Thursday, March 01, 2018

NA2 1/3/18

blur /blɜː $ blɜːr/ ●○○ noun [countable usually singular] 
blurry adjective 
a few blurry photos of their holiday
fos‧sil /ˈfɒsəl $ ˈfɑː-/

soil /sɔɪl/ ●●● W2 noun 
1 [countable, uncountable] the top layer of the earth in which plants grow SYN earth
- fertile soil (=good for growing crops)
- The soil here is very poor (=not good for growing crops).

manure /məˈnjʊə $ məˈnʊr/ noun [uncountable] 
waste matter from animals that is mixed with soil to improve the soil and help plants grow

dung /dʌŋ/ noun [uncountable] 
solid waste from animals, especially cows

a‧bun‧dant /əˈbʌndənt/
ex‧haust /ɪɡˈzɔːst $ -ˈzɒːst/
exhaust ●○○ noun 
1 (also exhaust pipe) [countable] a pipe on a car or machine that waste gases pass through
2 [uncountable] the gas produced when an engine is working
 exhaust fumes

exhaustible adj (possible to use up completely)     limitado/a adj
          agotable adj mf

reduce- switch the lights off, buy fewer goods, walking instead of car, throw away 1/3 of the food we buy.
reuse – jeans, use them for gardening or decorate, mend things

recicle- glass bottle and some plastics, take them to the recycling point.

DIY /ˌdiːaɪˈwaɪ/ noun [uncountable] British English  (do-it-yourself) the activity of making or repairing things yourself instead of buying them or paying someone else to do it

handy with
good at using something, especially a tool
He’s very handy with a screwdriver.


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