Environment
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- 3. a type of animal or plant that may soon disappear from the world [ɪnˈdeɪndʒədˈspiːʃiz]
- 4. a piece of equipment on a roof that collects energy from sunlight in order to heat water and produce electricity,[ˌsəʊləˈpænəl].
- 11. harmful material from nuclear plants,[ˌnjuːkliəˈweɪst].
- 12. a large container where you can put empty bottles so that the glass can be recycled,[ˈbɒtəl bæŋk].
- 14. a way of dealing with a problem,[səˈluːʃən].
- 15. physical harm that happens to something,[ˈdæmɪdʒ].
- 16. a gas that is produced when animals and people breathe out, and by certain chemical processes,[ˌkaːbən daɪˈɒksaɪd].
- 18. some harmful substances that make water, air or land dirty and dangerous; high levels of pollution,[pəˈluːʃən].
- 22. the natural world, consisting of land, the seas,the air, plants and animals,[ɪnˈvaɪərənmənt].
- 24. energy from the sun that is used to heat water and produce electricity,[ˌsəʊlə ˈpaʊə].
- 25. the place where an animal or a plant lives or grows,[ˈhæbɪtæt].
- 26. electricity that is produced by water power,[haɪdrəʊɪˌlektrɪkˈpaʊə].
- 29. gases that cars give out as waste,[ɪgˈzɔːstfjuːmz].
- 31. a large deep hole that rubbish is buried in;[ˈlændfɪl]
- 34. all the animals and plants in the world, as well as the land and the sea,[ˈneɪtʃə].
- 35. a large, round object in space that moves around a star. The Earth is a planet,[ˈplænɪt].
- 36. the power that makes machines work or that provides heat,[ˈenədʒi].
- 37. a substance such as coal or oil that is burned to provide heat or power,[fjuːəl].
- 38. a car that is powered by electricity[ɪˌlektrɪkˈkaː]
- 39. energy from the wind that can be used to make electricity,[ˈwɪnd paʊə].
- 42. a substance that is made by combining other substances,[ˈkemɪkəl].
- 45. a very bad accident or event that may hurt many people,[dɪˈzaːstə].
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- 1. the activity of taking care of the environment;a conservation group,[ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən].
- 2. processing things such as paper and glass so that they can be used again,[ˌriːˈsaɪklɪŋ].
- 5. petrol that contains less lead than normal petrol and causes less damage to the environment,[ʌnˌledɪdˈpetrəl].
- 6. rubbish produced by factories,[ɪnˌdʌstriəlˈweɪst]
- 7. the planet that we live on,[ɜːθ].
- 8. waste material, especially from people’s bodies, which flows away through underground, pipes,[ˈsuːɪdʒ].
- 9. a light bulb that uses less electricity than normal light bulbs,[ləʊˌenədʒiˈbʌlb].
- 10. a thick forest of tall trees that grows in areas where there is a lot of rain,[ˈreɪnfɒrɪst].
- 13. a harmful gas that is produced by the engines of vehicles, [ˌkaːbənməˈnɒksaɪd].
- 17. the planet that we live on,[wɜːld].
- 19. the unpleasant and harmful gases that are produced by things such as chemicals and fuel,[fjuːmz].
- 20. the rise in the Earth’s temperature caused by a build-up of gases around the Earth,[ˈgriːnhaʊsˌfekt].
- 21. changes in the Earth’s climate (= normal weather)over a long period of time.[ˈklaɪməttʃeɪndʒ].
- 23. power from wind, water and sunlight,
- 27. energy that is produced when the central part of an atom is split,[ˌnjuːkliəˈpaʊə].
- 28. all the people who live in a country or an area,[ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən].
- 30. slow rise in the Earth’s temperature,[ˌgləʊbəlˈwɔːmɪŋ].
- 32. a part of the atmosphere that protects us from harmful rays from the sun;[ˈəʊ zəʊnˌleɪə].
- 33. a colourless gas that people,and animals need to breathe in order to live,[ˈɒksɪdʒən].
- 40. a type of oil that is used in the engines of some vehicles instead of petrol,[ˈdiːzəl].
- 41. are always available,[rɪˌnjuːəbəlˈenədʒi].
- 43. [ˈkraɪsiːz] a situation that is very serious or dangerous, plural of crisis [ˈkraɪsɪs].
- 44. the animals and other living things that live in nature,[ˈwaɪldlaɪf].