F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R][W]

Vocabulary

Dump (v): 1- to get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be.
E.g.: The tax was so unpopular that the government decided to dump it.
E.g.: Several old cars had been dumped  near the beach.
E.g.: Toxic chemicals continue to be dumped into the river.

Prompt (v): 1- to make something happen.
E.g.: The speech has prompted an angry response from both political parties.
E.g.: What prompted you to say that?

Prominent (adj): 1- very well known and important.
E.g.: The government should be playing a more prominent role in promoting human rights.
E.g.: The shop front occupies a very prominent position on the main street.
E.g.: It’s worrying that such a prominent politician is so easily led.

Figure (n): 1- the shape of the human body, or a person.
E.g.: I could see two tall figures in the distance.
E.g.: A strange bearded figure (= person) entered the room.

Revitalize (v): 1- to give new life, energy, activity, or success to something.
E.g.: Japanese investment has revitalized this part of Britain.

Reading

Musk abandons Trump after U.S. dumps Paris Agreement
(Source: breakingnewsenglish.com/1706/170605-paris-agreement.html)

World-renowned CEO, inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk has decided to leave his position on the Trump business advisory council. This comes after he recently defended his role as advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump. His decision was prompted by Trump’s announcement on Friday that the U.S. will pull out of the Paris Agreement – the climate deal established to deal with greenhouse gas emissions from 2020, signed by 195 countries. Mr Musk tweeted: “Climate change is real. Leaving [the] Paris [Agreement] is not good for America or the world.” Musk isn’t the only prominent figure to walk away from the advisory council. Disney CEO Bob Iger will also step down for similar reasons.

President Trump has long campaigned in support of the coal and fossil fuel industries. He believes that leaving the Paris Agreement will loosen business restrictions and promote growth. Advocates of Trump’s decision believe leaving the agreement will help to revitalize the U.S. coal industry and bring back much-needed jobs and revenue to a previously lucrative industry. World leaders condemned the U.S. withdrawal. France’s president said: “There is no plan B on climate, because there is no planet B.” With or without U.S. support, the world is on an irreversible trend towards cleaner energy. Leaving the Paris Agreement may be a significant blow to the USA’s global influence and leadership in environmental issues.

Writing exercise

Original:

President Trump had withdrawn the United States from the Paris climate deal.As the CEO of Tesla which is a cleaner energy company producing electric vehicles, Musk don’t agree with Trump’s climate policy and leave White House as an advisory for Trump administration. Trump fulfilled his promise during election campaign about leaving the Paris Agreement. He believes that is good for economic growth and brings more jobs for fossil and coal industries. But I think others world leaders and a group of elites in USA condemn the withdrawal. The world is on an irreversible trend towards cleaner energy.

Edited:

President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Paris Climate Deal. As the CEO of Tesla, which is a clean energy company that produces electric vehicles, Musk doesn’t agree with Trump’s climate policy and left his role at the  White House as an advisory for the administration. Trump fulfilled his promise made during the election campaign about leaving the Paris Agreement. He believes that this will be good for economic growth and will bring more jobs for fossil fuel and coal industries. But other world leaders and interest groups in the USA have condemned the withdrawal, claiming that the world is on an irreversible trend towards cleaner energy.

Grammar

I wrote a article. – I wrote an article. 

Pronunciation

Imperial:  /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əl/

Empire: /ˈem.paɪr/

Emperor: /ˈem.pɚ.ɚ/

House: /ˌhaʊs/

Horse: /hɔːrs/

Entrepreneur: /ˌɑːn.trə.prəˈnɝː/

Prompt: /prɑːmpt/

Figure: /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/

Fossil fuel: /ˈfɑː.səl ˌfjʊəl/

Revitalize: /ˌriːˈvaɪ.t̬əl.aɪz/

United: /juːˈnaɪt/