useful

-i Iraqi, Pakistani

-ic classic, poetic

-ish British, childish, Spanish

-ive active, passive, productive

-ian Canadian, Peruvian

-less homeless, hopeless, useless

-ly daily, monthly, yearly,friendly

-ous cautious, famous, nervous

-y cloudy, rainy, windy