UNIT 1 – The World Around Us Vocabulary
The 4 elements water, air, earth, fire
Geographical terms continent, land, island, peninsula, ocean, coast, seaside, bay. Gulf, river, plain, desert, lake, mountain, forest, wood
Adjectives used to indicate position of places on earth northern, southern, western, eastern, polar, equatorial, tropical, continental, aquatic
Adjectives used to describe nature
Positive: beautiful, quiet, picturesque, grand, wonderful, splendid, impressive, magnificent, glorious, large, superb
Negative: hideous, disgusting, spoiled / degraded, dirty, unattractive, polluted, ugly
Wildlife flora, organism, insects, mammals, fish, rainforest, tropical plants, exotic plats, wild animals, fauna, birds
Natural hazards / Natural changes / Environmental changes hurricane, earthquake, flood, fire, heat wave, drought, global warming, climate changes, rise in sea level
Industrialisation power station, chemicals, pollutants, emission of fumes, overuse of plastics, misuse of pesticides, pesticide, poisonous gas, industry/ factory/ plant
Environmental degradation pollution, noise pollution, smoke, smog, carbon dioxide, rubbish/ garbage/ litter/ junk/ waste/ refuse disposal, household garbage, organic waste, landfill site, effluent, acid rain, exhaust pipes, traffic jams, ozone depletion, greenhouse effect, air conditioned, urbanisation, consumerism, deforestation, mass extinction, human-driven extinction
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Verbs to describe environmental abuse to pollute, to degrade, to exploit natural resources, to cause the extinction of species, to poach, to produce garbage, to dump waste/rubbish, to emit fumes, to deplete resources
Environmental protection ecosystem, sustainable planet, recycled paper, container, bottle bank, paper bank, plastic bank, battery bank, plastic/paper bag, packaging / wrapping, sewage treatment, energy-efficient bulbs, natural fabric/fibre, water supply, environment-friendly/eco-friendly car, cruelty to animals, conservation
Adjectives related to environmental protection biodegradable, energy saving, water saving, endangered, environmental, demographic, alternative, renewable, contaminated, user friendly, eco-friendly, economical, unleaded
Verbs related to environmental protection to recycle, to re-use, to reduce, to save (energy/resources), to persuade, to inform, to campaign, to demonstrate, to hold a demonstration, to warn, to implement, to threaten, to restore, to sustain, to sort out / the rubbish), to conserve, to turn off, to protect, to preserve, to defend
Environmental movements and public information ecologist, naturalist, global action, local action, campaign, persuasion, civic action, public opinion, mobilisation, respect for the planet, planet protection, poster, leaflet, booklet, advertising, ecology, research, to volunteer, to donate, to complain, green/ecological organisations
Political/Social Issues environmental laws, environmental summit, environmental code, population density, protocols, transport policies, food resources, mineral exploration, green parties, energy policies, lobbies, overpopulation, decrease in the birth-rate
Bioethics traditional breeding methods, identical cells, splitting an embryo, cloning, ethical concern, biotechnology, microbiology, genetical manipulation, reprogramming cells, improve food crops, genetic diseases, genetic engineering, genome, genes, biodiversity, euthanasia, surrogate mothers, sperm banks, abortion
Alternative lifestyles veganism / vegetarianism, animal exploitation, animal liberation, cruelty to animals, reduction in animal suffering, activism, vegetarian/vegan in Screen 2 – by Virgínia Barros, Paula Correia & Fernando Pinto
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