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Environmental English

Environmental English. Prof. Isora Enríquez O´Farrill PhD. Aim of the lesson. This lesson looks at some of the language which can be useful: to refer to the scientific activity in situations related to environment. What is the intention?. To suggest or give advice___ To explain ___

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Environmental English

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  1. Environmental English Prof. Isora Enríquez O´Farrill PhD

  2. Aim of the lesson This lesson looks at some of the language which can be useful: • to refer to the scientific activity • in situations related to environment.

  3. What is the intention? • To suggest or give advice___ • To explain ___ • To give instructions___

  4. Using information related to the dialogue above complete the sentences with the most appropriate modal verbs.

  5. a.- Governments _________devise policies for environmental education. b.- World governments ______make major commitments to this Global Climate issue. c.- Individual citizens also _______ to shift their daily habits.

  6. d.- Fossil fuel burning and deforestation _________some of the causes of the increase of temperature. e.- People _________learn much more about ways to improve environmental issues.

  7. a.- Governments must devise policies for environmental education. b.- World governments should make major commitments to this Global Climate issue. c.- Individual citizens also have to shift their daily habits.

  8. d.- Fossil fuel burning and deforestation may be some of the causes of temperature rise. e.- People shouldlearn much more about ways to improve environmental issues.

  9. Recycling ≈ Is there a recycling plant near here? Release ≈ The hunters finally released the animals. Retrieval ≈ The court ordered the retrieval of the confiscated land. Risk Assessment ≈ Have you made a proper risk asessment? Useful vocabulary in context

  10. The use of prefix RE- meaning again as in recreate, reuse, recount,but not always, see the following examples. Rehabilitation, Reforestation, Release Retrieval, Recycling

  11. Release Retrieval Risk Assessment Stagnation Target Urban Runoff Wetlands Wildlife Do you know the meaning of these words?

  12. Release ≈ Emisiones Retrieval ≈ Recuperación; reparación Risk Assessment ≈ Estudio de Riesgo Stagnation ≈ Estancamiento Target ≈ Objetivo, Señal Urban Runoff ≈ Escurrimientos Urbanos Wetlands ≈ Humedales Wildlife ≈ Fauna Silvestre Do you know the meaning of these words?

  13. Mr. Stewart refers to _____Climate Change _____ Global Warming _____ Pollution

  14. CLOSE UP • I would be delighted to • Climate Change is any long-term change • Global Warming refers to the increase of the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans

  15. Close up • There are governments which have developed their societies by depleting natural resources… • There are governments which have never signed the Kyoto Protocol… • What lies ahead for our planet?

  16. Summary The language used when referring to the scientific activity.

  17. Salinity ≈ Solid Waste ≈ Species ≈ Stagnation ≈ Sustainable Development ≈ Sustained Development ≈ Useful vocabulary

  18. Stagnation ≈ Acumulación, estancamiento Useful vocabulary

  19. Target ≈ Technology Transfer ≈ Threatened Species ≈ Toxic Pollution ≈ Treatment Plant ≈ Useful vocabulary

  20. Target ≈ Objetivo, Señal Useful vocabulary

  21. Urban Runoff ≈ Waste Reduction ≈ Wastewater ≈ Wetlands ≈ Wildlife ≈ Zoning ≈ Useful vocabulary

  22. Urban Runoff ≈ Escurrimientos Urbanos Wetlands ≈ Humedales Wildlife ≈ Fauna Silvestre Useful vocabulary

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