"Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things."

Flora Lewis

Series 1, Episode 6

The Layout

  • Environment. Greenhouse gases
  • Chemical elements
  • Cause and effect language
  • The meaning of the 'or' preposition
  • Countries and Nationalities

A List Of Suggested Vocabulary List

  • diurnal = daily 
  • CO2 = carbon dioxide
  • hydrogen - гідроген, водень
  • helium - гелій
  • oxygen - оксиген, кисень
  • carbon - вуглець
  • lead - свинець
  • sodium - натрій

To express causes and effects we can use:

verbs: to cause, to lead to, to result in

A causes B
A leads to B
A results in B

nouns: result, effect, consequence

B is the effect of A
B is the result of A
B is the consequence of A

'Or' can be paraphrased as:

  • is

CO2 or carbon dioxide = CO2 is carbon dioxide

  • I mean

diurnal variation, I mean daily, variation

  • that is

diurnal variation, that is daily, variation

Chemican elements:

hydrogen - H
helium - He
oxygen - O
carbon - C
lead - Pb
sodium - Na

Countries and Natianalities

The suffixes to form the natianalities:
-an:
Australia - Australian
Korea - Korean
Ukarine - Ukrainian
Malaysia - Malaysian
Fiji - Fijian

-ese:
Japan - Japanese
China - Chinese
Vietnam - Vietnamese

-i
Bangladesh - Bangladeshi
Kuwait - Kuwaiti
-irregular way
France - French
New Zeland - New Zelander
Philippines - Filipino

Focus on the Suggested Topic

The main problem is our use of fossil fuels. So, what've done is that we've put the natural system out of balance by digging up and burning the coal and oil. This releases gas into the atmosphere which has resulted in higher levels of gases in the air. One of the major causes of global warming is CO2 or carbon dioxide.

Learn more words related to the countries and nationalities here.

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