Homework due on October 27th.

 

 

 

 

Binomials: definitions.

This is the explanation of the binomials that we studied in class last week. If you still have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me. 

 

checks and balances = sets of rules that help to prevent a person or group from exerting too much
power in an organization

here and there = in different places

hit and miss = not planned or done carefully and so not likely to be successful

hustle and bustle = a large amount of activity and noise

law and order = a situation characterized by respect for and obedience to the law and the authorities

long and hard = very carefully (usually used in the expression Think long and hard)

out and about = active, doing things you usually do, especially when you haven’t been able to for some
time

rise and fall = the best and worst moment of something (e.g. a culture, a political power, a
product)

rules and regulations = guidelines made by an authority to control the way things are done or how
people behave

safe and sound = still alive and healthy after a dangerous situation

straight and narrow = morally acceptable (usually in the expression The straight and narrow)

to and fro = alternating movements in opposite directions 

 

 

Pain

Illnesses Collocations

Treatments

Health Vocabulary Revision with Quizlet

If you click on this link, you will be able to revise some of the vocabulary items we've been learning in unit #2.  It could be a funny way for self-study.  Enjoy!

Health Collocations

Click here to download a pdf document with health collocations and activities about it. 

Work: adjectives

Working hard

Work vocabulary: the same or different?

Renewable energy vs. Non-renewable energy

 

 

 

 

 

In this video you will learn vocabulary related to different kinds of renewable energy. Click on the link below.

Renewable energy  

 

Renewable energy is energy that is replaced naturally or controlled carefully and can therefore be used without the risk of using it all up. Renewable sources of energy include wind and solar power.

Fill the gap in each sentence with one word or expression from the box.

alternative fuel, biogas, geothermal, hydroelectric, hydroelectricity, renewable, solar, solar panels, wind farm, wind turbines

1. Biodiesel is a type of ________________ made from plants.

2. _______________ energy comes from heat that is stored deep in the Earth.

3. Most of the country’s ________________ energy is from wind power.

4. ___________ power is a way of harnessing energy from the sun.

5. ______________________ power stations are built near lakes and rivers in the mountains.

6. The city has a new fleet of buses that run on ____________ from food waste.

7. This offshore ______________ supplies 450,000 homes with electricity.

8. Some _______________ are located on land and others are located at sea.

9. We have installed ________________ on our roof and they produce almost all our electricity.

10. The country is planning to construct 50 dams for the generation of _______________ .

 

For the opposite kind, check the following link:

 Non-renewable energy 

Non-renewable energy is energy that cannot be replaced after use such as fossil fuels or natural resources (i.e. gas or oil). Do you know words related to non-renewable energy?

Fill the gap in each sentence with one word or expression from the box.

coal, electricity, energy, fossil fuels, gas, nuclear energy, oil, petrol, power, power station

1. When ____________, like coal and oil, are burned to produce energy, they create greenhouse gases.

2. The UK extracts _________, and some oil, from the North Sea.

3. There is a _______________ located near the town, which causes air pollution.

4. Several companies are drilling for ___________ in the region.

5. If more people installed solar panels, they would use less _____________ from non-renewable sources like coal.

6. Burning coal to generate ______________ produces far more carbon dioxide than other fossil fuels.

7. The aim is to eliminate carbon pollution from the ______________ industry by 2050.

8. ______________ does not produce carbon dioxide but it does produce radioactive waste.

9. At the height of the Industrial Revolution, vast numbers of people spent their lives working in factories and ___________ mines.

10.__________ and diesel fumes pollute the environment and contribute to climate change.