Monday, March 05, 2018

NA2 5/3/18

edible /ˈedəbəl/ UK  US  adjetivo
comestible
reservoir /ˈrezəvwɑː $ -ərvwɑːr, -vɔːr/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
1 a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people’s houses
2 a large amount of something that is available and has not yet been used
reservoir of
- She found she had reservoirs of unexpected strength.

ˌwell-ˈstocked adjective 
having a large supply and variety of things, especially food or drink
 a well-stocked supermarket

watt /wɒt $ wɑːt/ 

serving /ˈsɜːvɪŋ $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun [countable] 
an amount of food that is enough for one person SYN helping
- This should make enough for four servings.
- Can I have another serving

conserve /kənˈsɜːv $ -ɜːrv/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 
1 to protect something and prevent it from changing or being damaged SYN preserve, → conservation
- We must conserve our woodlands for future generations.
- efforts to conserve fish stocks
2 to use as little water, energy etc as possible so that it is not wasted → conservation
- the need to conserve energy

desalination /diːˌsæləˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] technical 
the process of removing salt from sea water so that people can use it
—desalinate /diːˈsæləneɪt/ verb [transitive]

delta /ˈdeltə/ noun [countable] 
an area of low land where a river spreads into many smaller rivers near the sea
- the Nile delta

dam /dæm/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
1 a special wall built across a river or stream to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to make a lake or produce electricity

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ex. 4

One of the wettest places in the UK
He leaves the tap running
The salt can destroy the sea
Plants which can grow with salt water
Before rich wetland, now it’s all dried up
Irrigate fields & provide water for the people in Nevada.
Collects rain water, washes the dishes every other day
People should be like her


every other
the first, third, fifth etc or the second, fourth, sixth etc
 You only need to water plants every other day.
 I visit my parents every other weekend.


brine /braɪn/ noun [uncountable] 
1 water that contains a lot of salt and is used for preserving food
- fish pickled in brine


Homework: ex. 6 & 7

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