UNIT 7 Flashcards
Green issues
(n) RAIN WHICH CONTAINS LARGE AMOUNTS OF HARMFUL CHEMICALS AS A RESULT OF BURNING SUBSTANCES SUCH AS COAL AND OIL
ACID RAIN
(n) SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM SOMETHING ELSE, ESPECIALLY FROM WHAT IS USUAL, AND OFFERING THE POSSIBILITY OF CHOICE
ALTERNATIVE
(exp) TO REMEMBER A PIECE OF INFORMATIO WHEN YOU ARE MAKING A DECISION OR THINKING ABOUT A MATTER
BEAR IN MIND (tener en cuenta)
(n) ANY BASIC SUBSTANCE WHICH IS USED IN OR PRODUCED BY A REACTION INVOLVING CHANGES TO ATOMS OR MOLECULES
CHEMICAL (químico)
(n) THE WAY THE WORLD’S WEATHER IS CHANGING
CLIMATE CHANGE (cambio climático)
(n) THE PROTECTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS, NATURAL AREAS, AND INTERESTING AND IMPORTANTE STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY
CONSERVATION
(pv) TO DO LESS OF SOMETHING OR USE SOMETHING IN SMALLER AMOUNTS
CUT DOWN ON (reducir)
(n) AN OBJECT OR MACHINE WHICH HAS BEEN INVENTED FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
DEVICE (dispositivo)
(n) WHEN YOU GET RID OF SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY BY THROWING IT AWAY
DISPOSAL (disposición)
(adj) VERY SEVERE OR BAD
EXTREME (extremo)
(adj) EXTREMELY COLD
FREEZING
(n) A PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH AIR TEMPERATURE IS BELOW THE FREEZING POINT OF WATER, OR THE WHITE, POWDERY LAYER OF ICE WHICH FORMS IN THESE CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE AT NIGHT
FROST (escarcha)
(v) TO CAUSE SOMETHING TO EXIST
GENERATE
(N) A GRADUAL INCREASE IN WORLD TEMPERATURES CAUSED BY POLLUTING GASES SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE WHICH ARE COLLECTING IN THE AIR AROUND THE EARTH AND PREVENTING HEAT ESCAPING INTO SAPCE
GLOBAL WARMING (calentamiento global)
(adj) USING THE MOST ADVANCED AND DEVELOPED MACHINES AND METHODS
HI-TECH / HIGH_TECH (alta tecnología)
(exp) WITH EVERYTHING ADDED TOGETHER TO MAKE A TOTAL
IN ALL (en todo)
(exp) IF THE FUTURE OR SUCCESS OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS IN DOUBT, IT IS UNLIKELY TO CONTINUE OR TO BE SUCCESSFUL
IN DOUBT (en duda)
(exp) AT A SUITABLE TIME IN THE FUTURE
IN DUE COURSE (a su debido tiempo)
(exp) IN REALITY RATHER THAN WHAT IS MEANT TO HAPPEN
IN PRACTICE (en la práctica)
(exp) HAPPENING OR BEING DONE NOW
IN PROGRESS
(exp) FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IN THE FUTURE
IN THE LONG TERM ( a larlo plazo)
(exp) UNWANTED MATTER O MATERIAL CAUSED BY THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING THINGS IN A FACTORY
INDUSTRIAL WASTE (residuo industrial)
(adj) DESCRIBES WEATHER THAT IS NOT VERY COLD OR NOT AS COLD AS USUAL
MILD (templado)
(n) THIN FOG PRODUCED BY VERY SMALL DROPS OF WATER COLLECTING IN THE AIR JUST ABOVE AN AREA OF GROUND WATER
MIST (neblina)
(exp) TO HELP TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING
PLAY A PART IN (participar de / formar parte de)
(adj) VERY HARMFUK AND ABLE TO CAUSE ILLNESS OR DEATH
POISONOUS (venenoso)
(v) TO PREPARE, CHANGE OR THEAT FOOD OR RAW MATERIALS AS A PART OF AN INDUSTRIAL OPERATION
PROCESS
(n) AN OFFICIAL RULE THAT CONTROLS HOW SOMETHING IS DONE
REGULATION (regulación)
(adj) CAUSING VERY GREAT PAIN, DIFFICULTY, WORRY, DAMAGE,ETC; VERY SERIOUS
SEVERE (severo / grave)
(n) (A BUILDING DESIGNED TO GIVE) PROTECTION FROM BAD WEATHER, DANGER OR ATTACK
SHELTER (refugio)
(n) ELECTRICITY PRODUCED BY USIN THE ENERGY FROM THE SUN
SOLAR POWER (energía solar)
(n) MATERIAL WITH PARTICULAR PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SUBSTANCE
(n) A THING OR PERSON THAT IS USED INSTEAD OF ANOTHER THIING OR PERSON
SUBSTITUTE (sustituto)
(adj) POISONOUS
TOXIC
(n) AN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITION WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN THAT FORMS OVER TROPICAL OCEAN
TROPICAL STORM
