Unit 5

Be clean, be green

Vocabulary and Grammar

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Eco-Friendly Activities

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Environmental Problems
Greenhouse gases
Global warming
Acid rain
Industrial waste

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Ozone layer
Fossil fuels
Aerosol sprays
Sewage
Exhaust fumes
Factory emissions
 Environmental Problems
• Greenhouse gases • Global warming

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 Environmental Problems
• Acid rain • Industrial waste

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 Environmental Problems
• Ozone layer • Fossil fuels

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 Environmental Problems
• Aerosol sprays • Sewage

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 Environmental Problems
• Exhaust fumes • Factory emissions

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 Breeding Programs

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Take Down = Write Down

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Be Closer = Be Nearer

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 Jealous

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 Trash

Bin

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The Shed = A simple roofed structure,
typically made of wood or metal, used as a
storage space, a shelter for animals, or a
workshop.

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 To Recruit

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 Raindrops

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 Atoms and Molecules

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 Bathtub

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 Tear-Shaped

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To resemble = Look or seem like.

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 Burger Bun

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 Soil = Ground

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To Gather = Collect, Bring together

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 Pools made by rain

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 Harmful

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 Leaking Pipe

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 Overhunting

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 Overfishing

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 Carpools

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 Dripping Faucet

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 Cardboard Boxes

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 Wrapping Paper

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 Highway

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 Energy saving device

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Find out = Discover; Search

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 Mahogany

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 Golden Lion Tamarin

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 Wetland

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 Swamp Marsh

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A swamp is a place where the plants that make up the area
covered in water are primarily woody plants or trees. A marsh,
on the other hand, is defined as having no woody plants. Also,
marshes are typically not as deep as swamps.
 Spring out of bed

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 Claws

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 Migratory birds

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 Mimic Speech

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 Yellow Markings

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 Wingspan

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 Macaw

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 Tapestry

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 Palm Nut

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 Fines

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Bring Back = To bring sth. with you
when you come back from a place.

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 Sparrow

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 Droughts

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 Pet Trade

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 Tiles

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Fit = Be of the right shape and size for.

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Appealing = Attractive

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 The Well

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 Breakwater

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 Dreary = Sad

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Harsh = Hard, Severe, Difficult

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 Seal

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Wholesome = Healthy, good

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 In short supply = Not available.
Issue = An important topic or problem for debate.
Aims = Objectives.
Treaties = Agreements.
Broad = Wide
Seek – Sought – Sought = (Search)
The shortage = The lack, The deficit

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Parch = To make extremely dry, especially by
exposure to heat.
Fate = Destiny, Purpose.
Difference between “recall” and “remember”
- Recall means to call back into one's
consciousness.
- Remember means to retain in memory.
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Draw back = Move away from
sth. / sb.

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Draw on = Make use of

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Draw up = Prepare; Edit.

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Drawing up a budget
Draw into = Arrive and Stop (train).

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Do over = Do sth. again

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Do with = Related to; To be connected
with sb or sth.

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Do without = Manage without

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Eager beaver = Someone hardworking
and enthusiastic.

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Let sleeping dogs lie = Don’t interfere
with sth.; to leave a person or situation
alone, if they might cause you trouble.

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Be a chicken = Be coward.

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Let the cat out of the bag = Reveal a
secret.

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Crocodile tears = False tears

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Feel like a fish out of the water = To feel
uncomfortable for a situation or
environment.

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Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives
Positive Form Comparative Form Superlative Form
Good Better Best
Bad / Ill Worse Worst
Little (amount) Less Least
Little (size) Smaller Smallest

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Much / Many More Most
Far (place + time) Further Furthest
Far (place) Farther Farthest
Late (time) Later Latest
Late (order) Latter Last
Near (place) Nearer Nearest
Near (order) - Next
Old (people and things) Older Oldest
Old (people) Elder Eldest
The following verbs are usually followed by a verb
in gerund form:

Admit Appreciate Avoid Mind Advise

Carry on Consider Defer Practice Complete
Delay Deny Detest Resent Forbid
Dislike Endure Enjoy Suggest Get through

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Escape Excuse Face Miss Have
Feel like Finish Forgive Put off Permit
Give up Can’t help Imagine Risk Quit
Involve Leave off Mention Understand Recall
Report Can’t stand Postpone Anticipate Spend (time)
Resist Resume Report Tolerate Waste (time)
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Difference in meaning between the full infinitive
and the gerund.
Forget + Full Inf. Not remember Forget + Gerund Not recall

Remember +
Remember + Full Inf. Not forget Recall
Gerund

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Mean + Full Inf. Intend to Mean + Gerund Involve

Regret + Full Inf. Be sorry to Regret + Gerund Feel sorry about

Do sth. as an
Try + Full Inf. Do one’s best Try + Gerund
experiment

Stop
Stop + Full Inf. Stop + Gerund Finish doing sth.
temporally