Saving the planet

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Intro

196 imminent /ˈɪmɪnənt/ unmittelbar bevorstehend, My department was in a rush because of the
drohend imminent deadline.
sustainability /səs Nachhaltigkeit The sustainability of our products is one of
ˌteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ our main concerns.
consumer /kən Kosument/in The problem is that consumers expect
ˈsjuːmə(r)/ higher quality but lower prices.
to compromise hier: gefährden, As a mother I would never compromise the
/ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ beeinträchtigen safety of my children.
to overshoot überschreiten Our company’s spending continues to
/ˌəʊvə(r)ˈʃuːt/ overshoot.

197 resource /rɪˈzɔː(r)s/ Ressource, Quelle We’re using up our Earth’s resources faster
than they can be regenerated.
budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ Budget Some people find it incredibly difficult to
remain within their budget.
to move up /muːv ʌp/ aufrücken, vorrücken; After years of hard work she finally moved
vorverlegen up the career ladder.
norm /nɔː(r)m/ Norm, Regel, Standard I heard that she scored above the norm in
her chemistry exam.
to exhaust sth /ɪɡ etw aufbrauchen, etw If we are not careful, we will soon have
ˈzɔːst/ erschöpfen exhausted all of our planet’s natural
resources.
ecosystem /ˈiːkəʊ Ökosystem, The loss of species poses a threat to the
ˌsɪstəm/ Naturhaushalt ecosystem.
to regenerate /rɪ erneuern, regenerieren The new factory is supposed to create jobs
ˈdʒenəreɪt/ and thereby regenerate the economy.
to be akin to /biː əˈkɪn etw gleichen, etw ähneln The game they are playing is akin to
tuː/ volleyball.
to deplete /dɪˈpliːt/ aufbrauchen, leeren, Overfishing depletes the local fish stocks.
erschöpfen
to overspend /ˌəʊvə(r) hier: sich verausgaben We’ve overspent by £102.
ˈspend/
evident offensichtlich, erwiesen During the first weeks it became evident that
/ˈevɪd(ə)nt/ she wasn’t suited for the job.

deforestation Abholzung, Deforestation leads to an increase in

/diːˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃ(ə)n/ Waldzerstörung greenhouse gas emissions.

soil /sɔɪl/ Boden(-) Soil can be removed by water or wind.

erosion /ɪˈrəʊʒ(ə)n/ Erosion, Abtragung Erosion is caused by effects of the weather.
biodiversity /ˌbaɪəʊdaɪ Artenvielfalt, biologische We have to protect the biodiversity on our
ˈvɜː(r)səti/ Vielfalt planet.

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build-up /ˈbɪld ˌʌp/ Anhäufung The build-up of gas in the house caused a
big explosion.

carbon dioxide Kohlenstoffdioxid Trees and plants are an important part of our
/ˈkɑːbən daɪˈɒksaɪd/ ecosystem because they absorb carbon
dioxide.
pressing /ˈpresɪŋ/ dringend, akut Global warming has become a pressing
problem.
consumption /kən Verbrauch, Konsum I am trying to reduce my meat consumption.
ˈsʌmpʃ(ə)n/
WordPool

198 to zoom in /zuːm ɪn/ heranzoomen At the beginning of the movie, the camera
zooms in to show the eye of a tiger.
habitat /ˈhæbɪtæt/ Lebensraum, Heimat Because of deforestation many animals lose
their natural habitat.
myriad /ˈmɪriəd/ Vielzahl We saw a myriad of butterflies in the forest.
viable /ˈvaɪəb(ə)l/ funktionsfähig, People are debating about at which age a
lebensfähig foetus is viable.
gradual /ˈɡrædʒuəl/ schrittweise Her reading skills have gradually improved
over the course of the school year.
to relate sth to sth /rɪ etw mit etw verknüpfen, She related her husband’s rejection to the
ˈleɪt tuː/ einen Zusammenhang possibility of him having an affair.
herstellen zwischen
unprecedented /ʌn neuartig, noch nie The crime rate in this city has increased on
ˈpresɪˌdentɪd/ dagewesen an unprecedented scale.
urbanization Urbanisierung, The increasing urbanization poses
/ˌɜː(r)bənaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Stadtwachstum challenges, but also opportunities.

