VIP Class Notes (Raph)[R][S]

Vocabulary

Acute (adj): 1- extreme; very strong. If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage:
E.g.: She felt acute embarrassment  at his behavior.
E.g.: This problem is specially acute in rural areas (the countryside).

Poverty (n): 1- the state of being poor.
E.g.: The government is trying to fight poverty in the city.
E.g.: Poverty is still a problem that affect billions of people around the world.

In the midst of sth: 1- in the middle of an event, situation, or activity.
E.g.: I’m sorry but I’m too busy – I’m in the midst of writing a report.
E.g.: The country is in the midst of an economic crisis.

Brazil (n): 1- 巴西

Lungs (n): 1- 肺

Amazon Rainforest Fires are an International Crisis
(Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1908/190825-amazon-fires.html)

Fires are burning in the Amazon rainforest at an alarming rate. French President Emmanuel Macron has said the record number of fires is now an “international crisis”. There has been an 85 per cent increase in fires in the Amazon this year. Mr Macron said urgent action needed to be taken. He said the fires needed to be on top of the agenda at the G7 summit of world leaders in Biarritz. Macron tweeted about how serious he thought the fires were. He wrote: “Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rain forest – the lungs which produce 20% of our planet’s oxygen – is on fire. It is an international crisis. Members of the G7 Summit, let’s discuss this emergency in two days.”

Other leaders agreed that they should discuss the fires. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called the fires an “acute emergency”. She said they were “shocking”. She added that the fires didn’t only threaten Brazil and its neighboring countries, but also affected the whole world. The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the fires “not only heartbreaking,” but “an international crisis”. He added: “We stand ready to provide whatever help we can to bring them under control and help protect one of Earth’s greatest wonders.” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: “In the midst of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. The Amazon must be protected.”

Original:

In my head, Brazil is a beautiful country, which have many sport activities in there. And there is a warm and comfortable country, and their people almost friendly. So when I hear the Amazon fire news, I feel very sad. The beautiful and fresh rainforest is going die, due to the stupid human made this event. The human always want more and more profit, or use badly method. I saw cartoon film is talk about the Brazil Rio de Janeiro animals. It talks about the birds and the animals, they have a beautiful journey there. So I hope that place can get better and less people damage to there.

Edited:

In my head / From what I know, Brazil is a beautiful, warm and comfortable country, where people are friendly and do many sport activities.  So when I heard the news about the Amazon fires, I felt very sad. The beautiful rainforest is dying due to stupid human who caused this. Humans always want more and more profit, and use of bad methods to get that. I saw an animated film about Brazilian animals in Rio de Janeiro / in Rio. It talks about the birds and the animals, and how they have a beautiful journey there. So I hope that Brazil can get better and people can stop damaging its nature.

Grammar

We can choose a article… – We can choose an article

The  Amazon is fired. – The  Amazon is on fire.

Pronunciation

Promising:  /ˈprɑː.mɪ.sɪŋ/

Account: /əˈkaʊnt//a.kao.nt/

Theme:  /θiːm//th.ee.m/

Fire: /faɪr//fai.er/

Crisis: /ˈkraɪ.sɪs/

Brazil:  /brəˈzɪl/

Brazilian: /brəˈzɪl.jən/

Sport: /spɔːrt/

Support:  /səˈpɔːrt/