(noun p) rain that contains harmful chemicals from factory gases, e.g. Sulphur, falling as ________, is killing fish in the Great Lakes.

(noun) a form of air pollution that is or looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, e.g. attempts to reduce ___ caused by traffic fumes

(n) the natural world in which people, animals and plants live, e.g. The government should do more to protect the ____________.

(V) to add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc., e.g. The river has been _______ with toxic waste from local factories.

(n) the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area, e.g. land erosion caused by widespread _____________.

(phrasal v) to make something fall down by cutting it at the base, e.g. Some trees had been ________.

(noun p) electricity or power that is produced from the sun, wind, water, etc., e.g. most countries should implement the use of ___

(n) a building or group of buildings where goods are made, mainly by machine, e.g. The _______ closed down ten years ago.

(noun p) carbon dioxide that is produced by the activities of a person or company, e.g Companies are measuring their ________

(n) a thick liquid that is found in rock underground, e.g. the ___ spill near the island is a disaster.

(phrasal v) to remove dirt, etc. from somewhere, e.g. Oil companies must __________ beaches after an oil spillage.

(colloc) make people know something, e.g. Local authorities should _______________ of the importance of recycling.

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INT 2-U8-GLOBAL W.

Work out the meaning of new words related " GLOBAL WARMING"

Term	Definition
acid rain	(noun p) rain that contains harmful chemicals from factory gases, e.g. Sulphur, falling as ________, is killing fish in the Great Lakes.
smog	(noun) a form of air pollution that is or looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, e.g. attempts to reduce ___ caused by traffic fumes
environment	(n) the natural world in which people, animals and plants live, e.g. The government should do more to protect the ____________.
polluted	(V) to add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc., e.g. The river has been _______ with toxic waste from local factories.
deforestation	(n) the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area, e.g. land erosion caused by widespread _____________.
cut down	(phrasal v) to make something fall down by cutting it at the base, e.g. Some trees had been ________.
alternative energy	(noun p) electricity or power that is produced from the sun, wind, water, etc., e.g. most countries should implement the use of ___
factory	(n) a building or group of buildings where goods are made, mainly by machine, e.g. The _______ closed down ten years ago.
carbon footprints	(noun p) carbon dioxide that is produced by the activities of a person or company, e.g Companies are measuring their ________
oil	(n) a thick liquid that is found in rock underground, e.g. the ___ spill near the island is a disaster.
clean up	(phrasal v) to remove dirt, etc. from somewhere, e.g. Oil companies must __________ beaches after an oil spillage.
raise awareness	(colloc) make people know something, e.g. Local authorities should _______________ of the importance of recycling.

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