considerable /kən beachtlich, erheblich I donated a considerable amount of my

ˈsɪd(ə)rəb(ə)l/ clothes to a charity organisation.
glacier /ˈɡlæsiə(r)/ Gletscher Glacier walking can be dangerous, but with
an experienced guide it is a fantastic
experience.
ice cap /aɪs ˈkæp/ polare Eiskappe Iceland is covered in ice caps.
flooding /ˈflʌdɪŋ/ Überflutung There is no school today because of the
flooding.
coastal /ˈkəʊst(ə)l/ Küsten-, an der Küste She likes the sea so she moved to a coastal
gelegen town.
unpredictable /ˌʌnprɪ unberechenbar, In this area, the weather is sometimes
ˈdɪktəb(ə)l/ unvorhersehbar unpredictable.
severe /sɪˈvɪə(r)/ ernst, heftig, massiv After the accident she was suffering from a
severe head injury.
drought /draʊt/ Dürre, Trockenheit Last summer a drought has ruined the
harvest.
frequency /ˈfriːkwənsi/ Häufigkeit This drug can increase the frequency of
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heatwave /ˈhiːtˌweɪv/ Hitzewelle Many elderly people died during the
heatwave.
shortage /ˈʃɔː(r)tɪdʒ/ Mangel, Knappheit The heat has led to serious water shortages.
crop /krɒp/ Ernte Farmers have reported that the crops were
very good this year.
to jeopardize gefährden, aufs Spiel She knew that if she failed the exams it could
/ˈdʒepə(r)daɪz/ setzen (ugs.) jeopardize her plan to become a doctor.
malnutrition /ˌmælnjʊ Unterernährung, After a severe drought many people are
ˈtrɪʃ(ə)n/ Mangelernährung suffering from malnutrition.
starvation /stɑː(r) Hunger, Hungersnot During the war, many children died of
ˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ starvation.
greenhouse gas Treibhausgas We have to reduce the emission of
/ˈgriːnhaʊs gæs/ greenhouse gases in order to save our
planet.
irreversible /ˌɪrɪ unumkehrbar, irreversibel I will not forgive her, what she has done
ˈvɜː(r)səb(ə)l/ caused irreversible damage.
versatile /ˈvɜː(r)sətaɪl/ vielseitig, vielfältig This jacket is very versatile, you can wear it
to any occasion.
gear /ɡɪə(r)/ Ausrüstung Before going climbing, you have to make sure
that you have the appropriate gear.
bio-degradable biologisch abbaubar Our new product comes in bio-degradable
/ˈbaɪəʊ-dɪˈgreɪdəbl/ packaging.
to litter /ˈlɪtə(r)/ vermüllen (ugs.) The park was littered with empty bottles.
repercussion Auswirkung, Nachwirkung His discriminatory remarks had serious
/ˌriːpə(r)ˈkʌʃ(ə)n/ repercussions on his career.

to underestimate unterschätzen I underestimated the difficulties of going to

/ˌʌndərˈestɪˌmeɪt/ the swimming pool with three children.
fossil fuel /ˈfɒsl fjʊəl/ fossiler Brennstoff We are trying to use more renewable
energies instead of fossil fuels.
to mine /maɪn/ abbauen People used to mine gold here.
to extract /ɪkˈstrækt/ entnehmen, gewinnen, Coal has been extracted from these mines
fördern for years.
fracking /ˈfrækɪŋ/ Fracking (technisches Many people are concerned about the safety
Verfahren zur Förderung of fracking.
von Erdgas)
to contaminate /kən verseuchen, A large part of the fish population in this area
ˈtæmɪneɪt/ verschmutzen is contaminated by micro plastics.
to soar /sɔː(r)/ aufsteigen, in die Höhe I’ve just watched the weather forecast; it
steigen looks like temperatures will soar over the
next few days.
hydro /ˈhaɪdrəʊ/ Wasser-, Wasserkraft In some countries they are using hydropower
to produce electricity.
advance /ədˈvɑːns/ Fortschritt There have been recent advances in medical
science which means that one day this illness
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to generate /ˈdʒenəreɪt/ erzeugen His latest book has generated a lot of
interest in making your own cleaning
supplies.
hydrogen /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/ Wasserstoff Hydrogen has no colour, taste or smell.
199 prolonged /prəˈlɒŋd/ anhaltend, andauernd Prolonged use of sleeping pills is said to
have negative side-effects.
plastic fibres /ˈplæstɪk Kunststofffaser Plastic fibres were found in our tap water.
ˈfaɪbəz/
landfill /ˈlæn(d)ˌfɪl/ Mülldeponie Waste which is not recyclable is dumped in
landfills.
Workshop: Step by step

