the meanings of the words: Fertilizers Fossil Fuels Hybrid Microscopic Resources Solar power Alternative Communication Enable Focus on Regulation Living conditions Society Determine Weeds Preserve Batteries Recharge Engine Radioactive Generate Environmentally Friendly Ventilation Efficiently are explained using pictures and through context clues
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Manure (#pour) is organic matter that is
used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. Most
manure consists of animal feces.
Other sources
include compost and green
manure. Manures contribute to
the fertility of soil by adding
organic matter and nutrients,
such as nitrogen, that are utilized
by bacteria, fungi and other
organisms in the soil. Higher
organisms then feed on the fungi
and bacteria in a chain of life that
comprises the soil food web.
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• Fertilizer: a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to
increase its fertility.
5. Petroleum, coal, natural
gas and Orimulsion
(#orimultion) are the four
fossil fuel types.
Coal is the most abundant
fossil fuel today.
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• Fuel: material such as coal, gas, or oil that is burned to produce heat
or power.
• Fossil Fuel: a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the
geological past from the remains of living organisms.
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• Alternative: substitute; replacement; back up; something instead
of something else
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The campers were cut off from communication
with their friends and family members when their
cellphones lost service deep in the woods.
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• Communication: ways of relating, such as speaking or writing;
connection; transmission
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1. Serving as an __________ to coffee, the pregnant woman drank
decaffeinated herbal tea.
2. __________ car drivers can expect to drive their car from anything between
5 and 15 years if suitable maintenance is carried out on them.
3. The earth's supply of __________ is running out causing scientists to look
for cleaner, more sustainable sources of energy.
4. __________ between pilots in necessary so that they are aware of each
other's location and avoid crashing.
5. There is a __________ crack in the diamond.
6. Today we are overpopulated, straining the earth’s __________.
7. A __________ed car will change the planet in ways that go far beyond the
carbon footprint.
8. Russia is the world's largest exporter of __________.
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The hot sun enables the grapes to reach
optimum ripeness.
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Poor living conditions
affect entire
communities, as
crowded living spaces,
dirty water, lack of
hygiene and food
insecurity contribute to
disease transmission.
90% of people in Africa
live in informal housing,
and often lack basic
needs such as
sanitation, clean water
and food security.
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• Living conditions: food, shelter, and cleanliness of environment;
quality of life
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Healthy Diet – The Lebanese
population is known for its
Mediterranean diet that strongly
focuses on fish, fruit and nuts. The
Mediterranean diet is considered
to be one of the healthiest in the
world, helping increase the
longevity of health and life in
general.
Why does Lebanon have
high life expectancy?
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• Life expectancy: length of time a person or an animal is likely to
live
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On the other hand, society is
a method of organizing
people with the same
cultural interests and
traditions.
Culture can determine
how people live, how
they dress, what food
they eat, or what they
believe in.
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• Society: people living together in a more or less ordered
community; the community
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The size of the chicken
pieces will determine
the cooking time.
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1. The new test should __________ doctors to detect the disease
early.
2. The swerving driver was too sleepy to be able to __________ the
road.
3. Under pressure from the American government, Fiat and other
manufacturers obeyed the new safety __________s.
4. Poor __________ can lead to the spread of infectious diseases,
chronic diseases, nutritional deficiencies, and mental health problems
5. Economics plays a critical role in __________. On average, people
in high-income countries live 23 years longer than people in low-
income countries.
6. We live in a diverse, multicultural __________.
7. The next few hours will __________ if he lives or die.
8. The ground needs to be kept reasonably moist and you should
remove any __________ that emerge.
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The automobile cover will preserve the car’s
windows during the hailstorm.
Hail: solid ice
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iOS 16 beta 6 gives users more control over
battery percentage in Low Power Mode.
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• Batteries: objects that store electricity to power other objects
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Do not recharge your cell phone if the battery
does not go below 20 percent.
How to calibrate your
battery:
1. Charge it to 100%,
and keep charging it for
at least two more
hours.
2. Use your device until
it shuts off due to low
battery.
3. Charge it
uninterrupted to 100%.
Calibrate your phone’s
battery to fix the incorrect
charge percentages.
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• Recharge: put more energy into a battery; energize
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• Engine: machine that makes power from fuel; motor; power
plant
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Radiation can damage the
DNA in our cells. High
doses of radiation can
cause Acute Radiation
Syndrome (ARS) or
Cutaneous Radiation
Injuries (CRI). High doses
of radiation could also lead
to cancer later in life.
People should keep away
from radioactive waste.
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Plastic bags are not environmentally friendly.
Plastic bags are difficult and costly to recycle and most end up on
landfill sites where they take around 300 years to photodegrade. They
break down into tiny toxic particles that contaminate the soil and
waterways and enter the food chain when animals accidentally ingest
them.
Plastic pollution kills
another whale after
digesting 64 pounds of
trash.
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• Environmentally Friendly: not harmful to the environment;
natural; organic; ecological
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• Environmentally Friendly: not harmful to the environment;
natural; organic; ecological
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Because mines are so deep within the Earth, they
have poor natural ventilation, and fresh air rarely
reaches far enough to clear the dust.
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• Ventilation: ways of bringing fresh air into and out of a building;
oxygenating; freshening
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Solar panels are a highly efficient method of
harnessing electricity without burning fossil fuels.
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• Efficiently: without wasting energy or effort; proficiently; skillfully
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1. The old basement must have had a great __________ system because
despite being forgotten for nearly twenty years, the room smelled clean and
had zero dust.
2. Some nuclear waste is so __________ it has to be kept isolated for
thousands of years.
3. Because I want to __________ my pictures, I keep them in a storage album.
4. Windmills are used to __________ electricity.
5. Bamboo flooring has been growing in popularity, in part because it's more
__________ than other traditional wood floors such as oak and maple.
6. Our bus won't start because the __________ is flat.
7. When the computer beeps, you need to __________ the battery.
8. The __________ is misfiring badly on one cylinder.
9. Several car manufacturers use robots to build their vehicles because they
work more __________, save time, and make fewer errors than humans.
