LAND POLLUTION DICTIONARYby

Cristina Barón PeñaREPUBLICA DOMINICANA I.E.D.

Classroom project designed for Self access materials of the On-line Master's program in English Language Teaching for Self-directed

Learning. Department of Languages and Cultures. Universidad de la Sabana.

Estas cerca de empezar a investigar, reflexionar,

discutir y proponer soluciones para problemas ambientales reales en nuestro entrono, como la contaminación con basuras. Por esta razón necesitarás conocer algunos conceptos relacionados con este importante tema.

Toma 10 minutos para reflexionar sobre los problemas ambientales más comunes en tu entorno escolar. Presta especial atención al vocabulario sobre “land pollution” and “recycling” y reflexiona sobre lo que pasa a tu alrededor.

AAsh: /æʃ/ The

powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

Away: /əˈweɪ/ At a distance.

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B- Break down /breɪk daʊn/ Cease

to function or continue.

- Burn /bəːn/ To be harmed or destroyed by fire

- Bury /ˈbɛri/Put or hide underground

- Businesses /ˈbɪznɪs/ A commercial organization

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Can /kan/A cylindrical metal container

Cast-offs /kɑːst ɒfs/No longer wanted; abandoned or discarded.

Compost heap /ˈkɒmpɒst hiːp/ A pile of garden and kitchen refuse which decomposes to produce compost.

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CCritters /ˈkrɪtə/ a living

creature

Crush /krʌʃ/ Deform, pulverize, or push inwards by compressing forcefully

Curb /kəːb/A stone edging to a pavement or raised path

DDiscard /dɪˈskɑːd/Get rid of

something as no longer useful or desirable.

Dump /dʌmp/ A site for depositing rubbish or waste.

F - GFungi /ˈfʌŋɡiː/ Plural form of fungus, which

are any of a large group of spore-producing organism that feed on organic matter.

Get rid /gɛt rɪd/be free of something.

Grass clippings /grɑːs ˈklɪpɪŋs/Grass cut short or cut out with shears or scissors.

L - M Landfills /ˈlan(d)fɪls/ The disposal

of waste material by burying it, especially as method of filling in and reclaiming excavated pits.

Moisture /ˈmɔɪstʃə/Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapor, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.

PPick up /pɪk ʌp/Collect something that

has been left elsewhere.

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Rotting meat /rɒtiŋ miːt/Decomposed meat by the action of bacteria or fungi.

SSmell /smɛl/ The faculty of

perceiving odors by means of the organs in the nose.

Soil /sɔɪl/ The upper layer of earth in which plants grow.

TThrow away /θrəʊ ə

ˈweɪ/ Discard something as useless or unwanted. Throw out

Toss /tɒs/ Throw

lightly or casually.

U

Trash /traʃ/ Waste material

Useless /ˈjuːslɪs/ Serving no purpose

LAND POLLUTIONpəˈluːʃn

Unusable or unwanted material

ORGANIC PLASTICALUMINIUM

PAPER

GLASS

HAZARDOUS

GARBAGE

Staff that we do not need anymoreSynonym of junk, trash, cast-off, solid

waste.

REFERENCES- Kellogg, M. Wordreference.com. Vienna,

Virginia, USA- Dictionary.cambridge.org. Cambridge

University Press.