200 greenhouse effect Treibhauseffekt The scientist blamed the surprisingly hot
/ˈɡriːnhaʊs ɪˌfekt/ weather on the greenhouse effect.
201 emphasis /ˈemfəsɪs/ Betonung Non-native speakers often use the wrong
emphasis on this word.
stern /stɜː(r)n/ ernst, streng My mother’s stern voice revealed how
disappointed she was in me.
emphatic /ɪmˈfætɪk/ eindringlich, The Prime Minister received an emphatic
nachdrücklich rejection of her deal from the rest of
Parliament.
poignant /ˈpɔɪnjənt/ ergreifend, nachdrücklich Her poignant speech showed everyone at
the funeral how much she had loved her
father.
insistent /ɪnˈsɪstənt/ eindringlich, He was insistent that it was not his fault that
nachdrücklich the glass had been broken.
pointed /ˈpɔɪntɪd/ pointiert, zugespitzt His father’s pointed remark showed that he
disapproved of his career plans.
forceful /ˈfɔː(r)sf(ə)l/ energisch, kraftvoll Her forceful personality meant she often got
her own way in discussions.
beseeching /bɪˈsiːtʃɪŋ/ flehentlich, bittend The man’s desperation was clear from his
beseeching tone of voice.
matter-of-fact sachlich, nüchtern The mother struggled to remain matter-of-
/ˌmætər‿əv‿ˈfækt/ fact when talking about her son’s murder.
to concede /kənˈsiːd/ einräumen, zugeben After spending more time with my boyfriend,
my brother conceded that he had been too
quick to judge him.
scientific /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ (natur)wissenschaftlich There is enough scientific evidence to prove
that climate change is real.
prediction /prɪ Vorhersage My prediction is that the school football team
ˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/ will win their next match.
202 decade /ˈdekeɪd/ Jahrzehnt After two decades, the brothers were finally
reunited.
impending /ɪmˈpendɪŋ/ bevorstehend, drohend The soldier saw the army approaching, and
felt a sense of impending doom.
shame (no pl) /ʃeɪm/ Schande, Scham No one should be made to feel shame

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because of their identity.
means (of) /ˈmiːnz‿əv/ Mittel, Weg The billionaire had the means of financially
supporting the investigation.
devastation /ˌdevə Verwüstung, Zerstörung The earthquake had caused a complete
ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n/ devastation of the town.
course /kɔː(r)s/ Verlauf, Kurs The protagonist’s character changed in the
course of the story.
to empower /ɪm befähigen, stärken Feminists try to empower all women.
ˈpaʊə(r)/
203 to denote /dɪˈnəʊt/ bezeichnen, The artist has drawn steam coming out of the
kennzeichnen man’s nose to denote his rage.
distinction /dɪ Unterscheidung, This book blurs the distinction between the
ˈstɪŋkʃ(ə)n/ Unterschied genres of romance and comedy.
to encompass /ɪn umfassen Our curriculum encompasses everything
ˈkʌmpəs/ from maths to drama.
to intensify /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ/ (sich) verstärken, (sich) Their affection for each other has definitely
intensivieren intensified over the years.
Workshop: Practice

204 to envisage /ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ/ voraussehen The future he envisaged in the novel was
bleak.
Texts: The future of energy

206 power cut /ˈpaʊə kʌt/ Stromausfall There was a power cut after the hurricane.
national grid /næʃənl Überlandleitungsnetz The national grid was destroyed in the
grɪd/ earthquake.
decarbonization /diː Entkohlung, Radical decarbonization is the only way to
ˈkɑ(r)bənaiz/ Dekarbonisierung stop climate change.
to maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ aufrechterhalten, We have to maintain the quality of our
beibehalten products.
to emit /ɪˈmɪt/ ausstoßen This car emits less carbon dioxide than
previous model.
geothermal /ˌdʒiːəʊ geothermal, geothermisch A geothermal power station uses the heat
ˈθɜː(r)m(ə)l/ produced inside the earth.
marine /məˈriːn/ Marine-, Meeres- My sister wants to become a marine
biologist.
rig /rɪɡ/ Ölbohrinsel Rigs are used to remove oil or gas from the
bottom of the sea.
207 digitization Digitalisierung Our new project would have been impossible
without digitization.
computerization /kəm Computerisierung, Thanks to computerization we do not have
ˌpjuːtəraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Umstellung auf Computer to do that much paperwork anymore.
role model /rəʊl ˈmɒdl/ Vorbild My mother overcome so many difficulties in
her life, she became my role model.
to encircle /ɪn umgeben She clearing is encircled by trees.
ˈsɜː(r)k(ə)l/

