Environmental issues

Environmental issues

1. Verbs

   • Increases = rises = boost
     • Elevarse
   • Lower = reduce
     • reducir
   • Pledge
     • Compromenterse
   • Leadership
     • Lidezargo
   • Commitment
     • Compromiso
   • Recicle
     • Reciclar
   • Litter
     • Tirar basura
   • Clean up
     • Limpiar
   • Run out of
     • Quedarse sin
   • Volunteering
     • Hacer voluntariado
   • Waste
     • Desperdiciar
   • Pollute
     • Contaminar
   • Grow
     • Cultivar
   • Save
     • Ahorrar
   • Protect
     • Proteger
   • Dump
     • Tirar
   • Harm
     • Dañar
   • Leaks
     • Filtrase
   • Involve
     • Involucra = Conlleva
   • Reuse
     • Reusar

2. Adjectives

   • Average
     • Media
   • Worldwide
     • En todo el mundo
   • Key = important
     • Clave
   • Eco-friendly
     • Respetuoso con el medio ambiente
   • Renewable
     • Renovable
   • Large-scale
     • Gran escala
   • Hazardous = dangerous
     • Peligroso

3. Connectors

   • Addition
     • Furthermore
     • Moreover
   • Cause
     • + sentence
       • Due to the fact that
       • since
       • as
     • +noun
       • Because of
       • due to
   • Effect
     • As a result of (+noun)
       • As a result of your disobedience, your parents punished you.
     • therefore (+sentence)
       • The boy studied and, therefore, passed the exam.
   • Contrast
     • In the middle
       • However / nevertheless
         • This is one solution to the problem. However, there are others.
     • Introducing
       • Even though / Although / Despite (+noun) / in spite of
         • "Although I am on a diet, I occasionally eat an ice cream."
   • Purpouse
     • In order to
       • same subject
         • "He works hard in order to get good grades."
     • So that
       • different subject
         • "I spoke loud and clear so that everybody could hear me."

4. Nouns

   • Rubbish = garbage
     • Basura
   • Floods = flooding
     • Inundaciones
   • Threat
     • Amenaza
   • Chemical
     • Químico
   • Drough
     • Sequía
   • Wildfire
     • Incendio
   • Farming
     • Agricultura
   • Soil
     • Tierra de cultivo
   • Crop
     • Cultivo
   • Moisture
     • Humedad

5. Expresions

   • Global warming
     • calentamiento global
   • In the long term
     • A largo plazo
   • Net cero
     • Cero neto
   • Greenhouse gases
     • Gases de efecto invernadero
   • Climate change
     • Cambio climático
   • Heat wave
     • Ola de calor