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017- Saving the Environment

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to set
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to set
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target
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to reduce
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carbon dioxide
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developing country
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to sign up
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to convince
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to take somebody or something seriously
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campaign
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source
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renewable
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energy
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individual
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individual
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impact
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to impact
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to impact on
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instead of
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to save
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to waste
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to switch on
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to switch off
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to turn on
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to turn off
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to throw away
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rubbish
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to recycle
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recycling
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to water
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whenever
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wherever
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whatever
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developed country
to set
Verb
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s
e
ɛ
t
t
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to decide or determine the specific time, place, or manner in which something will occur or be done

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transitive
to set
Verb
s
s
e
ɛ
t
t

to assign someone a task, goal, or target to complete

Grammatical Information:

transitive
target
target
noun
t
t
a
ɑ
r
r
g
g
e
ə
t
t

a goal that someone tries to achieve

to reduce
to reduce
Verb
r
r
e
ə
d
d
u
u
c
s
e

to make something smaller in amount, degree, price, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
carbon dioxide
noun
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/ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑksaɪd/

a type of gas with no color and smell that is produced by burning carbon or during breathing out

Grammatical Information:

compound noun
developing country
noun
uk flag
/dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ kˈʌntɹi/

a country that is seeking industrial development and is moving away from an economic system that is based mainly on agriculture

Grammatical Information:

compound noun
to sign up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈaɪn ˈʌp/

to formally register for a specific group, event, or undertaking

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
sign
phrase's particle
up
to convince
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
v
v
i
ɪ
n
n
c
s
e

to make someone feel certain about the truth of something

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transitive
to take somebody or something seriously
phrase
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ sˈiəɹɪəsli/
Collocation

to consider someone or something as important or deserving of attention

campaign
noun
c
k
a
æ
m
m
p
p
ai
g
n
n

a series of organized activities that are intended to achieve a particular goal

source
noun
s
s
ou
ɔ
r
r
c
s
e

somewhere, someone, or something that originates something else

renewable
renewable
Adjective
r
r
e
i
n
n
e
w
u
a
ə
ə
b
b
l
l
e

(of a resource, energy, etc.) naturally restored as fast as or faster than they are used up

energy
energy
noun
e
ɛ
n
n
e
ə
r
r
g
ʤ
y
i

(physics) a source of power that is required to do any work that may exist in potential, kinetic, thermal and other forms

individual
individual
noun
i
ɪ
n
n
d
d
i
ə
v
v
i
ɪ
d
ʤ
ua
l
l

a single person, particularly when considered as separate from a group, etc.

individual
individual
Adjective
i
ɪ
n
n
d
d
i
ə
v
v
i
ɪ
d
ʤ
ua
l
l

of or related to one person only and not a group

impact
noun
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
a
æ
c
k
t
t

an influence or effect that something has on a person, situation, or thing

to impact
to impact
Verb
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
a
æ
c
k
t
t

to have a strong effect on someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to impact on
Verb
uk flag
/ˈɪmpækt ˈɑːn/

to have a significant effect on something

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
impact
phrase's particle
on
instead of
preposition
uk flag
/ɪnstˈɛd ʌv/
Collocation

as a substitute for someone or something else

to save
Verb
s
s
a
v
v
e

to prevent something from being wasted or used excessively

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to waste
to waste
Verb
w
w
a
s
s
t
t
e

to use something without care or more than needed

conserve

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to switch on
to switch on
Verb
uk flag
/ˈswɪʧ ˈɑn/

to make something start working usually by flipping a switch

switch off

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
switch
phrase's particle
on
to switch off
to switch off
Verb
uk flag
/ˈswɪʧ ˈɔf/

to make something stop working usually by flipping a switch

switch on

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
switch
phrase's particle
off
to turn on
to turn on
Verb
uk flag
/tɝːn ɑːn/

to cause a machine, device, or system to start working or flowing, usually by pressing a button or turning a switch

switch off

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
on
to turn off
to turn off
Verb
uk flag
/tɝːn ɒf/

to cause a machine, device, or system to stop working or flowing, usually by pressing a button or turning a switch

switch on

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
off
to throw away
to throw away
Verb
uk flag
/θɹˈoʊ ɐwˈeɪ/

to get rid of what is not needed or wanted anymore

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
throw
phrase's particle
away
rubbish
rubbish
noun
r
r
u
ə
bb
b
i
ɪ
sh
ʃ

unwanted, worthless, and unneeded things that people throw away

to recycle
to recycle
Verb
uk flag
/ɹiˈsaɪkəɫ/

to make a waste product usable again

Grammatical Information:

transitive
recycling
noun
uk flag
/ɹiˈsaɪkəɫɪŋ/, /ɹiˈsaɪkɫɪŋ/

the process of making waste products usable again

to water
to water
Verb
w
w
a
ɑ:
t
t
e
ə
r
r

to pour water on the ground to make plants grow in it

Grammatical Information:

transitive
whenever
conjunction
wh
w
e
ɛ
n
n
e
ɛ
v
v
e
ə
r
r

at any or every time

wherever
conjunction
wh
w
e
ɛ
r
r
e
ɛ
v
v
e
ə
r
r

to, in, or at any place

whatever
determiner
wh
w
a
ʌ
t
t
e
ɛ
v
v
e
ə
r
r

anything or everything

developed country
noun
uk flag
/dɪvˈɛləpt kˈʌntɹi/

a nation with a high level of industrialization, a strong economy, and a high standard of living for its people

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

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