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layer /ˈleɪə(r)/ Schicht I want my wedding cake to consist of seven
different layers.
dense /dens/ dicht His cabin is surrounded by dense woodland.
to interconnect (miteinander) verbinden The bridge interconnects the two cities on
/ˌɪntə(r)kəˈnekt/ each side of the river.
vast /vɑːst/ gewaltig, enorm Standing on the ship, she looked out at the
vast sea.
machine learning /mə maschinelles Lernen (ein My job at the company is to develop
ˈʃiːn ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ Forschungszweig im algorithms for machine learning.
Bereich künstliche
Intelligenz)
breakthrough Durchbruch The scientist achieved a major breakthrough
/ˈbreɪkθruː/ with his new theory.
carbon footprint CO2-Bilanz, I have decided to use public transport to
/ˈkɑːbən ˈfʊtprɪnt/ CO2-Fußabdruck reduce my carbon footprint.
incentive /ɪnˈsentɪv/ Anreiz, Motivation The boss promised her a promotion as an
incentive to work even harder.
on par with /ɒn pɑː auf einer Ebene mit, The number of sales is on par with the
wɪð/ gleich sein mit number of sales last year.
to curb /kɜː(r)b/ drosseln, eindämmen The new law is supposed to curb pollution.
to push sb to do sth jdn dazu drängen etw zu My parents pushed me to study economics.
/pʊʃ tuː duː/ tun
208 substantial /səb wesentlich, erheblich He paid a substantial amount of money for
ˈstænʃ(ə)l/ his new yacht.
to confront /kənˈfrʌnt/ konfrontieren, He confronted his father with his drinking
entgegentreten problem.
to erect sth /ɪˈrekt/ etw aufstellen, etw This memorial was erected in 1950.
errichten
Luddism /ˈlʌdɪz(ə)m/ Luddismus; The destruction of machines was one of the
Bewegung englischer main protesting methods in Luddism.
Arbeiter Anfang des 19.
Jahrhunderts bei der sie
Maschinen zerstörten, da
die Arbeiter aufgrund der
Industrialisierung um ihre
Arbeitsplätze fürchteten
to dismantle /dɪs abbauen, demontieren They had to dismantle my entire car to find
ˈmænt(ə)l/ out what the problem was.
habitable /ˈhæbɪtəb(ə)l/ bewohnbar, habitabel The skyscrapers in this city are not habitable
anymore.
advocate /ˈædvəkeɪt/ Befürworter/in, She is an advocate for women’s rights.
Verfechter/in
to enshrine /ɪnˈʃraɪn/ verankern Freedom of movement is enshrined in this
law.
imprint /ˈɪmprɪnt/ Abdruck, Spuren; The war has left its imprint on this country.
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to be rendered /biː wiedergegeben werden The song was rendered with enthusiasm.
ˈrɛndəd/
ubiquitous /juː allgegenwärtig The use of English words is ubiquitous in the
ˈbɪkwɪtəs/ German language.
to flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/ sich gut entwickeln The tomatoes in my garden are flourishing.
abstraction /æb Abstraktion I don’t know what he means, he talks in
ˈstrækʃ(ə)n/ abstractions.
Advanced texts: Preparing to leave planet Earth?

210 multiple /ˈmʌltɪp(ə)l/ mehrere She had multiple ideas about how to save
the business.
notion /ˈnəʊʃ(ə)n/ Vorstellung, Gedanke, The notion of driverless cars still scares
Idee many people.
to confine /kənˈfaɪn/ einsperren, beschränken The dog was confined to the parents’
bedroom during the party.
public /ˈpʌblɪk/ Öffentlichkeit The public have a right to know what the
government is doing!
to evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/ sich (weiter)entwickeln Mobile phone technology has evolved a lot in
the last decade.
emergency /ɪ Notfall, Notlage The police were called in to deal with the
ˈmɜːdʒ(ə)nsi/ emergency.
to collapse /kəˈlæps/ zusammenbrechen His trust in the authorities collapsed after
they failed to catch the killer.
starvation /stɑː(r) Hungern, Verhungern The group were in the desert for three weeks,
ˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ and almost died from starvation.
ecology /ɪˈkɒlədʒi/ Ökologie If you want to understand environmental
processes, you need to study ecology.
to forgive /fə(r)ˈɡɪv/ vergeben, verzeihen He forgave his mother for not noticing he
was upset.
endeavour /ɪnˈdevə(r)/ Anstrengung, Her latest crazy endeavour was to climb this
Unterfangen mountain without any safety equipment.
to anticipate /æn erwarten, vorhersehen I didn’t anticipate that the meal would taste
ˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ this good!
to remove /rɪˈmuːv/ entfernen, beseitigen After the breakup, he removed all traces of
her from his life.
211 loss /lɒs/ Verlust Her personality completely changed after the
loss of her brother.

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