FILE 4A ECO.GUILT

1. Reading and Speaking

VOCABULARY

Reuse

VERB [WITH OBJECT]  Pronunciation /riːˈjuːz/

Use again or more than once.

‘the tape could be magnetically erased and reused’

NOUN mass noun  Pronunciation /riːˈjuːs/

The action of using something again.

‘the ballast was cleaned ready for reuse’ (lastre)

 ADJECTIVE   reusable

Recycle

VERB [WITH OBJECT]

1Convert (waste) into reusable material.

‘car hulks were recycled into new steel’

1.1 Return (material) to a previous stage in a cyclic process.

‘the amino acids are recycled in the synthesis of other proteins’

recyclable

ADJECTIVE Able to be recycled.

‘recyclable plastic’

‘the containers are recyclable’ convenient

Convenient

ADJECTIVE

1Fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans.

‘I phoned your office to confirm that this date is convenient’

Convenience (noun) - Conveniently (adv)

environment (noun)
environmentally- friendly (adj)
potentially fatal consequences
run out (verb)
carbon footprint (noun) a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced by the daily activities of a person or company
Flying is the biggest contribution to my carbon footprint.

Weather

boiling adjective BrE /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/  (also boiling hot)

 very hot

synonym baking

You must be boiling in that sweater!     a boiling hot day         It’s boiling hot in here!

Opposite: freezing

breeze noun  BrE /briːz/

 [countable] a light wind

a sea breeze     A light breeze was blowing.

chilly adjective BrE /ˈtʃɪli/

(chillier, chilliest)

(especially of the weather or a place, but also of people) too cold to be comfortable

It's chilly today.                 I was feeling chilly.

damp adjective BrE /dæmp/

 (damper, dampest) slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant

The cottage was cold and damp.   damp clothes   Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.

drizzle verb  BrE /ˈdrɪzl/

[intransitive] when it is drizzling, it is raining lightly

It was drizzling outside.

humid adjective BrE /ˈhjuːmɪd/

(of the air or climate) warm and damp

The island is hot and humid in the summer.

mild adjective BrE /maɪld/ (milder, mildest)

 (of weather) not very cold, and therefore pleasant

pour verb BrE /pɔː(r)/

[intransitive, transitive] when rain pours down or when it’s pouring (with) rain, rain is falling heavily

pour (down) The rain continued to pour down.

It's pouring outside.

(British English) pour with rain It's pouring with rain.

fog noun BrE /fɒɡ/ niebla / neblina

[uncountable, countable]

a thick cloud of very small drops of water in the air close to the land or sea, that is very difficult to see through

Dense/thick fog is affecting roads in the north and visibility is poor.

freezing fog

Patches of fog will clear by mid-morning.

mist noun BrE /mɪst/ llovizna

[uncountable, countable] a cloud of very small drops of water in the air just above the ground, that make it difficult to see

The hills were shrouded in mist.

Early morning mist patches will soon clear.

smog noun BrE /smɒɡ/ ;[uncountable, countable]

a form of air pollution that is or looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, especially in cities

attempts to reduce smog caused by traffic fumes