Wednesday, March 18, 2015

ni2 18/3/15


drought /draʊt/ noun [ C , U ]
a long period when there is no rain and people do not have enough water
A severe drought ruined the crops.
the ˈ ozone ˌ layer noun
[ ENVIRONMENT ] the layer of ozone high above the Earth's surface that prevents the sun from harming the Earth
monsoon /mɒnˈsuːn/ noun [ C ]
[ GEOGRAPHY ] the season when there is heavy rain in Southern Asia
pollute /pəˈluːt/ verb [ T ]
[ ENVIRONMENT ] to make water, air, soil, etc dirty or harmful
We need a fuel that won't pollute the environment.
pollutant noun [ C ]
a substance that pollutes water, air, etc
flood 2 /flʌd/ noun
Word partners for flood
catastrophic / devastating floods • flood damage / victims / warnings
flood
1 WATER [ GEOGRAPHY ] [ C ] when a lot of water covers an area that is usually dry, especially when a river becomes too full
The flood destroyed thousands of homes.
2 AMOUNT [ C ] a large number or amount of things or people that arrive at the same time
a flood of letters/calls
3 in floods of tears UK
crying a lot
She collapsed in floods of tears.
flake /fleɪk/ noun [ C ]
a small, flat, thin piece of something
flakes of paint/snow
scenario /sɪˈnɑːriəʊ/ noun
1 [ C ] a description of a situation, or of a situation that may develop in the future
2 worst-case scenario
the worst situation that you can imagine

We are to blame for global warming.
Global warming is our fault.

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