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Unit 5

ad'vance 'payment n [C] (49) a sum of money that is re'lease into the 'atmosphere vp (48) to allow
paid some time before you get the thing you want to buy substance to get into the air around the 'tarth

'calculate v [T] (SO) to discover an amount or number re'newable 'energy np [U] (48) energy from sources that
using mathematics continue to exist, for example wind or the sun

'challenge n [C/U] (51) something that is difficult and 'rising sea 'levels plural np (48) the increased height of
that tests someone's ability or determination the level of seas and oceans

'climate change n [U] (48) the way the Earth's weather 'sceptical adj (SO) doubting that something is true or
is changing useful
de'pendence (on) n (U] (48) when you need someone or 'scenery n [U] (53) attractive, natural things that you
something in order to exist or continue as before see in the countryside
de'struction n [U] (48) when something is destroyed switch (to) v [I] (48) to change from using one thing to
using another
'drawback n [C] (51) a problem or disadvantage
'unspoilt 'countryside n [U] (66) areas of land that have
en'dangered 'species n [C] (48) a type of animal or
not been changed or damaged by people
plant that soon may not exist because there are very few
now alive yield v [T] (SO) to produce or provide something
'estimate the cost vp (51) to use any information that 'wildlife conservation 'programme np [C] (66) a plan
you have to guess how much something will cost whose aim is to protect wild animals and plants

'focus on vp [T] (SO) to give a lot of attention to one 'zero e'missions plural np (48) If something such as a
particular subject or thing machine or an industry has zero emissions, it does not
release any harmful substances into the atmosphere.
'fossil 'fuels plural n (48) fuels such as coal or oil that
are obtained from under the ground

fresh air n [U] (54) air outside buildings that is clean
and cool

'harness 'energy vp (55) to control energy so that you
can use it

'infrastructure n [C] (51) the basic systems, such
as transport and communication, that a country or
organisation uses in order to work effectively
a 'major source of elec'tricity np (SO) something that
produces a lot of electricity
'natural 'habitat np [C] (48) the place where animals
live or plants grow naturally

'nature re'serve np [C] (48) a place where animals and
plants live and are protected

the next step np (51) the next in a series of actions
'power 'station I 'power plant np [C] (SO) a large
building or group of buildings where electricity is
produced by machines

pro'duce 'profitably vp (51) to produce something in
such a way that it makes profit

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