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To exhaust

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Agotar

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To threaten

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Amenazar

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To increase

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Aumentar

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Increase

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El aumento

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Global warming

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El calentamiento global

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Hunting

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La caza

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Fossil fuel

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El combustible fósil

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Consumption

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El consumo

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Crime

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El crimen

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Deforestation

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La deforestación

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To blame

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Echar la culpa

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Wind power

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La energía eólica

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Hydroelectric power

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La energía hidroelectrico

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Nuclear energy

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La energía nuclear

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Renewable energy

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La energía renovable

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Solar power

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La energía solar

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Nuclear war

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La guerra nuclear

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Worrying

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Inquietante

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To worry

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Inquietar(se)

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Flood

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La inundación

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Oil slick

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La marea negra

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Oil tanker

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El petrolero

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Resource

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El recurso

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Jungle/forest

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La selva

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Drought

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La sequia

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Overfishing

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La sobrepesca

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Overpopulation

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a sobrepoblación

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The Earth

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La Tierra

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Terrorism

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El terrorismo

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What worries me most is global warming. We have to use alternatives to fossil fuels.

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Lo que más me preocupa es el calentamiento global. Tenemos que usar alternativas a los combustibles fósiles.

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For me, the worst thing is the terrorism threat that exists in the world.

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Para mi, lo peor es la amenaza del terrorismo que existe en el mundo.

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I think thatwe should do more to fight against descrimination and racism/

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Creo que debemos hacer más para luchar contra la discriminación y el racismo.

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In my opinion, deforestation is a very serious problem.

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En mi opinión, la deforestación es un problema muy serio.

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We should create a better world for our children.

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Debemos crear un mundo mejor para nuestros hijos.

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Racism

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El racismo

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Inequality / equality

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La desigualdad / igualdad

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Government

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El gobierno

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War

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La guerra

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Immigration

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La inmigración

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Peace

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La paz

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To fight

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Luchar

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Poor

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Pobre

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Violence

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La violencia

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Unemployment

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El desempleo

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Poverty

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La pobreza

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The homeless

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Los ‘sin techo’

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To support

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Apayar

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Charity / charitable work

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La obra benéfica

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Charity / charitable organiastion

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La organización benéfica

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To collect/raise money

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Recaudar dinero/fondos

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A developing country

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Un país en desarrollo

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Volunteer

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El voluntario

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Fair trade

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El comercio justo

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Hunger

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El hambre

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To donate

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Donar

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Anorexia / Bulimia

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La anorexia / bulimia

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Cancer

A

El cáncer

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Human rights

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Los derechos humanes

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Hooligans

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Los gamberros

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Disabled people

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Los minusválidos

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Respect

A

El respeto

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Responsibility

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La responsabilidad

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Sexism

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Sexismo

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In every country in the world there are people living on the street. It is very worrying.

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En todos los paises del mundo hay gente que vive en la calle. Es muy preocupante.

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We have to fight against racism because human rights are very important.

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Tenemos que luchar contra el racismo porque los drechos humanos son muy importantes.

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Unemployment is something that affects people all over the country.

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El desempleo es algo que afecta a gente por todo el país.

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We must educate people to change their ways of thinking.

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Hay que educar a la gente para cambiar su manera de pensar.

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I’m going to become a volunteer to help others.

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Voy a hacerme voluntario para ayudar a los demás.

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There is a problem of delinquency in many places and we have to create opportunities so that it stops.

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Hay un problema con la delincuencia en muchos sitios y tenemos crear opportunidades para que esto se acabe.

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To assure

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Asegurar

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To benefit

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Beneficiar

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To punish

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Castigar

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To feel sorry for

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Compadecer

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To look after

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Cuidar

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To thank

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Dar las gracias

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To arrest

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Detener

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To arrest

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Detener

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To apologise

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Discuplar(se)

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To discuss

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Discutir

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To doubt

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Dudar

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To eduate

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Educar

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To be wrong/make a mistake

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Equivocarse

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To be unemployed

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Estar en paro

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To trust

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Fiarse de

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To be part of

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Formar parte de

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To become a volunteer

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Hacerse voluntario

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To achieve / manage to

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Lograr

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To mistreat

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Malatratar

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To offend / to be offended

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Ofender / ofenderse

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To complain

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Quejarse

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