Online Class Notes (Tibo)

https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/protests-over-fukushima-water-level-2

I go to the office today

it is difficult for me to pronounce culture

Electric cars are popular in SZ now. they are green so it is encouraged by the government

They will give you a car plate directly. If you want to get an oil car you may need to pay more for a plate / if you get an oil car the plate is much harder to get.

It is not easy to get, many people register and only lucky people can get a plate. It is a lucky draw because so many people register but only a few can get a plate so it is not easy. -> It is not easy to get, many people register to join a monthly draw and only a few can get a plate.

we worry about the impact on seafood.
I think maybe Chinese people deal with it in a soft way. We didn’t have protests but we also worry about our safety.

We discussed maybe we will reduce eating seafood -> we may eat less seafood / we may reduce our seafood consumption.

We are near the sea so we eat a lot of seafood usually / we live in a coastal city

It is hard to say, maybe we don’t know the real impact. We may keep track /monitor of how things evolve.

Vocabulary

coast (n) area close to the sea
I decided to drive to the coast to see the sea.

coastal (adj) Located near or on the sea
SH and SZ are both coastal cities

consumption (n) use or eating of something
I decide to reduce my seafood consumption because of Fukushima

activist (n) someone who strongly believes and protests for something
environmental activists protested yesterday

filter (v) arrange in a specific order / clean
I filtered my emails by date
The AC filters the air to remove dust

filter (n) device used to filter / clear something
I had to change the air filter of my air purifier

draw (n) A random selection method
I joined a draw to get a car plate.

lucky draw (n) A game of chance where participants can win prizes.
I won an Iphone in the lucky draw, I am so happy.

to protest (v)  show you are unhappy about something / disagree about something publicly
People protested against the nuclear waste water release

protest (n) movement of people unhappy about something
There are often protests in France

protester (n) someone who protests
There were 10,000 protesters yesterday

to demand (v) ask for something with strength
protesters demanded a pay rise to resume work

demand (n) something asked with strength
They made 3 demands: less work hours, higher pay and more days off.

to release (v) let go (1) / make available (product)
Tom had a bird in a cage and he decided to release the bird yesterday/ Tom went to jail for 2 years and was released yesterday.
Apple released the Iphone 15 last week.

fisherman (n) someone who fish for work or hobby
many fishermen went to the sea to get some fish

community (n) group of people linked by something
My local community was excited about the new supermarket opening

unsafe (adj) : not safe / dangerous
Drinking tap water is unsafe

electricity (n) 电⚡️
we cannot live without electricity

electric (adj) using electricity
I bought an electric car

to discharge (v) To release or pour out a substance or material.
Factories that discharge wastewater into rivers can cause environmental damage.

Pronunciation

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