VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

tough – difficult

urgent – immediate, emergency

bubble wrap – plastic packaging with a lot of little circles

single-use/adj – one time use

ex. single-use plastic

radiation/n – dangerous substance that is produced by nuclear energy

radioactive waste – the waste that is released from nuclear power plants

mutate – when the DNA changes in a plant or animal causing it to look/behave differently

ex. The octopus mutated to have over 10 legs.

overcome a problem – to successfully deal with sth

ex. It will take years for people to overcome the pollution that we made.

quality – how good or bad sth is

ex. The water quality is not good because of pollution.

ex. The food here is said to be of excellent quality.

Grammar

plastic breaks down

It’s too much and it’s hard to break down. It’s harmful to everybody’s health.

It’s too much and it’s hard to break down. It’s harmful to all living things. 

It will let a lot of animals sick.

It will make a lot of animals sick.