Vocabulary "Saving the planet"

 

Pollution                                                                   Let’s react

 

      Nouns                                                                        Nouns

polluting activities                                                   green activism

chemical industries                                                hard-core environmentalists

factories                                                                 an advocate

exhaust fumes                                                       anti-pollution devices                                                                         

deforestation                                                          a reprocessing plant

the icecap                                                              alternative energy sources

an oil slick                                                              an awareness programme

a black tide                                                             a demonstration

the greenhouse effect                                            a penalty

global warming                                                       a sentence

the gap in the ozone layer                                      tough/drastic measures

endangered species                                              

climate change                                                       an advertising campaign

fauna

 

                                                                                        Adj.

            Adj.                                                           lead-free / unleaded

noxious/ poisonous                                               ecology-minded

unsafe                                                                   biodegradable

nightmarish                                                           ozone-friendly

strewn with litter

unbreathable                                                                  Verbs

ozone-depleting                                                    campaign for

lethal                                                                     launch a petition

extinct                                                                   advocate

                                                                              stress/ underline the importance of

            Verbs                                                        take steps

threaten                                                                be backed by

waste                                                                    cope with a problem

damage                                                                 stir public opinion

foul the air                                                             forbid / ban

ruin the landscape                                                 regulate

jeopardize                                                             safeguard

deplete                                                                  prevent from + ing/ deter from + ing

ignore the rules                                                     substitute

take no notice of                                                    save energy

turn a blind eye/ deaf ear to…                               demonstrate…